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Category Archives: Haredi
On A Pole?
I have an Orthodox friend who married a dancer. A real dancer, not a stripper. When he tells Orthodox guys that his wife is a dancer, they always react, "Like on a pole?" When done right, Orthodoxy develops a reverence … Continue reading
Purity of the Camp
Jonathan Rosenblum writes: RECENTLY, AN ad appeared in the two largest haredi daily newspapers seeking men at least 35 years old with a broad knowledge of Talmud, Halacha and aggada, who also have experience giving classes to audiences from varying … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi
Tagged apparent contradiction, hamodia, haredi world, Jonathan Rosenblum, religious observance, torah life
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Where Are The Haredi Voices In Jewish Publications?
Rabbi Avi Shafran of Agudath Yisrael writes: Yet all too often, only one side of each of those issues, and others, is regularly presented in the pages of some Jewish papers, including the Jewish Week. They tend to report and … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Jewish Journalism
Tagged conservative columnists, ed offerings, editorial stance, jewish papers, jewish path, rsquo
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The Modern Orthodox Intellectual
I find it really tiresome in Modern Orthodox life how its rabbis go about picking on Artscroll (a hugely succesful chareidi press) for the tiniest of mistakes. Another symptom of this is when Modern Orthodox rabbis go off on Agriprocessors. … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox
Tagged leaps of faith, Marc B. Shapiro, rabbi yitzchak etshalom, slaughter house, tender souls, yeshiva world
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Some Charedim Ban The Ipod
Jameel Rashid blogs: Despite the attempts to elevate the ubiquitous iPod and other similar mp4 recording/playback devices to objects that are "kosher" within the ultra-orthodox Jewish community, the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Geula and Mea-Shearim are now plastered with "pashkevils" posters … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Israel
Tagged geula, haredi world, meah, orthodox jewish community, playback devices, torah lessons
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Shmarya’s Rogue Gallery Of Haredi Rabbis
He writes on Jewcy: Israel has no civil marriage or divorce, which means that every Jewish Israeli is at the mercy of the state’s rabbinic courts. During the past decade, ultra-Orthodox rabbis have wrested control of those state rabbinic courts … Continue reading
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Tagged conversion procedure, conversion to judaism, nightmare scenario, orthodox rabbis, religious zionist, rogues gallery
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Along With The Great Rabbis Of My Generation, I’ve Decided To Ban A Hasidic Concert At Madison Square Garden With Separate Seating For Men And Women
My signature was not forged. Anyone who goes to this concert is putting their soul in peril. Anonymous posts to chaptzem: It’s quiet interesting how all of the people sitting here and criticizing those who have a problem with the … Continue reading
Haredi Women Wear Burqa in Beit Shemesh
From FailedMessiah: The Forward picked a up a story from its own blog, which in turn picked it up from Jameel at the Muqata, who himself got it from Ha’aretz. Who is that veiled woman shown above? A haredi woman … Continue reading