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Fast Forward Orthodox Woman Wins Right To Wear Skirt To Gym
An Orthodox Jewish woman who was kicked out of a gym for working out in a skirt has reached a legal settlement with the fitness facility that will allow her to return and work out in the attire of her choosing. Yosefa Jalal Wood-Isenberg sued the all-female gym Lucille Roberts after alleging that she was…
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Fast Forward British Chief Rabbi Tells Orthodox To Be More Open To Gays
(JTA) — British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis called on a meeting of more than 100 Orthodox rabbis to be more inclusive toward the LGBTQ community. On Tuesday, at his annual pre-High Holidays conference for the rabbinate, Mirvis also called for extra concern for other special groups as well. “Every person is precious. Single parents, women,…
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Yiddish World The Surfing Orthodox Rabbi Who Inspires Kids To Get Fit
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. As a young boy growing up near the ocean in Los Angeles, Rabbi Nachum Shifren would often take a surfboard under his arm and hit the waves. It wasn’t until he was 30, while living in Santa Barbara, that he became inspired by the local Chabad to become an Orthodox Jew. At…
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Fast Forward Ex-Hasidic Woman Gets Children Back After Coming Out As Lesbian
After coming out to her children as a lesbian, a formerly Hasidic woman lost custody of her children. Now, after a landmark ruling by three Brooklyn judges, she has won not only the right to see her children, but the right to express herself however she wants with them, the New York Post reported. When…
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Life Fellow Orthodox Jews, You’ve Totally Missed The Point Of Modesty
Tzniut — the Hebrew word for “modesty” — is somehow an endlessly heated discussion topic. We never get bored of it. Several articles on modesty and fashion vis-à-vis women have appeared in these pages, and it seems to me that no matter what day or month it may be, the topic of tzniut arises constantly…
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Fast Forward Body Of Missing Orthodox Mom Found In Hudson River
(JTA) — The body of a haredi Jewish mother from Monsey who had been reported missing was discovered in the Hudson River, near Bear Mountain Bridge in Upstate New York. The body was discovered Wednesday and positively identified Thursday as that of Malky Lebowitz, nee Einhorn, the news site Crownheights Info reported. Lebowitz was married and…
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News Evangelicals Are Praying To God For Protection From Harvey — And So Are Jews
As the historic Hurricane Harvey lingered over Houston this week like the biblical flood, Jewish and evangelical leaders found common ground in a moment of national crisis as both beseeched God to intercede on their behalf — literally. Two major Orthodox religious organizations called on followers to support the flood victims in Houston. They could…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Jews Band Together To Help Those Displaced By Harvey
The Orthodox Union and Rabbinical Council of America are mobilizing Orthodox congregations around the country to donate money and say prayers for Houston Orthodox Jews, whose main synagogue was ruined and where many people have been left displaced by Hurricane Harvey. “More than 250 Orthodox families from the area have been displaced. The United Orthodox…
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