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Category Archives: Jerusalem
Rabbi Moshe Tendler Ascends The Temple Mount
From WorldNetDaily.com: A prominent U.S. rabbi recently ascended the Temple Mount – Judaism’s most revered site – stirring a quiet debate among some within the Jewish religious community about whether Jews should be permitted to enter the mount. Some rabbis … Continue reading
Posted in Jerusalem, Rabbis
Tagged jewish religious community, mahmoud abbas, moshe tendler, orthodox jewish community, palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas, quiet debate, rabbi moshe, some rabbis
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Jerusalem Festival Refuses To Screen A Film For Women Only
The director of this movie is a Chabadnik in Pico-Robertson. Matthew Wagner writes: The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival has rejected a film created by Orthodox women after the film director demanded screening for female audiences only in accordance with Halacha. … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood, Jerusalem
Tagged artistic merits, chabadnik, female audiences, jerusalem cinematheque, jewish film festival, matthew wagner
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Modesty Patrols In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — In Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, where the rule of law sometimes takes a back seat to the rule of God, zealots are on a campaign to stamp out behavior they consider unchaste. They hurl stones at women for … Continue reading
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Tagged devout jews, mdash, mp4 players, orthodox jewish community, red blouse, zealots
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Jerusalem Rabbinate Attacks Restaurant Blacklist
From JPost.com: The Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem and a group of capital restaurant owners have threatened to sue a rabbinic organization that published a damning report on the state of kashrut supervision in the Holy City. Kosharot, an organization based … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbinate, e mail, jerusalem post, jerusalem rabbinate, kosher restaurants, kosher supervision
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Censored In Jerusalem
From an Israeli newspaper: "Ad campaign with Israeli model Shiri Givati (who hangs out in Hollywood) was censored in Jerusalem. In all other cities in Israel the public will be able to see the uncensored boards."
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