Hasidic School In London Reprimanded For Not Teaching About Sexual Orientation
A Hasidic school in London was reprimanded by Britain’s Office for Standards in Education for not teaching its students about sexual orientation.
South Korea Seeks To Boost Its Kosher Food Market
South Korea has seen the future and it’s kosher.
From Haredi Home To Porn Star
Nothing about the youth of US porn star Layla Sin would clue you in to her eventual choice of profession.
Mother of Esti Weinstein writes emotional goodbye
Yehudit Irentein, the mother of Esti Weinstein, the woman who took her own life after years of estrangement from her children in the Gerrer hassidic community, penned a letter to her daughter, in which she recalls Esti’s kindness and grace, and expresses hope that her story will bring greater understanding and empathy between people of…
Missing Haredi Actor Shuli Rand ‘Alive and Well’
The scare surrounding the disappearance of haredi singer/actor Shuli Rand has subsided, as Rand’s whereabouts are reportedly “known to those who need to know.”
Grand Rabbi of Binyamina Hospitalized
Rabbi Yosef Yehoshua Toyeb, the Admor (grand rabbi) of the Binyamina hassidic sect, was hospitalized last week in the Laniado Hospital in Netanya, according to reports.
Miami Beach – Well-Known Jewish Surgeon Killed In Plane Crash In Everglades
At 5 p.m. Sunday, Dr. Michael Russin, a well-known hand surgeon and amateur pilot, left Boca Raton Airport in his experimental single-engine plane. He was headed for Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. It should have been just a short flight.
Illegal Ultra-Orthodox Jewish School Almost Drowned After Being Taken on Hiking Trip In Dover
A group of ultra-Orthodox Jewish students nearly drowned after being taken on a hiking expedition by unqualified teachers working at an illegal faith school that the Government has known about for five years but failed to shut down.
Rabbinic Court Permits ‘Convert’ To Marry Cohen
A court associated with the Israeli Rabbinate has ruled that a woman who underwent a conversion was legitimately married to a Cohen, awarding her full benefits when the couple divorced.
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel Remembered At Private Service At Fifth Avenue Synagogue
New York – Elie Wiesel was memorialized Sunday at a private service in Manhattan, as family and friends gathered at Fifth Avenue Synagogue and honored the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner.