Posts Tagged ‘orthodox’

Financial Scandal Envelops Greek Orthodox Church in Australia

Archbishop Makarios was accused of leading a life of luxury in the ABC report. Credit: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese The Greek Orthodox Church in Australia was accused of taking millions of dollars from taxpayer-funded aged care homes in a shocking report aired by the Australian Broadcast Corporation on Thursday. The scathing report, which also targets Archbishop Makarios […]

Why are so many North American Orthodox rabbis silent on aliyah?

Over the years, as I take part in the annual festive celebration of Yom Ha’atzma’ut and the Divine restoration of Jewish sovereignty that Independence Day embodies, I have found myself increasingly troubled by a question that may be simple yet is anything but simplistic. To put it bluntly: why are so many North American Orthodox […]

Orthodox Jewish couple accuses NYC of religious discrimination

An Orthodox Jewish coupled has filed a federal lawsuit accusing two New York City agencies of discrimination in affordable housing lotteries, according to The Associated Press. Chaim and Chana Katz said they faced discrimination when they applied for a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 2017. The lawsuit names the city’s Department of […]

Israel election results: Ultra-Orthodox leader says better to work with Arab parties than left

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Leader of extremist haredi Orthodox sect Lev Tahor arrested in Guatemala

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Israel election results: Some ultra-Orthodox leaders back Netanyahu, but parties face a dilemma

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US’ Largest Greek Orthodox School Holds Parade on Greek Bicentennial

St. Demetrios School in Astoria, Queens, celebrating the Greek Bicentennial on Thursday. Credit: Facebook/St. Demetrios School The pupils of St. Demetrios, the largest Greek Orthodox school in America, held a gala celebration of the Greek bicentennial on Thursday including its traditional parade, live-streamed over the internet. Unfazed by the coronavirus restrictions that called for them […]

Ultra-Orthodox man says young Israeli attacked him for ‘spreading COVID’

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Orthodox Jewish college students help 230 New Yorkers get vaccinated

Orthodox college students joined together through the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (OU-JLIC) program to help almost 230 New Yorkers get vaccinated. The group of volunteers, based in downtown Manhattan, recognized the difficulty many senior citizens were experiencing in scheduling their vaccinations online. Additionally, while they may be eligible to receive the vaccine, […]

Orthodox college students help 230 New Yorkers vaccinated

Orthodox college students joined together through the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (OU-JLIC) program to help almost 230 New Yorkers get vaccinated. The group of volunteers, based in downtown Manhattan recognized the difficulty many of the elderly and senior citizens were experiencing in scheduling their vaccinations online. Additionally, while they may be eligible […]

Orthodox Jewish magazines unsure whether they can publish Nikki Haley’s photo

JTA — Back when Nikki Haley served as US ambassador to the United Nations, someone close to her approached Mishpacha, a leading ultra-Orthodox weekly magazine, about arranging an interview with the potential future Republican presidential candidate. The interview would have been a get, the kind that most news magazines would feature with a cover portrait. […]

Marjorie Taylor Greene makes case against immigration in Orthodox magazine

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who was censured by House colleagues for espousing conspiracy theories and what some consider anti-Semitic rhetoric, shared her restrictionist views on immigration with an Orthodox Jewish magazine. On Monday, Greene toured an Orthodox neighborhood in Brooklyn at the invitation of a local Republican activist. She also gave an […]

Orthodox Jewish groups thank Chuck Schumer for COVID-19 relief package

The move came over the objections of some Democratic leaders, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and public school advocates who have fought efforts to funnel federal money to private schools. The National Education Association expressed “strong disappointment” at what it called a “Betsy DeVos-era” policy, referring to former President Donald Trump’s education secretary. The funding did […]

After NBC airs tone deaf episode of ‘Nurses,’ Orthodox Jews hold AMA

To provide a further understanding of Orthodox Judaism to the wider public, the non-profit Jew in the City (JITC) will be hosting an “Ask Us Anything” event, which was livestreamed from 30 Rockefeller Plaza on Wednesday30 Rockefeller Plaza, known affectionately as 30 Rock, is the site of the NBC headquarters. The group decided to hold […]

The Ua-Orthodox and Netanyahu backers deserve more sympathy

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Source

Landmark decision recognizing non-Orthodox conversions performed in Israel sparks fierce debate

Browse > Home / News / Landmark decision recognizing non-Orthodox conversions performed in Israel sparks fierce debate March 3, 2021 by Israel Kasnett – JNS.org Read on for article Israel’s Supreme Court handed down a bombshell decision on Monday recognizing Reform and Conservative conversions for those seeking to obtain citizenship. The result has caused an […]

Man killed by driver fleeing attack during ultra-Orthodox protest in Jerusalem

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A Reform rabbi is set to make history in Israel, enraging the ultra-Orthodox parties

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NBC under fire for portrayal of Orthodox Jews on Canadian series ‘Nurses’

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Orthodox Amazon sellers say they’re squeezed by 6-day-a-week shipping rule

A change in requirements for participating in a select Amazon delivery program is posing potentially insurmountable challenges for Orthodox sellers. As of Feb. 1, Amazon businesses that deliver from non-Amazon warehouses through Amazon Prime, a subscription service that includes free two-day delivery, must agree to fulfill orders six days a week. The sellers may choose […]

More scared of COVID than rumors, these pregnant Orthodox women chose to get the jab

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CNN’s Jake Tapper Shames Trump’s Lawyer over Orthodox Jewish Faith

CNN’s Jake Tapper mocked David Schoen, one of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers, for his Orthodox Jewish faith on Friday afternoon. Tapper tweeted after Schoen left the Senate impeachment trial to make it home in time to observe the Jewish Sabbath, when work is forbidden. Tapper, who is also Jewish, mocked Schoen, suggesting that he […]

Residents of this ultra-Orthodox Israeli city were wary of the vaccine. Here’s how that changed overnight

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Boris Johnson calls ultra-Orthodox forced marriages ‘despicable, inhuman’

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson described forced marriages in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community as a  “despicable, inhuman and an uncivilised practice” after Nahamu – a Jewish counter-extremism charity group – issued a report calling, among other things, for a ban on marriages for those under 18.   The report called on the British government to “ensure […]

Trump lawyer David Schoen shames Orthodox Jews like me

News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Rejecting criticism, fringe ultra-Orthodox maintain defiance of COVID-19 rules

AP — Mendy Moskowits, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Belz Hassidic sect in Jerusalem, doesn’t understand the uproar toward believers like him. In recent weeks, ultra-Orthodox Jews have defied coronavirus restrictions by holding big funerals for beloved rabbis who died of COVID-19, celebrating large weddings, and continuing to send their children to schools. The gatherings […]

Police use water cannons to disperse mob as ultra-Orthodox Jews continue violent resistance to Covid rules in Jerusalem (VIDEO)

Skirmishes broke out in Jerusalem between police and ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting against Covid-19 restrictions, creating chaotic scenes that have become commonplace in the Israeli city. Hundreds of men from Haredi neighborhoods gathered on Tuesday night to demonstrate against Israel’s public health measures, specifically the shuttering of schools and seminaries, known as yeshivas. The event started […]

Trump Impeachment Lawyer Mocked Over Orthodox Ritual

Several Twitter users mocked one of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers after he did an Orthodox Jewish ritual during his speech on the floor of the Senate. The lawyer, David Schoen, paused and took a sip of water while holding the back of his head as he delivered his arguments. Trump attorney David Schoen, […]

Israel’s top court extends ultra-Orthodox draft exemption until after election

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Vaccines, variants leave US ultra-Orthodox women confused and afraid

JTA — For much of the last year, the young mothers of Lakewood, New Jersey, have experienced the pandemic as much as a nuisance as a matter of life and death. That’s not to say the community hasn’t experienced its share of outbreaks; it has. Or that families haven’t lost loved ones; they have. But […]

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