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Opinion Deb Tambor’s Bright Smile — and Potent Message
The smile — her smile — was remembered by scores of mourners. It was reflected in the crackling flames shooting out of a backyard pit, and in the grief-stricken smiles of loved ones. In a circle around the makeshift campfire, on lawn chairs set on the damp autumn ground, sat a group of people intent…
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Fast Forward Women of Wall Hold Calmest Prayer Protest in Months at Western Wall
More than 100 women gathered for a Women of the Wall service at the Western Wall, praying in the women’s section with no physical barriers enclosing them, little police protection and minimal disruption from protesters. Women of the Wall gather at the Western Wall for a women’s prayer service at the beginning of each Jewish…
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News Apparent Suicide of Ex-Hasidic Woman Deb Tambor Sparks Funeral Chaos
Confusion and controversy marred the funeral of a mother of two said to have committed suicide after leaving her Hasidic community and being denied access to her children. Friends and family of Deb Tambor, a former resident of the ultra-Orthodox community of New Square, in upstate New York, believe she killed herself on Friday, September…
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News Kosher Smart Phone Arrives as Ultra-Orthodox Tech Taboo Shifts
The taboo among the ultra-Orthodox in Israel about using smart phones is no longer, with the launch of models deemed appropriate for the devout. That’s a real milestone for Haredi leaders, who have denounced the technology as a new form of evil. Last year the renowned rabbi Chaim Kanievsky declared the destructive capacity of smart…
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Fast Forward Haredi Rabbis Outlaw Women-Only Zumba Classes
Rabbis in an ultra-Orthodox settlement have come out publicly against the trendy Brazilian fitness dance known as Zumba. A rabbinic panel in Beitar Illit ruled against Zumba classes, the Hebrew-language website Mako reported, even as it is practiced in this religious community – with a female instructor and all-female participants. In the document issued by…
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Culture Brooklyn GED Program Seeks To Help Put Haredi Men ‘On the Path’ to Employment
Usher Bixenspan’s regular attire includes a black hat, a black coat and peyes, but for one afternoon in June, he wore a maroon gown, a graduation cap and a big smile. Bixenspan, 20, was part of the first graduating class of B’Derech, an academic program geared toward ultra-Orthodox Jews. The goal of B’Derech — Hebrew…
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Fast Forward Israeli Family That Fought Ultra-Orthodox Radicals Forced To Leave Beit Shemesh
(JTA) — Two years ago, Hadassa Margolese became a symbol of resistance to haredi Orthodox domination after she allowed her 8-year-old daughter, Na’ama, to tell an Israeli reporter how religious men had spit on her as she walked to school. The report made headlines around the world and cast Margolese into the spotlight as a…
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Fast Forward IDF Says Haredi Base Cannot Deny Women
Days after ultra-Orthodox troops barred a female Border Police member from entering their dining hall for dinner, Israel Defense Forces officials insist that the Haredi Netzah Yehuda Battalion’s base is not off limits to women. The incident occurred last week, when a Border Police unit, comprising several male members and one female member, completed an…
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