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Category Archives: Haredi
The Haredi Obsession With Bugs
Jonah Lowenfeld writes in this week’s Jewish Journal: The presence of even one whole bug, dead or alive, can render an entire vegetable treif — unkosher. On this matter, Orthodox rabbis are unequivocal. “From a Torah perspective, eating a Big … Continue reading
Judaism’s Views On Modesty
Rabbi Dov Linzer of writes in the New York Times: “IS it possible for a religious demand for modesty to be about anything other than men controlling women’s bodies? From recent events in Israel, it would certainly seem that it … Continue reading
The Modern Orthodox – Haredi Split
Marc B. Shapiro writes: In Europe, every small town had a rav. Sometimes the rav was an adherent of Agudah, and other times a follower of Mizrachi. But as far as the townspeople were concerned, that didn’t matter. He was … Continue reading
Are There Higher Ethical Standards In Modern Orthodoxy?
In my experience, Modern Orthodox Jews have more concern about ethics than other types of Orthodox Jews. They are more concerned about appearances. They are more concerned about the goyim. I’m not arguing that Modern Orthodox Jews are better Jews … Continue reading
It Gets Besser
From JJ: IT GETS BESSER is a video project that compiles images of individuals who grew up in ultra orthodox Jewish communities (Hareidi/Hasidic/Yeshivish etc.) and have chosen to break of out of the confined lifestyle they were raised in to … Continue reading
FBI Arrests Haredi Woman At Son’s Wedding
Failed Messiah reports: “Haredi woman arrested at son’s Borough Park wedding. The woman, who’s last name is Zaprin or Safrin, is allegedly another arrest linked to the Spinka Rebbe’s money laundering scandal. The Spinka Rebbe is currently serving time in … Continue reading
Most Chareidi Jews In Israel Don’t Want To Work
Dennis Prager writes: The Wall Street Journal recently published a column about ultra-Orthodox (Charedi) Jews in Israel who do not work for a living. Sixty-five percent of ultra-Orthodox men ages 35-54 do not go to work. Instead, they study Torah … Continue reading
Jewish Wigs For Women
It is nice to get some MSM coverage of Orthodox Jewish life that isn’t sneering. From the LAT: Sheitels are the wigs that married Orthodox Jewish women of the most devout, or Hasidic, communities wear in public. It would be … Continue reading
A Convert’s Sad Story
Anonymous writes: I am a convert. There can be no question that I am halakhically Jewish, at least if you trust the Lubavitchers to know halakha. I am writing to protest the downright shameful treatment of converts by the Orthodox … Continue reading
A Convert Laments
I’m tired of all this Jewish lamenting over the latest conversion bill. I’m a convert to Orthodox Judaism and a well respected one at that! Like Jewish philosopher Jacob Stein, you’d be hard-pressed to find any Orthodox Jew who has … Continue reading