This Hasidic Couple’s Kinky Open Marriage Could Get Them ‘Shunned Forever’
James tucked his side curls behind his ears and tore off his yarmulke as he left the hotel.
Transgender Rabbi: My Trans Agenda
He married at 18, had a son at 19, and became a rabbi soon after.
Husband To Rabbinical Court: My Wife Prefers Our Dogs
A Man in northern Israel has filed for divorce from his wife citing her love of their dogs and puppies and her alleged preference for them over him, to the point where the dogs share the couple’s bed and thus interfere with their sex life.
NYPD Call To Break Up Fight In Mikveh
Brooklyn – Officers from the NYPD’s 66th precinct responded to a call last night at a Jewish ritual bath, where witnesses say two women came to blows over whose turn it was to immerse.
Chabad Rabbi Banned From Lithuania’s Main Synagogue
In an escalation of the internal feud dividing Lithuanian Jews, the Chabad movement’s senior emissary to the country was banned from the capital city’s main synagogue.
Satmar Hasidic Matzoh Factory Damaged In Brooklyn Blaze
A Brooklyn matzoh factory owned by a Satmar Hasidic congregation burned on Tuesday after the owners failed to install a sprinkler system, workers and the New York Fire Department said.
Belgian Court Protects Kosher Slaughter
Belgium’s Wallonia District Constitutional Court ruled that slaughter of animals in accordance with Jewish law is permitted in Belgium and will continue to be permitted.
Kosher Savings Option Proves Mixed Blessing For Ultra Orthodox Parents
Pashkevilim the posters plastered on walls and fences in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods, which typically publicize rabbinical decrees, or moral or halakhic exhortations have taken an unusual turn into the world of finance in recent weeks.
IKEA Apologizes For Catalog Aimed At Ultra-Orthodox Jews
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has apologized for a catalog aimed at Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community that contains no images of women.
Daughter of Trans Woman ‘Shunned’ At Ultra-Orthodox School In Manchester
The daughter of a transgender woman in Manchester, England, is being shunned by her classmates at an ultra-Orthodox school after being ordered to by their teachers.