Woman Apologizes For Letting Chabad Hasid Put Tefillin On Her
A Female Jewish student who caused a social media firestorm when she uploaded photos of a Chabad emissary placing tefillin on her after mistaking her for a man apologized Tuesday.
Kosher Marijuana ?
It seems that chasidim are trying to get into the medical marijuana business.
NYC Chabad Rep Lays Tefillin on Woman
A chabad emissary placed tefillin on a woman in New York last Friday, apparently mistaking her for a man.
Michael Oren: Obama’s Non-Orthodox Jewish Advisors Don’t Understand Israel Character
Former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren says he pressured Random House to publish his controversial new book “Ally” now, rather than during book season in September or October, because “Israel is at a fateful juncture” before the deadline of the Iran talks and the vote on the French initiative on Palestine in…
Belz Hasidim: Want To Sit Next To Rebbe? Pay NIS 1,000
The Belz Hasidic movement celebrated the marriage of its rebbe’s grandson in a series of major events last week. Guests wishing to watch the senior ultra-Orthodox leadership sitting around the table of honor alongside the 18-year-old groom were asked to bid farewell to at least NIS 1,000 (about $260).
Haredi Politician Accused of Hypocrisy Over Bathing Suit Photos
Outraged gender equality advocates in Beit Shemesh have raised charges of hypocrisy over images of a local ultra-Orthodox politician lounging near scantily clad women in Eilat that are being circulated on social networks.
New York – Jewish Community Extends Consolation And Support To Members Of Charleston Church
New York – Hours after the horrific killings in Charleston which took the lives of nine people worshipping in one of the oldest black churches in south, the Jewish community is expressing its solidarity with members of the Emanuel AME Church.
Ultra-Orthodox Woman Performs Incognito on The ‘X Factor’
Contestants usually perform on singing contest shows like the “X Factor” seeking fame – in hopes that one day, the world will know their name. But a contestant featured on the premiere show of the new season of the show wanted precisely the opposite – total anonymity.
Jerusalem Hevra Kadisha Refuses Funeral, Returns Baby’s Body In Cardboard Box
The Jerusalem burial society refused to bury a deceased infant and returned his body to the family in a cardboard box, the family said this week.
How Luzer Twersky Escaped Hasidic Judaism
In June 2008, exactly three years after I got married, I decided to get a divorce. I didn’t fall out of love with my wife. In fact, I never fell in love with her in the first place.