Elie Wiesel Dies At 87
Elie Wiesel, the venerated Holocaust survivor, novelist, journalist, human rights activist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, died yesterday in New York after a prolonged illness.
El Al Shuts Movie Mid-flight So As ‘Not to Annoy’ Ultra-Orthodox Passengers
El Al has promised to look into an incident on a recent flight in which the in-flight movie was stopped after about 20 minutes and the screens folded back in deference to the feelings of the ultra-Orthodox passengers on board.
El Al Passenger: I Was Bumped Because I’m Haredi
A Los Angeles rabbi who lives in Israel and travels often to his US congregation said El Al prefers to bump passengers from minority sectors such as haredim from overbooked flights instead of other passengers.
Dutch Chief Rabbi Calls on PM To Apologize For Nazi-Era Complicity
Dutch Chief Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs called on the prime minister of the Netherlands to apologize officially for authorities’ collaboration with Nazi Germany in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust.
Donors Angry At Masbia’s Alexander Rapaport For Protesting Trump’s Immigration Order
NEW YORK — Alexander Rapaport, a Brooklyn Hasid, says his experience being the victim of anti-Semitism forces him to call out hatred against others.
Donald Trump’s Jewish Fans
NEW YORK – Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, has support among some American Jews, though insiders say there hasn’t been the same uptick in his popularity among Jews as there was among Americans in general after the first Republican candidates’ debate.
Doctors Fear For Life of Erlau Rebbe
In spite of the slight improvements in his condition that took place over Shabbat, the Rebbe of Erlau Rabbi Yochanan Sofer, took a drastic turn for the worse on Sunday, and doctors are now fearing for his life.
DNA Expert Barred From Testifying For Orthodox Jewish Man Accused of Gang Assault GAY Black Man In Williamsburg
A Brooklyn judge has given the lawyer for an Orthodox Jewish man on trial for gang assault more time for an expert witness to challenge prosecutors’ key evidence in the case.
Did Federal Prosecutors Railroad Sholom Rubashkin?
When it comes to criminal prosecutions, the end never justifies the means. Prosecutors who take shortcuts in winning convictions or lengthy sentences are not only violating the rights of the accused, they’re also undermining our entire system of justice.
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Denver drops drug charges against ‘mushroom rabbi’ who promotes religious psychedelic use
A Denver rabbi who promotes psychedelic use as part of spiritual practice will no longer face prosecution after Coloradans voted last month to legalize psilocybin, the chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. Denver’s district attorney’s office announced last week that it was dropping charges against Ben Gorelick, the founder of Sacred Tribe, a multifaith community…
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