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Fast Forward British Orthodox Jew Forced From Home After Criticizing Israel’s Gaza Operation
An Orthodox Jewish man was forced to leave his home in England after criticizing Israel’s Gaza operation at a protest rally. The Greater Manchester home was vandalized twice with eggs and graffiti and smashed windows, and his car was sprayed with red paint, the Manchester Evening News reported Sunday. The man moved out after he…
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Opinion Take Back Tzniut
The first days of school are, once again, upon us. Teachers, parents and students alike are thinking about school supplies, those first lessons, the new routine. But for some students — especially female students in junior high and high school — and those who work with them, attention has also, once again, turned to the…
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Fast Forward 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…
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News I’m a Jew Contemplating Conversion to Judaism
The Seesaw is a new kind of advice column in which a broad range of columnists will address the real life issues faced by interfaith couples and families. Join the discussion by commenting on this post, sharing it on Facebook or following the Forward on Twitter. And keep the questions coming. You can email your…
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Fast Forward Parents and Teachers Protest School Partition in Beit Shemesh
Parents and teachers at a secular public school in Beit Shemesh are protesting the partitioning of half of the building for a haredi Orthodox girls’ school. A floor for the building was separated for use by the school, called Mishkenot Daat, and city construction workers erected an 8-foot-high wall down the middle of the schoolyard…
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News Met Council Reeling Again as David Frankel Leaves Helm
More than a year after the arrest of its executive director, the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is struggling to regain its footing. Still reeling from the guilty plea of its former CEO and executive director, William Rapfogel, on charges that he stole from the organization, and similar guilty pleas from two other former top…
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Fast Forward Search Continues for Missing Yeshiva Student From New Jersey
Israel Police units continued to search in the Jerusalem Forest area for a haredi Orthodox yeshiva student from Lakewood, N.J, who has been missing for four days. Aaron Sofer, 23, was last seen at noon Friday when he and a friend began climbing down a steep incline on a hiking trail. The friend called police…
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The Schmooze Getting It Right: How Hollywood Does Haredi
(JTA) — When it comes to Hasidic characters in movies, film consultant Elli Meyer believes that the real deal trumps a random actor in costume. But that approach isn’t without its challenges. Meyer, a New York-based Lubavitcher Hasid, recounted one occasion when he was hired to cast extras for a film but refused upon learning…
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