FailedMessiah.com

Help This Blog

FailedMessiah.com needs your help…

Haredi MK Says Media Used Nazi Tactics To Turn Public Against Haredim

Haredi MK Yisrael Eichler (United Torah Judaism), who was tossed out of Knesset last week for calling Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni "our enemy," accused the media today of turning the Israeli public against the haredim by publishing "anti-Semitic talkbacks and incitement." Speaking before the Knesset plenum, Eichler likened the media's conduct to that of the Weimar Republic, referring to the early years of Nazism in Germany.

The Satmar Rebbe And The Holocaust, Continued

The Satmar Rebbe takes pre-Holocaust action against Zionism.

Ethiopian Jews Have Post Traumatic Issues Similar To Holocaust Survivors, But Israel's Government Does Not Help

Ethiopian Jews who suffered to reach Israel have more in common with Holocaust survivors than veteran Israelis can imagine. Although many of the former immigrants suffer from psychological trauma reminiscent of concentration camp “veterans,” only one non-profit organization is systematically relieving their anguish with help from professionals of the same background. And the Government of Israel has done nothing.

Government To Support Return Of Women

At least two women will be on a 10-member committee to appoint rabbinical judges – if the Knesset passes a bill the coalition plans to support. The bill requires at least one of the committee's two Knesset representatives and one of the Israel Bar Association representatives to be female. Earlier this month, the High Court of Justice ruled that it was unacceptable for a committee that appoints judges for the rabbinical courts to be made up solely of men. The committee had at least one female member for 12 years, but that changed in November through a back room deal and the issue ended up in the High Court.

City To Shutter Illegally Built Yeshiva

New Hempstead will shut down the Ohr Torah yeshiva because the yeshiva's building was built illegally without any permits or approvals by Rabbi Mates Cantor about 10 tears ago. Cantor, and Australian, sold the property to Ohr Torah. Firefighters strenuously objected to the city's refusal to crack down on what they consider to be a major public safety hazard, and demanded the school be closed immediately and remain closed until a full and detailed inspection of the property is done. The city does not have copies of or access to the blueprints or plans for the building. The building does not have a certificate of occupancy.

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef And Sefardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar Ban Internet

Senior Sephardic religious leaders, including Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, have published a harsh letter against the Internet, stating that every person must save his relatives and others from the "spiritual dangers" of the Web.

Pay To Beg: Chabad's Main Synagogue Charges Beggars Admission Fee

Down-on-their luck panhandlers at the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights have to follow the 11th Commandment: Fork over $5 for the right to beg inside.

Audio: Nathan Lewin On Problems With The Beit Din System

The "dean" of American Orthodox Jewish attorneys speaks about problems with beit dins, religious courts, and a suggestion he has to make them better.

Former Bush Solicitor General Now Rubashkin Lead Attorney

Paul D. Clement, the US Solicitor General who served under Georger W. Bush from June 2005 to June 2008, has replaced Nathan Lewin as Sholom Rubashkin's lead attorney. Rubashkin's request for a US Supreme Court review of his conviction, sentence and lost appeal is due to be filed by April 2.

Nathan Lewin To Talk About Beit Din Corruption Tonight

Rubashkin attorney Nathan Lewin will be on Zev Brenner's radio show at Midnight Eastern Time to talk about beit din corruption.

Students To Boycott Classes To Protest Haredi Draft Deferments

Hundreds of high-school students across the country are expected to boycott classes on Sunday in protest at the Tal Law, legislation that allows full-time haredi yeshiva students to defer their military service. In addition, 4,000 high-school students from around the country have signed a protest letter against the Tal Law. 

When It Comes To Haredim, It's Time To Forget The Future

The state's subsidizing of the ultra-Orthodox exacts a huge cost from us, an issue that has been widely discussed. It is a loss that grows with the ever-increasing haredi population, and pushes Israel closer to the abyss. What is less known, but no less important, is that the Haredi population also pays a heavy price for the reverse discrimination it receives from the authorities.

Former Chief Pinto Aide Helped Congressman Violate Campaign Finance Law, Times Says

Pinto's now former chief aide allegedly raised more than $500,000 for the Reepublican in return for the promise of a Green Card.

Report: Chabad Rabbi Aquitted On Drug Trafficking Charges

Two Chabad blogs are reporting that Rabbi Eli Hecht, a charity collector from Tzefat, Israel, was aquitted of drug trafficking charges by a Spanish court today. Hecht claimed that a another person gave him a suitcase and asked him to take it, but did not tell Hecht that the suitcase contained what turned out to be a large amount of illegal drugs.

Video: Tel Aviv – A Day In The Life Of A Sudanese Refugee

He sleeps in a park with other refugees. He has no job, no food and no shoes. He is hungry and afraid. The government demands huge fines from employers who hire these people. The High Court stayed that law but employers are still afraid the government will punish them if they hire African refugees. The government wants to keep African refugees in a detention center but hasn't managed to finish preparing it, even though it has been working on it for months and it won't be much more than a tent city once it is finished. On the day the world commemorates as Holocaust Remembrance Day, here's a video portrait of a day in the life of a Sudanese refugee asylum-seeker who thought Jews or all people would help him.