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Category Archives: Hasidim
First Hasidic Woman Elected As Brooklyn Civil Court Judge
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A mother of six has become the first Hasidic woman to become a civil court judge in Brooklyn. CBS2’s Magdalena Doris reports Rachel Freier broke barriers after grabbing nearly 41 percent of votes in the 5th … Continue reading
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10 Weird and Wonderful Things About Living Among Hasidic Jews
Gavin McInnes writes in 2013: The Great Bike Lanes War of Williamsburg has been raging since at least 2009. Hot girls on bikes ride through Hasidic communities flaunting their blasphemously saucy legs and ungodly cleavage. The Hasidim retaliated by painting … Continue reading
Hasids Busted for Plan to Murder Husband Who Wouldn’t Divorce Wife
Forward: Federal prosecutors announced the arrest Wednesday evening of two members of the Satmar Hasidic group accused of planning to kidnap and murder a man who had refused to grant his wife a religious divorce. Shimen Liebowitz, 25, and Aharon … Continue reading
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60th Drug-Related Death In Orthodox New York Over Past Year
Forward: The granddaughter of one of Brooklyn’s most influential Hasidic rebbes, or rabbis, died of a reported drug overdose early this week, according to an Israeli newspaper, sending the tight-knit ultra-Orthodox community into mourning and raising alarms among advocates who … Continue reading
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Rabbis: Why We Shouldn’t Force Hasidic Jews To Offer Secular Education
There’s not a word in this essay about what is plainly in America’s interests. Clearly, America benefits from a population that is literate in its national language, English, and knows basic math and history and other secular subjects well enough … Continue reading
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