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Haredi Entertainer Accused Of Molestation Released To House Arrest

A neighbor now claims to have seen the defendant standing in his house entrance with his pants pulled down below his knees saying goodbye to an 11-year-old boy.

Cops Rush To Kiryas Joel As Dissident Clashes Escalate

State Police had to quell disturbances over a four day period, by yeshiva students who were upset over a wedding. 

Gerrer Hasidim Riot In Arad Synagogue

One woman, age 54, was struck in the face by a chair; her 19-year-old daughter was hit in the head by a table. According to eyewitnesses, Gerrer hasidim hurled the furniture directly at both women while cursing them and calling them “whores.”

Shas Joins Zionist Movement, Ashkenazi Haredim Whine Foul

"What do they have there at the Zionist organization that they need to sit alongside the greatest haters of religion? They have jobs! Apparently jobs are more important than the dearest thing to religious Judaism…"

Tropper Sex And Abuse Of Power Scandal: The Silence Of The Rabbis, Part 2

Rabbi Dovid Ribiat tries to explain the rabbis' silence – again.

Rubashkin Writes From Prison

Letter to kids in Crown Heights notes that the children's actions "will give the strength to destroy all of my enemies."

Agri Star To Add 150 Jobs

Former Agriprocessors plant expands production but beef line not yet open.

Haredi Real Estate Developer Indicted For Money Laundering

Two more haredim implicated. Indictment linked to Syrian rabbis, Dwek.

New Haredi Glatt Beef Producer Opens

Lamms Mehadrin is a "yeshivishe beef shechita" supervised by the Chicago Rabbinical Council and the Orthodox Union, and approved by KCL of Lakewood.

Hiding The Truth: The RCA's Ethicist And Israeli Organ Donations

Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir tells the story of Israeli organ transplants – minus the rabbinic malfeasance that drives the issue.

Racist Chabad Rabbi Explained

Under the influence of Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh, Shapira has deviated from mainstream religious Zionism. It can be detected in his dress–the long black Prince Albert frock coat and black hat favored by Chabad Hassidim–and in his thought.

Letter from Long Island: Free Rubashkin, For Now

Prosecutors have said that the Agriprocessors VP is likely to flee to Israel. The next step in that calculation seems obvious: any observant Jew with ties to Israel would be deemed a flight risk and denied bail.

Am Echad Joins Project Help

"The people of Haiti are getting much needed support from the Orthodox Jewish Community of Miami Beach."

Rabbis And Yeshiva Heads Slam Arrest Of Racist Chabad Settler Rabbi Who Called For Murder Of Arab Babies

A "leading rabbi…is thrown into prison in a humiliating manner…"

Dwek Bribed His Way Through Yeshiva, Rigged Auctions Held By His Father's Charity

"I got my diploma for high school that way," Dwek said in court today.

Breaking! Prosecution Caves: Mondrowitz To Stay In Israel

Israeli government decides against appealing High Court ruling.

Hasidic Bootleggers Busted

Montreal police seize 900 liters of illegal booze–including non-kosher wine–from a hasidic synagogue.

Solomon Dwek To Testify Today

Dwek, the failed real estate mogul who helped ensnare 44 rabbis, politicians and public officials in a sweeping anti-corruption raid last year, is expected to take the witness stand for the first time today.

Scott Rothstein Pleads Guilty In $1.2 Billion Ponzi Scheme

Flamboyant South Florida attorney was a generous donor to many causes, Jewish and non-Jewish, including Chabad.

Should Religious Considerations Influence The Rubashkin Bail Decision?

Should religious considerations be used to free Rubashkin but not used to evaluate flight risk?

Medical Examiner: Kidney Mitzvah

Israel takes remarkable steps to solve organ shortage.

US Congressional Report Links Chabad Oligarch With Chinese Intelligence

Lev Leviev linked to Chinese intelligence in Angola and US. Leviev not accused of intentional wrongdoing.

6-Year-Old Haitian Boy To Have Heart Surgery In Israel

Without the complicated surgical procedure he will in all probability not reach the age of 10.

Haitians Killed Because They Or Others Did Not Keep Biblical Law, Haredi Rabbi Says

200,000 dead Haitians are not being “punished” by G-d, but are the victims of the reckless behavior of themselves or other people.

Letter from Jerusalem: New Conversion Law Is A "Joke"

It will change nothing because it cannot change anything.

Racist Chabad Rabbi To Be Released From Police Custody

Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira's release was ordered by a magistrate judge, who said police had no grounds for a remand extension.

Orthodox Group Pushing Ethical Kosher Guidelines

The guidelines include a list of legal offenses that should be considered significant wrongdoing, including misleading consumers; neglecting the health and safety of customers, employees or the public; and mistreatment of animals.

Mondrowitz Extradition Ruling Raising Questions

"The Law of Return [did not intend for] Israel to become a shelter for people who are pedophiles who are running from the court system in other countries.”

Agudah Head: Feds "Extraordinarily Inflexible And Harsh" Toward Rubashkin

Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel pointed out the “heart-rendering aspect” of the case, that a father of 10 may not be able to spend time with his wife and kids before beginning a long prison term.

Rabbis Sign Letter To Attorney General In Support Of Rubashkin

Agudah, Young Israel, Chabad organizations, Igud HaRabbanim all represented. RCA doesn't sign.

Chabad Rabbi Arrested In Mosque Arson

The yeshiva and its rabbi are behind the "price tag" policy under which settlers commit terror attacks against Palestinians in retaliation for the Israeli government's construction freeze in West Bank settlements. 

The Haredi Blog And News Site Ban

"We must vilify these sites and purge them from our midst," said the haredi rabbis.

Hasid Debates Bikers In Brooklyn

The fight over the hasid-opposed bike lane continues.

Israeli Expert: "What Happened In Haiti Will Happen In Israel"

Hospitals are not prepared for such a disaster and most buildings constructed before 1980 would not withstand a quake. 

Israel Closes Haiti Field Hospital

After performing 316 surgeries and delivering 16 babies, IDF field hospital in Haiti closes its doors.

Accused Child Molester In Shul

Rabbi Dovid Y. Greenfeld davens with a minyan.

Haredim Sue Haredi Rabbis In Secular Court

For the first time, senior rabbinical court judges are being sued and are having to defend rulings they issued.

Rabbi Riskin Moves To Make Efrat A Smoke-Free City

Halacha prohibits the sale of cigarettes, Chief Rabbis of Efrat Shlomo Riskin and Shimon Golan have announced, adding that they will attempt to enforce the prohibition through persuasion.

Letter from Tel Aviv: What About My Feelings?

Overzealous demands for accommodation of religious sensitivities?

Fraud? Rabbi Who "Rescues" Holocaust Torahs May Be Latest Haredi Scammer

In a 3-hour interview, Youlus is unable to provide a single name, date, place, photograph or document to back up the Auschwitz stories or any of the others.

Hasid, Bikers To Debate Williamsburg Bike Lane Tonight

The great Williamsburg bike lane war gets verbal.

Minister Of Labor Happy To See Haredi Women Working

"[I]ntegration [of haredim, Arabs and the disabled] into an employment framework is the most important thing for our economy today."

Rabbi Questioned Over Mosque Attack

"There are reasons for killing babies even though they have not violated the seven sins, because of the danger that will arise if they are allowed to live and grow up to be as evil as their parents." 

First Trial In Dwek NJ Bribery And Money Laundering Case To Begin

The scams produced one of the more memorable perp walks in New Jersey's history: Elderly rabbis in long black coats, sweat-suited municipal employees and assorted bleary-eyed elected officials paraded in handcuffs.

Tropper Scandal: The Silence of the Rabbis

Why have haredi rabbis not issued a condemnation of Tropper's behavior?

Reprehensible Ignorance Not Just Limited to Christians: Rabbi Blames Haiti Earthquake on Comics

Rabbi Avi Shafran's infamy spreads.

Letter from Haiti

"Where is our f---ing government?"

Rabbis Tell Government To Free Rubashkin

A group of the nation's "most prominent rabbis" will hold a news conference in Washington, DC Tuesday to oppose the premature imprisonment of Sholom Rubashkin.

Rubashkin Files Another Appeal

A panel of three judges denied Sholom Rubashkin’s request for bail earlier this month, so this appeal asks for the rehearing en banc — requesting all judges review the detention order.

Fight Between Chabad Messianists Leads To Excommunication

"He eats on the fasts Chazal established…I can attest that his views regarding belief in the oneness of God contains heresy and apikorsus…His ways are closely reminiscent of the cult of Shabtai Tzvi, and where it may lead, no one can know."