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7 Year Old Girl Allegedly Molested In Young Israel of Greater Miami

Jacob Jurberg, 29, allegedly assaulted the 7-year-old girl inside the Young Israel of Greater Miami temple in late August. The young victim helped police find the suspect after she pointed him out in a line up.

School For Disabled Sues Two Chabad Schools In Alleged Kohl's Contest Fraud

In the race to win a grant, officials at Abi's Place, a school for 10 moderately to severely disabled children, say they were betrayed by their counterparts at two Chabad schools, Hebrew Academy Community School in Margate and the Rohr Bais Chaya Academy in Tamarac.

Was The Original Popularity Of Both The Hasidic Movement And Kabbalists Based On Exorcism?

Was "skill" at casting out "spirits" and "dybbuks" the reason for the popularization of anti-rational movements within Judaism?

Chief Rabbi Tells PM To Torpedo Bill Making IDF Conversions Irrevocable

In urgent letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Rabbi Amar says automatic recognition of army conversions will have "severe consequences."

Horrific Haredi Child Abuser Guilty On All Counts

Self-styled rabbi and kabbalah cult leader Elior Chen convicted of perpetrating sadistic attacks on the children of a couple who became his followers.

Satmar Celebrates Anniversary Of Its Rebbe's Rescue From The Holocaust Without Thanking The Zionist Who Saved Him

For 66 years, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum's followers have refused to thank the man who saved him – Rudolph Kasztner.

Racism: Haredi City Attempts To Expel All Non-Jewish Refugees And Migrant Workers

Inspectors paid by the city, accompanied by other government officials, went door to door and notified African refugees and migrant workers that foreigners are not allowed to live in Bnei Brak.

Debate: Christopher Hitchens V. Tony Blair On The Validity Of Religion

Hitchens puts another notch in his metaphorical gun by, according to most accounts, wiping the floor with Britain's former PM, Tony Blair.

Amid Allegations Of Conflict Of Interest, New Zealand Agrees To Allow Kosher Chicken Slaughter – Government Minister Calls Shechita "Frankly Cruel"

A farming company part-owned by a Cabinet minister was able to give him a briefing about how the government could protect its lucrative trade with Muslim countries by banning Jewish slaughtering.

Haredi Rabbis Warn Followers To Avoid Calling Haredi News Hotlines

In their public notice, the rabbis warn against one of the great spiritual threats of today: "chareidi news lines," which fill their listeners with vapid messages and negative contents rife with loshon hora. These phone lines also present perverse worldviews and blatant disrespect for rabbis, talmidei chachomim and gedolei Torah.

Over Haredi Opposition, Proposed Bill Would Make All Army Conversions Legal And Permanent

The Ministerial Committee on Legislative Affairs on Sunday approved with a large majority a bill initiated  which states that all conversions carried out by army rabbis are legal and cannot be annulled.

Chabad Rabbi Receives Death Threats

Written in what appeared to be a felt-tipped black marker, the letter said in Hebrew, "BEWARE FOR YOUR LIVES! If Yaakov does not step down from the position that he has taken at Chen 19, WE WILL TAKE HIM DOWN. With thanks, The S.O.S. Society." Oddly, the letters “S.O.S.” were carefully printed in English.

Haredi Father Allegedly Sexually Abused Three Of His Daughters Every Day For Five Years

Three sisters from Bnei Brak reportedly underwent daily, systematic sexual abuse at the hands of their father over the past five years, it emerged on Sunday after the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court lifted a gag order on the case. The father, who ran from police, was found hiding in Mea Shearim.

Assault Rifle, Pistols Found In Bag Bearing Haredi Rabbi's Name In Parking Lot Of Apartment Building

A piece of luggage containing an M-16 assault rifle and pistols was discovered in the parking lot of a residential building in Ganei Geula, a haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem, according to reports in the online haredi media.

Rabbi Okays Renting Apartments To Arabs

In response to a widely circulated rabbinical ruling against renting out flats to Arabs, migrant workers or African refugees, the head of Petah Tikva hesder yeshiva says "Jewish sovereignty cannot exist without caring for foreigners living among us."   

Lessons for Sholom Rubashkin: Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Of Iowa Sentence

The questions: Does a felon's efforts at rehabilitation count toward a lighter sentence on resentencing? And how much is too much for a judge to depart from US Sentencing Guidelines?

Terror Ravaged Mumbai Chabad House Sits Empty As Chabad Tries To Block Holtzberg And Rosenberg Family Members From Access

The reconstruction of Mumbai's Chabad House has been halted and the Bombay High Court has taken possession of the building that became a symbol of the terror attack — which began two years ago Friday — as the parents of its slain rabbi fight a Jewish group over who should control it.

Sholom Rubashkin Ponders Redemption

In honor of Chabad's day of liberation, Yud Tes Kislev, Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin sent a letter from his Otisville prison cell looking forward to his day of redemption.

Jews Don't Think San Francisco's Proposed Ban Will Stop Circumcision

“I don’t think some naughty Jewish guy with a chip on his shoulder is going to bring ritual circumcision down,” Mr. Trager said, listing dictators like Hitler and Stalin who tried to forbid the practice.

Haredi Lawmaker Draws Threats, Ire With Call For Haredim To Go To Work

With his dark suit, black skullcap and graying beard, Rabbi Haim Amsalem hardly looks the part of a revolutionary. But the soft-spoken lawmaker is causing an uproar in the influential and tight-knit ultra-Orthodox world in Israel with a simple message: It's time for people to go to work.

Is Shas's Rebel Rabbi A Harbinger Of Haredi Change?

With another party unlikely to grant him room on their list, Shas' Chaim Amsellem will soon be forgotten by the same media that momentarily made him a champion of free speech.

New York Times Quietly 'Edits' Chabad Mumbai Theft Story, Apparently To Benefit Chabad

Pinned Post – In a highly suspicious move, the Times removes content that implicates Chabad in the theft of millions of dollars but does not issue a correction noting that change.

The "Best Revenge" Will Be Moshe Returning To Mumbai As Rabbi Of Chabad House

The Holtzberg family trust wants Nariman House to be an innovative Jewish education centre for children, with Moshe's room preserved as it is. Freida denied that there was any monetary dispute. "This is not about funds but principles. Chabad wants Nariman House to be a memorial, but we think memorials are just that. We want it to be of service to the community."

Renegade Shas MK Threatened With Death By Shas Party Newspaper For Saying Haredim Should Get Jobs

Shas newspaper compares maverick lawmaker to the biblical tribe of Amalek, which Jews are commanded to wipe out. In response, a lawyer filed a police complaint about the threats against Amsalem while the Knesset's Master of Arms assigned a bodyguard to protect Amsalem 24/7.

Haredi Kosher Food Producer Refuses To Pay $260,000 In Back Wages To Fired Workers

A Williamsburg kosher food company is locked in a battle with former workers who charge they were stiffed out of overtime pay - and then fired when they complained. National Labor Relations Board investigators found that Flaum Appetizing Corp. illegally booted the workers, and ordered the company to cough up around $260,000 in back pay. But owner Moshe Grunhut has refused to comply - saying he won't pay the workers – many of who worked at Flaum for as much as a decade – because they're undocumented immigrants.

Guatemalan Relatives To Join Former Agriprocessors Workers In Postville

More than two dozen Guatemalans are scheduled to arrive soon in Postville, where they will join relatives who helped investigators after a 2008 immigration raid. Most of the newcomers are children whose mothers used to work at Postville's Agriprocessors meatpacking plant. A few are the siblings or parents of former child workers.

New Zealand Jews, Government Reach Agreement On Ritual Chicken Slaughter

In an 11th hour settlement, shechita (kosher slaughter) of poultry will continue after agreement was reached  between the New Zealand Jewish community’s lawyers and the country’s Minister of Agriculture.

Rabbis, Beauty Queen Board Hot Air Baloon And Pray For Rain

With rain nowhere in sight, religious leaders and beauty queen fly 1,000 feet up in air to pray for coveted rainfall.

Oorah Under Investigation By The New York Department Of Labor

Haredi missionary organization under investigation for not paying workers hired to remodel its boys camp. Oorah claims a subcontractor is the true employer but it also admits it owes that subcontractor money.

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Haredim Block Shabbat Transportation Plan Meant To Prevent Drunk Driving Accidents

"'Pikuach nefesh' (saving of human life) is not on the bus, but on education about the importance of human life. Many hours should be invested in knowing how to drive without drinking, and not in buses… The problem is that young drivers couldn't care less about the law and drink and drive."

Most Israeli Jews Unhappy With State's Policies On Religion

Most Jews in Israel are unhappy with the government policy over issues of state and religion, according to a survey published Wednesday by Hiddush, an organization that promotes religious freedom and equality. Most seculars believe there is not enough religious freedom in Israel, while the majority of haredim claim the government's policy on the matter is too pluralistic.    

UK Welfare Cuts Will Hit Haredi Community Hard

During the last round of cuts, of the 32 families in Hackney who were affected, 30 were from the Haredi community. This time, it is likely the impact on the community will be even greater.

Part 4: What Did Chabad Do With The Mumbai Money?

As part of a "rapid increase" in Jewish services in the terror-stricken financial capital of Mumbai, India, Jewish community officials are placing the final touches on a restored mikva built by the murdered directors of the city’s Chabad House, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg. The mikva is not located near the devastated Chabad House and was not damaged in the attack.

Part Three: The New York Times On The Dispute Over Mumbai's Chabad House

“I want it to come back and have it be better and bigger,” Rabbi Holtzberg said. He added that he waited a year and a half for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement to start renovations and when it did not, he and his wife decided to begin on their own with the help of local supporters.

Mumbai Chabad House "Home" For Baby Moshe, Holtzbergs Say

Baby Moshe, the cherubic face of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, still remembers his slain parents, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, and considers the Chabad House here as his home even as he grows up in Israel, his grandparents said here Wednesday.

Haredi Women Get Nose Jobs And Breast Enhancements As Taboo Against Cosmetic Surgery Falls

"We must remember that the ultra-Orthodox society isn't a herd of animals locked behind a gate. The have very similar problems to those of the secular society. Emotionally, we are all human beings and we all want to feel good about our bodies."

Part Two: Is Chabad Stealing Millions Of Dollars From The Fund Meant To Rebuild Terror Ravaged Chabad House And Care For Its Infant Survivor?

The father of slain Chabad Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg says Chabad is stealing millions of dollars donated to rebuild Nariman House and care for his tiny grandson. Chabad denies this. The dispute became public when Chabad first sued Rabbi Holtzberg's representative in Mumbai to stop repairs on Nariman House. Holtzberg counter-sued, alleging embezzlement by Chabad leaders.

Hypocrisy? Haredi City Launches Campaign Against Foreign Workers – While Simultaneously Employing Them

Bnei Brak city hall launched a public campaign against renting apartments to migrant workers and refugees two weeks ago, but it now appears the municipality actually employs a number of migrant workers itself.

The Slifkin Debate

Is the earth flat? Is the sky a solid dome? Is it healthy to eat rotten fish? Is the haredi approach to science correct? An animation.

Shas MK Defies Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's Order To Quit Knesset

Even after explicitly being ordered to do so by the Shas Council of Torah Sages, maverick MK Rabbi Haim Amsalem on Tuesday remained firm in his refusal to return his mandate to Shas.

A Yeshiva Guy Says Over A Torah Thought

Did the Patriarchs keep the entire Torah? An animation.

Haredi Parents Allegedly Abuse, Drug And Kidnap Daughter

Parents and drugged 22-year-old daughter taken off El Al plane about to take off for Romania.

Broken Dreams: How Israel's Haredi-Controlled Rabbinate Broke A Young Woman's Heart

Jessica Fishman says she doesn’t want to talk politics. The slender 30-yearold would rather talk about the past, about her dreams to make aliya, her service in the IDF Spokesman’s Office, her years as a student at Herzliya’s Interdisciplinary Center and as a 20-something living in Tel Aviv. She would rather talk about almost anything instead of discussing the story’s end, where dejected and defeated, she left Israel with her life hanging in tatters around her.

In A Sliver Of Muslim Indonesia, Judaism Reemerges

Long known as a Christian stronghold and more recently as home to evangelical and charismatic Christian groups, this area on the fringes of northern Indonesia has become the unlikely setting for increasingly public displays of pro-Jewish sentiments as some people have embraced the faith of their Dutch Jewish ancestors.

Man Who Scammed Fellow Orthodox Jews Spent Millions On Himself, Family

By his own admission, Perry Newman spent $5 million of his clients’ money on himself and his family. The Hampstead resident is the subject of an investigation that alleges Newman used affinity fraud to fleece the mostly Orthodox Jewish customers who were referred to him as a financial whiz and currency expert.

Ramapo Inspectors Find Evidence Of More Illegally Occupied Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva Housing

There are fire and safety violations at many of the buildings, "hazards [that] continue to pose a risk to all residents." An inspection covered 36 basements and found problems ranging from missing stair railings to gas lines not being properly capped. There was a problem with some fire alarm systems and exposed wiring.

Haredi Yeshiva Fraud Spanned Years, Involved More Than 40 Yeshivas, Cops Say

Six men were arrested on Sunday when police found more than a thousand fake ID cards at the offices of three nonprofit organizations that operate yeshivot in the Jerusalem area. The suspects allegedly falsified the records in order to receive monthly stipends from the Education Ministry for students who did not exist.

Father Of Slain Mumbai Rabbi Accuses Chabad Of Fraud And Theft

Rabbi Nachman Holtzberg, father of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg who was killed in the attack on Chabad House two years ago, has accused the ultra-orthodox Jewish group his son worked for of “large scale manipulation and falsification of records... to grab” the Nariman House property as well as “pocketing millions of dollars” raised to renovate the badly-damaged building in South Mumbai.

Haredi Scam: As The Scope Of The Fraud Widens, Haredi Leader Condemns The Thieves

"The organizations we raided worked as factories through and through, systematically producing fake IDs, some for students not studying at yeshivas and some for people who do not exist."