Tag: Charedim
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Israel
Licking ice cream cones in public is unztnius
This happened when I was on a little vacay, but in Israel some zealous folks decided to trash an ice cream store in Mea…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Rabbi says girls should cut themselves in order to wear long skirts
"What should a girl do if she wishes to dress modestly but her parents won't let her? According to Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein she can…
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Chassidim & Chabad
Vizhnitzer Rebbe bans contact lenses
The article reads like satire, but unfortunately it is not... Rabbi, how do you like my glasses? Vizhnitz Hasidism decides spectacles must meet modesty…
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Israel
Haredi ads claim internet causes cancer
I'm not feeling well enough to write satire honestly, but news like this couldn't wait. Thanks to Gila who sent me the following piece…
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Israel
The Israeli government gives stipends to Charedim to do nothing?
You may have noticed that I don;t poke my head into Israeli politics, I don't understand them much and when it comes to what…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Haredi Rabbis Ban Vos Iz Neias
I was wondering when it would finally happen, everyone knew that VIN's sole purpose was to show how foolish the frum community looked when…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Another lame attempt to blame going off the derech on the internet and “secular society”
Every few years or so, some publication in the frum community decides to do a big write up about how we are losing our…
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Dating & Marriage
Haredi girls protest driving ban by going go-karting
In order to keep the morals of society from spinning downward like the rest of the world, many ultra orthodox groups in Israel ban…
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Israel
Sometimes I have to apologize for my own stupidity
So I have to admit that I wrote something really stupid and wrong last week. I wrongly accused 100,000 Charedim for holding a rally…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Study shows Haredi men to be in superior health
In a shocking new study, researchers have found that Haredi men tend to be in better shape than Modern Orthodox men. The study which…
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Food & Kashrus
Rabbis in Israel may ban fish because of worms
It's been a long time since the Rabbis banned a food product, it seems they have been quite busy this year with scandals that…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Charedim refer to homosexuals as an abomination, but being dishonest in business is an abomination too
By Honestly Frum The torah warns us that there are 3 things that are so reprehensible that the only way we can refer to…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Bans that never made it
I am sure there are more bans that never made it, but this is just a short list that I could come up with....…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Group wants colored shirts banned: Says they are women’s clothing
For some time it has been known that anyone caught wearing a colored shirt in religious communities around the world was likely to be…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Women should not learn torah their job is to cook and clean
This is a lengthier version of the Vos Iz Neias comment of the day, due to the fact that the comments listed below are…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Rabbis say its assur to end shabbos at normal time due to Halloween
For the first time in many years, both modern orthodox and Haredi Rabbis have joined forces on a ban, they have banned ending shabbos…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Yeshiva World News wins the Frum Satire WTF of the week
Yeshiva World News gets a bit WTF for this article which makes it seem like they want to become entertainment weekly of the frum…
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Israel
Vos Iz Neias comment of the day
Vos Iz Neias doesn't just report news, they allow many of us a glimpse into the minds of Charedim, or the minds of those…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Dear people of Boro Park
Dear people of Boro Park - sent to me via email I'll admit, growing up in a modern orthodox community, I've always thought of…
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Israel
Charedim spread raspberry syrup on benches to prevent hanging out
Original article on Ynet News A new initiative put together by anonymous Mea Shearim residents is making the lives of youths there just a…
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Dating & Marriage
Charedi girls paid not to wear makeup at their wedding
Jerusalem - The Darchei Rachel seminary for girls in Jerusalem imposed a new regulation recently: Each girl agreeing not to put on makeup for…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Pregnant women should be banned
Sent to me om Facebook Pregnant women should be banned, according to a Jewish organization whose name has been withheld to protect me. After…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Vacations are almost banned
Its been some time since the Charedim have tried to ban something, this is mostly because the riots, the gays and the scandals have…