Tag: Charedim
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Best pictures from the anti-draft rally in New York
There were dozens of great pictures from the rallies protesting the IDF draft, here are a few of them. If we teach our kinder…
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Israel
Do you think Israel should force the Charedim to serve in the army?
In my mind it seems to be a cut and dry issue, a country that is constantly on the brink of war and destruction…
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Dating & Marriage
Women risk life and limb to get to the mikvah during the snowstorm
The media, myself included, is constantly deriding the Charedim in Israel for its poor treatment of women. We tend to notice the bad, the…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Knockout game may be racist, but God forbid we say it is
I've been noticing the disturbing trend that many frum folks on Facebook are trying to prevent themselves from being labeled a racist by skirting…
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Israel
Off The Derech Israel Tours
Just over a two years ago, Shalom and Micha decided to use their formerly religious mischief to battle the evil they saw perpetuated at…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
I guess blindfolds are better than segregation
Last week there were some interesting photos of chassidim leaving Israel for Uman, in them several folks could be seen wearing blindfolds. Naturally, I…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Dear Heshy: Why do you hate Charedim so much?
Dear Heshy, As a long time reader, I think I know you pretty well and I've been wondering why you hate Charedim so much.…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
My problem with Women of the Wall is that I agree with both sides
I've been hearing about the women of the wall thing for years now, the gut reaction of any frum Jew is to be outraged.…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Metzitzah B’peh is banned in Flatbush
I thought Ave-J was banned years ago, it hasn't been really happening since the late 90's. Find more bans on 4torah.com
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Caption Contest: Ultra Orthodox Man wrapped in plastic on airplane
I hope you can come up with a good caption, because Heeb magazine took mine. It's an ultra orthodox delivery service that vacuum seals…
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Israel
Why you should care about the Charedim
It used to be that whenever I made fun of the Charedim (the one's in Israel who start riots when the parking lot is…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Charedi technology to fight the war on pritzus
Now that we have blurry glasses, kosher phones and internet chavrusas to aid in the war on pritzus I was wondering what other technological…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
What happened to appreciating what’s on the inside?
Not a day goes by where we don't hear of a newspaper refusing to publish pictures of women, or of someone photoshopping a picture…
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Israel
Who can come up with the best caption for this picture?
So that's what girls look like? Why aren't they making kugel? They forgot to put a mechitza in their cage.
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Are Ahavas Yisroel and Ahavas Torah compatible?
On the way to Yosemite recently I was listening to some old Mordechai Ben David stuff, one of those "gay" (sorry there's no other…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
The Asifa is done: I was fooled
Guest post By Eliyahu Fink originally posted on his blog Let’s make this short and sweet. The askanim I spoke with assured me that…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Do you find these Charedi dolls offensive?
I've been getting some criticism about how I've gone all liberal and anti-religious, but really the religious fundamentalists have gone all right wing and…
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Israel
Mehadrin bus models
I posted a picture last week, but now someone sent me the video of the mehadrin bus model photo shoot and it's worth taking…
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Food & Kashrus
Kosher camera blots out women’s faces in the name of modesty
I've always said that much of orthodoxy ends up being about the money, sure there's sex involved, but it almost always leads to some…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Charedim dancing with shiksas
I'm in love with this video and looking froward to more. Find shiksas on 4torah.com
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Israel
Top 10 signs you’re at a Beit Shemesh New Years party
Found this on Facebook being shared by a bunch of peeps: Top 10 Signs You are at a Beit Shemesh New Years Party! 10.…
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Israel
Occupy Beit Shemesh: Where are the 99% of Charedim who don’t support this?
I told myself that I wasn't going to be commenting on news this week, but the craziness going on in Beit Shemesh deserves some…
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Israel
Are the Charedim destroying Israel?
Back in the day I predicted that the goal of Charedim with their laws in the name of tznius was to eventually ban women…
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Israel
Moetzes Gedolei Yisrael Issues Cherem Against Television Show
By Josh Friedlander Moetzes Gedolei Yisrael Issues Cherem Against Television Show (YERUSHALAYIM)- The Council of torah Sages (or Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah as it is…