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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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Fast Forward Double Dynasty Win in Israel Chief Rabbinate Vote a Letdown for Critics
(JTA) — In a city with a seemingly infinite number of kosher restaurants, Jerusalem restaurateurs have a tough time obtaining certification from the country’s Chief Rabbinate. Proprietors of the city’s eateries have long complained of exorbitant fines, strict limits on what food they may buy and lax certification supervisors. But they had no choice: the…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Robbers Steal $50K From Hasidic Pilgrimage
Robbers assaulted a security guard and stole $50,000 from an organization preparing for a major Hasidic annual pilgrimage in Uman, Ukraine, Interfax reports. The funds were designated to construct a large camp for poorer pilgrims and provide them with food for the holidays, according to the Reb Nachman of Breslav International Charitable Foundation. The loss…
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Fast Forward Israel Lawmakers Tear Clothes in Ultra-Orthodox Draft Protest
Haredi lawmakers tore their clothes as a sign of mourning and held a special prayer service after the Knesset approved Yesh Atid’s draft-reform bill on its first reading by a vote of 64 to 21 on Tuesday morning. MK Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism) also handcuffed himself to the microphone as he spoke from the…
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