Tag: chumras
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
What chumrah or ban would you like to create?
Thanks to Rachmuna Litzlon (the OTDer Rebbe) we can now create legitimate chumras and bans to our hearts desire. I've always wanted to ban…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Tznius is a beautiful mitzvah
Tznius is truly a beautiful mitzvah, it's one in which many women who aren't even frum yet can shine in. It puts the bas…
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Yeshivish
Rosh Yeshiva pasuls witness at chupah because of iPhone
There was a time when I thought such a story would be a hoax, but those days are gone. There has been so much…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Modern Orthodox Chumras
By definition the Modern Orthodox does not make chumras (stringencies) for itself. Generally, modern orthodoxy is about being an observant Jew without all of…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
The chumra crisis: We need more chumras
You may have also noticed this trend, but I have been alarmed by the fact that no new chumras have been created by the…
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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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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Gedolim warn of the dangers of Wikipedia
A guest post by Philo KOL KOREH A GRAVE WARNING FROM OUR GEDOLIM, SHLITA, ABOUT THE ENTRY “GADOL” ON “WIKIPEDIA” BS”D The danger of…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Is Facebook or Smoking more assur?
It’s not another satirical piece by me, it’s actually a fairly lengthy discussion in one of the yeshiva world news coffee room forums and…
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Jewish Life
God doesn’t care if you wear a black hat
The RaHaF ZT"L in his sefer nefesh hahesh brings down a story of a man who left his body and went to the beis…
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Jewish Life
Rabbis discover that there are bugs everywhere
After a Reditt user uploaded photos containing microscopic bugs found in New York City's water supply, Rabbi around the country gathered around high powered…
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Yeshivish
Brooklyn yeshiva claims to be the frummest of them all
Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the frummest of them all? One lone Brooklyn yeshiva has decided to outdo the the rest with yet…
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Jewish Life
Black velvet yarmulkes make you more religious
It’s official -- wearing a black velvet makes you smarter and more likely to be fervent in your religious practices, says a new study…
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Lag B’Omer, Tu B’Shvat & Friends
Sefiras Haomer is the perfect time to be extra frum
Just because we just finished Pesach and it's chumra madness doesn’t mean you can’t one up all of your neighbors with chumros. If not…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Kol Koreh against flying – it’s not mentioned in any seforim
From YWN: I, along with many prominent and well-known askonim, am currently circulating a kol koreh among many rabbonim, gedolim, and roshei yeshiva to…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Rabbis ban air: It contains bugs
Orthodox Rabbis may ban air, because of the bacteria and bugs contained within it. It sounds crazy, but in a report released by ultra…
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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
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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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
Modern orthodox Rabbis ban separate seating at events
Modern Orthodox Rabbis have finally agreed to ban separate seating at weddings and other celebrations, Rabbi Josh Miller who heads the Union of Modern…
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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…