Ex-Serkver Hasid: ‘When I Lost God, I Lost My Children, Too’
What must it mean when a loss of faith exacts a terrible price the loss of one’s children
Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Calls UK Rabbi’s Comments on Gays ‘Heresy’
Rabbi Joseph Dweck, the senior rabbi of Britain’s S&P Sephardi Community (SPSC) , has “gone abroad to meet his critics” in an attempt to quell the storm over his views on homosexual tendencies, according to a report Tuesday by the Jewish Chronicle.
NY Court Upholds Kaparos As A Constitutionally Protected Religious Rite
Brooklyn, NY – Live kaparos will be continuing in New York City, at least for now, as a Manhattan Appellate court affirmed a lower court’s decision that refused to ban the practice because of claims that it is cruel and unsanitary.
‘The Rabbis Are Trying To Silence Us’
Members of the Yerushalmi faction met Thursday in the Ramat Eshkol neighborhood of Jerusalem, to protest against their enlistment in the IDF and the arrest of haredi draft-dodgers by the police.
Haredi Posters Offer Kids Cash For Accosting Religious Soldiers
Posters offering ultra-Orthodox children cash prizes if they are arrested or hurt while accosting religious soldiers and policemen were found in the predominantly ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on Tuesday, amid ongoing protests by extremist members of the community against Israel’s mandatory draft.
Jerusalem – State Attorney Bans Haredi Protests Outside IDF Officers’ Homes
The State Attorney has informed Chief of Police Roni Alsheich he is entitled to ban protests by extremist haredi activists outside the private houses of IDF personnel.
Rabbi’s Remarks On Same Sex Relationships Generate A Storm Of Controversy
An Orthodox rabbi has unleashed an extraordinary public attack against the head of the Spanish and Portuguese community for claiming “the homosexual revolution is a fantastic development for humanity”.
A Kick During The Wedding Led To Divorce
“In the middle of the wedding, my wife stepped on my foot,” a husband from Samaria told the rabbinical court in the Samaria city of Ariel. “It’s a custom of sorts, that instead of the husband ruling the home, the wife steps on his foot so that she will rule him.”
Jared & Ivanka: An Embarrassment To Judaism
Last weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump demonstrated for all of us the real meaning of chillul haShem, desecrating God’s name.
Russia Deports Israeli Rabbi, Second Deportation of Chabad Rabbi In 2017
Moscow – For the second time this year, Russian authorities have ordered out of the country a foreign Chabad rabbi who had lived there for years.