Haredi

This is the Forward’s coverage of Haredi Judaism, sometimes called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, a religious movement characterized by strict adherence to halacha (Jewish law).

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Ultra-Orthodox Refuse To Sit by Women On El Al Flight

Haredi Orthodox men who refused to sit next to women delayed the takeoff of an El Al flight from New York to Tel Aviv. The haredi passengers offered money to other passengers to switch seats on the flight, which arrived in Israel hours before Rosh Hashanah, Ynet reported. Haredi passengers who could not switch their…

By JTA Sep 28, 2014 | < 1 min read
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London Removes Haredi Posters Telling Women Where To Walk

Posters in English and Yiddish telling women which side of the road they can walk on were removed from a haredi Orthodox neighborhood in London. The signs posted in the Stamford Hill area of north London read “Women should please walk along this side of the road only,” the Jewish Chronicle reported. The Hackney Council,…

By JTA Sep 21, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Haredi Meets Hollywood in Anti-Vaccine Debate

A health worker administers a polio vaccination to a child / Getty Images If you had to guess which neighborhood — Boro Park or Beverly Hills — the following quote applies to, which would you pick? Parents in these schools are submitting a form called a “personal belief exemption,” which states that they are not…

By Sigal Samuel Sep 17, 2014 | 2 min read
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Haredi Lev Tahor Sect Trafficked in Human Cargo, Documents Show

Search warrants unsealed in Quebec allege that the haredi Orthodox sect Lev Tahor trafficked in human cargo and committed other abuses. The documents also reveal that Interpol and Israel helped build the criminal case against the group before its 250 members fled to Guatemala in March with leader Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans. The list of charges…

By JTA Sep 11, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Jewish Press Ad for Gay ‘Conversion’ Therapy Causes Outrage

Getty Images The Jewish Press’ advertisement for JONAH International, an organization dedicated to gay “conversion” therapy, sparked outrage on social media today. The ad, featured on the site’s homepage, prominently displays the organization’s navy and white logo in the foreground, with their tagline mission statement — “Institute for Gender Affirmation: Overcoming Homosexuality” — and organizational…

By Rachel Delia Benaim Sep 10, 2014 | 3 min read
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Swastika Spray-Painted in Haredi-Heavy New York Suburb

Police are investigating an incident of anti-Semitic vandalism in a Rockland County, N.Y., community with a large haredi Orthodox population. The graffiti, consisting of a swastika and the words “Hail Hitler” spray-painted inside a Jewish star were found on a sidewalk Sunday in the town of Spring Valley, The Associated Press reported. Rabbi Yisroel Kahan,…

By JTA Sep 9, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Beit Shemesh Removes Partition Between Secular and Haredi Students

The city of Beit Shemesh ordered the removal of a wall that had been set up inside a local elementary school to separate its secular and Orthodox pupils. The corrugated galvanized iron wall was erected last week in the yard of the secular Safot VeTarbuyot school to separate its pupils from girls attending the Haredi…

By JTA Sep 5, 2014 | < 1 min read
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Haredi School in Beit Shemesh Barred From Using Secular School Building

A Jerusalem court issued a restraining order against a haredi Orthodox girls’ school in Beit Shemesh from using part of a secular school’s building. The order issued Tuesday against the haredi school, Mishkenot Daat, was requested by the Ministry of Education, which also ordered it to close for operating without a license. The closure order…

By JTA Sep 3, 2014 | < 1 min read

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Haredi

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Ultra-Orthodox Refuse To Sit by Women On El Al Flight

London Removes Haredi Posters Telling Women Where To Walk

Haredi Meets Hollywood in Anti-Vaccine Debate

Haredi Lev Tahor Sect Trafficked in Human Cargo, Documents Show

Jewish Press Ad for Gay ‘Conversion’ Therapy Causes Outrage

Swastika Spray-Painted in Haredi-Heavy New York Suburb

Beit Shemesh Removes Partition Between Secular and Haredi Students

Haredi School in Beit Shemesh Barred From Using Secular School Building

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