Jerusalem Supermarket Removes Modesty Sign
A sign calling on customers to dress modestly has been removed from a supermarket in Jerusalem’s Talpiot neighborhood following residents’ complaints.
Orthodox Jewish Drag Queens: Joyfully Putting The Sin In Synagogue
This March, one of New York’s up-and-coming drag queens, Lady SinAGAGA, made her debut at Tina Burner’s Invasion, at the historic Stonewall Inn. She began the night in an elegant silk robe, then took it off to reveal a rather sexy bodysuit coupled with knee-high boots. The crowd cheered for her as she sang her…
From Hasidism to freedom: Singer Matisyahu unbound
NEW YORK – Matisyahu’s relationship to Judaism? It’s complicated.
Report: Borsalino Going Bankrupt
Italian hat maker Borsalino is looking at ways to stay afloat having run into financial problems.
Jewish Soldier’s Body Removed From Ukraine Battlefield Under Fire
The body of a Jewish soldier who was killed about five weeks ago in the ongoing fighting against the Russian army in the eastern Ukraine was removed from the battlefield under fire nearly a month later by volunteers of the ZAKA emergency organization.
Grand Rabbi Mayer Alter Horowitz: Gays Deserve No Rights, Just Like Murderers
A prominent American Hasidic rabbi says the LGBT community is not entitled to equal rights, just like it would be unthinkable for murderers to unite and demand rights regarding their violent tendencies.
‘Last Jew In Pakistan’ Beaten By Muslim Mob, Then Arrested
A Jewish activist in Pakistan was savagely beaten by a Muslim mob Wednesday – and then arrested and roughed up again by police.
New Prenup Drafted By Orthodox Rabbis Takes Aim At Divorce Refusers
A group of Modern Orthodox rabbis in Israel has drafted a first-of-its-kind prenuptial agreement that it recommends to all couples in the country before marrying.
Satmar Protest In NYC Over Netanyahu’s Speech
Some 3,000 followers of the Satmar Rebbe in Williamsburg took it to the streets of Manhattan Tuesday evening to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his speech to Congress and his claim that he’s an emissary on behalf of world Jewry to warn of a nuclear Iran.
Rabbinical Courts: ‘Gett’ Movie Demonizes Us
The Batei Din Rabbaniyim, or Rabbinical Courts, held their annual educational training conference for dayanim – or rabbinical judges – last week. What made this year’s conference unique was the fact that for the first time, serious thought was given to improving the courts’ image, in the face of their extremely negative portrayals in film…