Hasidic Singer Slurs Obama At Jerusalem Concert
Popular Hasidic singer Mordechai Ben David called US President Barack Obama a “kushi,” a pejorative term for a black person, at a concert in Jerusalem.
RCNSW Urged To Drop Rabbi Pinchus Feldman
THE future of Rabbi Pinchus Feldman as a member of the Rabbinical Council of New South Wales (RCNSW) hangs in the balance after a formal complaint was lodged against him this week by child sexual abuse victims’ advocate Manny Waks.
13 Ultra-Orthodox Men Arrested Protesting Kiryat Gat Chief Rabbi
Police arrested 13 ultra-Orthodox men during a protest in front of the home of the Kiryat Gat chief rabbi on Monday. The demonstrators were protesting against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox community members into the IDF.
Why World’s Largest Menorah Can’t Be Called ‘World’s Largest Menorah’
Each year in Brooklyn, Chabad Rabbi Shimon Hecht ascends 33 and a half feet to light the tallest menorah in the world.
The UK’s Haredi Community.
Inside the closed world of Hasidic Jews in the UK are stories of mothers who risk everything in order to leave their communities, with their children.
Denmark May Ban Circumcision Under The Age of 18
Will Danish Jews be able to perform a circumcision on their children? Not if the Danish Medical Association has its way.
U.S. Orthodox Leaders: Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi Is ‘Dangerous’
Sixteen prominent Orthodox rabbis released a statement on Tuesday slamming controversial lecturer Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi, an international lecturer known for making contentious statements.
IDF To Host A Kinnus For The Chabad Community Ahead Of Induction
The IDF is planning a kinnus for Tuesday, 6 Kislev for Chabad “Temimim”, talmidei yeshivos affiliated with Chabad who were abroad for Kvutza.
London Judge Says To Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Father ‘Unwise’ To Take Children To Museum
A family court judge told a father he was “unwise” to have taken his ultra-Orthodox Jewish children to a museum where images and exhibits depicted the theory of evolution.
TRAGEDY IN WILLIAMSBURG: 21-Year-Old Moshe Yehuda Viner R’L Killed By Truck
Tragedy struck the Williamsburg community on Thursday, when 21-year-old Moshe Yehuda Viner was R”L killed in an accident on Kent Avenue on Thursday morning.