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Toronto Pedophile Arrest

The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of an arrest made in a historical sexual assault investigation into sexual assaults alleged to have occurred between January 1972 and December 1975. It is alleged that Heshi Nussbaum: 1) t while working as a teacher in a private religious school in the Bathurst Street/Steeles Avenue area, sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy at the school and during a summer camp, 2) the assaults continued over a three-year period.

Brooklyn DA Asks For Special Prosecutor To Investigate Lecherous Pol

"After review with my senior staff I determined that the support of the Kings County Democratic County Committee, led by Assemblyman Lopez, for my re-election campaign in 2009 and my upcoming re-election (2013) had the potential to create an appearance of impropriety requiring me to apply for the appointment of another District Attorney to conduct an investigation of the committee’s findings."

Rabbi Shlomo Aviner On Metzitzah B'Peh

Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, who is a leading Zionist Orthodox rabbi in Israel, gives one of his (in)famous text message halakhic rulings – this time about metzitzah b'peh, the direct mouth-to-bleeding-penis suction done by (mostly) haredi mohels immediately after removing a baby's foreskin. The practice has been linked to deaths of several babies, permanent severe brain damage in several others, serious infection in others, and the very real fear that hundreds of babies have suffered milder forms of brain injury that cause learning disabilities.

Move To The Back Of The Bus, “Shiksa”: College Student Shouted At, Spit On And Harassed By Haredim

"I was reading a newspaper and the man, a very old man with white hair, began ordering me to go to the back. He said that according to the Halacha [Jewish law] women must sit at the back and called me a 'shiksa' [a derogatory term for non-Jewish women], 'holera' [literally 'cholera,' or vile] and 'dirty.'"

Jewish Community Leader Tied To Chabad Pedophile Abruptly Resigns

Michelle Coleman, the executive director of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria (i.e., Melbourne, Australia), has abruptly resigned, apparently because of her relationship with pedophile David Cyprys and her mishandling of the issues surrounding his case.

The Lies Of Rabbi Yisroel Belsky

The rosh yeshiva of Torah Vodaas lies about metzitzah b'peh (MBP), the direct oral-to-bleeding-penis-sucking done by (primarily) haredi mohels immediately after circumcising the penises of little boys.

Two Serious Questions

I have two real, serious questions for you: 1) Do you believe that it is it permissible to lie to achieve a goal? If you think it is, what are the limits? Is lying to achieve any goal, secular or religious, personal or communal, permissible? Or are there limits – for instance, lying to achieve the goals of a religious community would be permissible but lying for personal gain would not. 2) Would you be upset if you took an action based on what a leader told you, and you found out after it was too late to take back or fix that action that what the leader told you was a lie? (Not a mistake, not an error, but an actual lie or intentional misleading or misrepresentation of some kind.)

Haredi Students To Get Tablet Computers, Mobile Devices

Two haredi school networks, Ma'ayan HaChinuch HaTorani and the Shuvo, have agreed to join the technology program, which is sponsored by Israel’s Ministry of Education.

Four-Year-Old Dies After Being Left In Locked Car Outside Orthodox School

A teacher reportedly drove the child to school along with other children and did not notice that the 4-year-old had fallen asleep on the way. The other children got out of the vehicle at about 8:00 am and the teacher locked it, unaware that the sleeping child remained inside. He came back to the vehicle in the early afternoon after classes had ended and found the child dead.

Israel's Most Existential Threat

Students will be taught by their teachers that “the rabbi has the final word…They will be educated to hate the secular courts, they will listen to Rabbi Ovadia [Yosef] who says [those secular courts and the judges who sit on them, even if personally Orthodox] are wicked.…We have a window of opportunity of five years to pass a constitution before these very same children who learn to prefer the rabbi [over democratic civil society] will decide the character of the State of Israel."

Interior Ministry Cuts Funds To Ashkenazi Haredi Schools That Will Not Admit Sefardim

380 Sefardi girls are blocked from attending school. "The only sin of these girls is that they were not born with the right color.”

Levi Aron Sentenced

Levi Aron, who pleaded guilty last month to the murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, was sentenced to 40- years-to-life in prison today.

A Rabbi So Immature

Rabbi Hershel Schachter, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva University's rabbinical school, puts his foot in his mouth again.

Travels Of Hasidic Rebbes Volume 1: The Vizhnitzer Rebbe Visits Prison

The Vishnitzer Rebbe visited Israel’s Massiyahu Prison Tuesday to pay a shiva call to…

Haredim Riot In Jerusalem; 3 Arrested

Three haredim were arrested yesterday for throwing stones, rioting and calling police "Nazis." The Mea Shearim riot was staged in response to an earlier arrest of a Atra Kadisha leader who had stolen bones from an archeological dig taking place at a construction site in Beer Sheva. Here's a video of part of the riot.

Despite Government’s Claims To The Contrary, New City “For All Israelis” Is Designed To Attract Haredim And Repel Everyone Else

"The plans have not been adapted to the secular population from the outset. Buyers will come and see neighborhoods planned with synagogues, mikvas, four-story buildings lacking elevators, and barely one parking space per unit. What business would they have here?" " Hemi Bar-Or, a Harish resident who leads the campaign to keep Harish an open city.

What You Should Know About Chris Christie

New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie is a favorite of many Orthodox and haredi voters, and he's viewed nationally as a blunt but honest politician. But what is he really?

Chabad Rabbis Endorse Dangerous Penis Sucking Ritual, Tell Chabad To Convince Other Jews To Have It Done To Their Babies

"…[M]any doctors and scientists who debunked all the negative hype caused by pseudo-doctors relying on outdated medical assumptions, who chose to ban before researching it. During tens of years, thousands upon thousands of Jewish children were circumcised, and they cannot find even one among 1,000 who got sick because of it, and even the greatest pediatricians in our city, who helaed children for many years, will say that the claim of children getting sick because of Metzitzah B'peh is bogus.…Practically speaking, the following should be done…Publicize to all Jews especially those who are not aware of its importance, that there is nothing to worry from Metzitzah B'peh, to the contrary, it is very beneficial even according to the doctors."

Lopez To Step Down As Head Of Brooklyn's Dems After Sex Harassment Scandal

Vito Lopez announced today that he will not seek reelection as head of Brooklyn's powerful Democratic Party. The announcement came after news that Lopez had been censured by the State Assembly's Ethics Committee for sexually harassing two women, and further news that the State Assembly had paid more than $103,000 in a secret settlement to settle two earlier sexual harassment claims against Lopez.

Pole Dancing, Stern Girl Style

"Aliza excitedly described her pole outfit as 'short shorts, a tank top, and high heels,' while Elisheva points out that pole dancing symbolizes 'a break from expectations and responsibility.'”

Israel Gas Receipt: iPhone Delays The Messiah

Israeli gas receipt reads: "Type of fill: Regular; Type of credit: regular; 400 NIS [about $99]", and then has this note: "It's been 1,944 years since the destruction of our Bais Hamikdash [the holy Temple in Jerusalem destroyed by the Romans in 68 CE]. If you continue to use your iPhone, you will be delay its rebuilding [even more].”

An Open Letter To Camp Shalva Parents

"The police arrested Oberlander because the camp accused him of tresspassing and signed a formal complaint. Otherwise Oberlander, who had permission to do a food delivery would have been let go. So parents, ask yourself, would the Bobov dayan allow mesirah just because he walked in the wrong area? After all his last criminal charge was ten years ago and he claims to have done tshuvah."

Wild Ride: Drunk Skvere Hasid Steals Garbage Truck, Hits School Bus

A 23-year-old hasid from the hasidic village of New Square, New York got drunk and stole a garbage truck in the village during the early hours of Tuesday morning. He struck an empty school bus shortly after and fled the scene, still driving the garbage truck.

Updated: Video – East Ramapo School Board Tries To Block Videoing Meeting By 'Improperly Placed' Photographer

Attorney Daniel Schwartz, the president of the haredi-controlled East Ramapo School Board, gives a tour de force example of how public officials should not act.

Egged, Cnaan Media Dodge High Court Appeal, Refuse To Run Ads Depicting Women – Again

The bus company that provides public bus service in Israel’s capital will not run ads on its buses that have any pictures or depictions of any human beings – even males or babies. Yerushalmim's ads depicting women in short sleeves are, “outrageous and defiant,” Egged claims.

Rabbi, Students Vandalize Orthodox School, Bar Female Students From Entry

A rabbi and three of his students were reportedly arrested for allegedly vandalizing property at an Orthodox school in the Israeli city of Hadera and blocking female students from entering it.

Picture: Moshe Holtzberg's First Day Of School

The only surviving child of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, the Chabad shluchim killed in the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008, went to school today for the first time. He lives in Migdal Haemek, Israel with his grandparents.

Haredi Soldier Evicted From Synagogue

A haredi Israel Defense Forces solder was reportedly expelled from the Toldos Avarahm Yitzchak synagogue and study hall in Beit Shemesh today, after he tried to pray there while wearing his uniform.

Eilat Backs Down, Agrees To Enroll African Refugee Children In Public Schools

Israel’s Ministry of Education and the City of Eilat agreed Sunday to admit African refugee children into the city’s schools after Israel’s High Court of Justice reportedly harshly criticized them during a hearing Thursday. For four years, the city, with the backing of the Ministry of Education, had refused to enroll the children in any of the city’s public schools for the past four years.

Cartoon Images Of Women No Longer Kosher For Passover?

The iconic, stylized cartoon logo of a modestly dressed woman sprinkling salt has been removed from Salit salt packages sold in some haredi stores.

Senior Zionist Orthodox Rabbi Warns Netanyahu Over Illegal West Bank Outpost Evacuation

“Whoever raises a hand on Migron will have it cut off and the prime minister should know that," Rabbi Elyakim Levanon warned.

Legacy Of Blood: Three 12 and 13 Year Old Jewish Boys Arrested In Firebombing That Burned Six Arabs, Almost Killing One

This is not the first time residents of Bat Ayin – founded by Chabad Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh, who is the mentor of the most extreme settler rabbis on the West Bank – have been involved in terror attacks against Arabs.

Key Suspects In Horrific Beating Of Arab Teens Come From Haredi Families

"Impoverished neighborhood settings, combined with high drop-out rates, constitute surefire prescriptions for youth violence in any context, suggests a professional who works with young Haredi drop-outs. 'Now this rule applies to the haredim.'"

The Common Source That Binds "Forcible" "Legitimate" Rape With Metzitzah B'peh

The source of the magical thinking that punishes women for 'enjoying' being raped and that heals babies by sucking their open, bleeding circumcision wounds.

When Ignorance Is Haredi And Paid For By The Government

"As it turns out, the ministry's program for the ultra-Othodox is a sham, and it undermines the basic rationale of having a mandatory core curriculum. Core curriculum studies in ultra-Orthodox schools do not include English or science, and it is only compulsory to study math at elementary level. Instead, the ministry's program features subjects studied in any Orthodox institution: the sacred texts and Hebrew. So it turns out that this is not a core curriculum in any educational sense; rather, its purpose is to hold together the core of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition."

Monsey "Tznius Alert!"

"Hair raising" episodes of unwitting tznius violations prompt a Monsey-area woman to issue a call to all women – "WEAR A FULL SLIP!!!!"

Pol Who Blocked Key Child Sex Abuse Bill Censured For Harassing Women

NY State Assemblyman Vito Lopez, Brooklyn's Democratic Party boss and power broker, has lost his committee chairmanship, enjoined from employing people under 21-years-old or from having interns, and has been censured after the Assembly's Ethics Committeefound  that Lopez had repeatedly sexually harassed two younf female employees in June and July. Lopez blocked passage of the Markey Bill (Child Victims Act) meant to make pedophiles accountable for their crimes, working closely with the Catholic Church and Satmar to ensure the bill's failure.

Follow German Court's Lead And Ban Circumcision, Israeli Child Advocate Says

Eran Sadeh, the founder of the Protect the Child website, argues that Israel should follow a German court's lead and ban infant circumcision.

Haifa’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi Suspected Of Fraud, Extortion

Haifa’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Shlush has reportedly been investigated by the the Anti-Fraud Unit of the Israel National Police. Police told the press yesterday that Shlush allegedly awarded kashrut certificates food processors in exchange for donations and comitted other crimes.

An Unholy Relationship

Israeli business tycoons invested millions of dollars raised from public stock offerings in investment projects blessed by Sefardi haredi kabbalist rabbis. But the projects failed, costing pensioners and working Israelis millions of dollars. At the same time, these business tycoons donated millions from their companies' coffers to the rabbis' nonprofit organizations, mostly under the guise of feeding and helping the poor. But most of the money went to funding scholarships for yeshiva tuition and only a small percentage went to help poor Israelis.

Video: Chabad's Non-Apology 'Apology' For Child Sexual Abuse Whitewashed By Melbourne's Jewish Community

Even though police and the courts have been very clear that Chabad has failed to be open or cooperative with the investigation, and even though it seems clear Chabad rabbis lied to police and obstructed justice, Nina Bassat of the Jewish Community Council of Victoria praised Chabad's non-apology  'apology' (written in the form of, if x happened then we apologize for it, or this conditional gem, "…we sincerely and unreservedly apologise for any HISTORICAL wrongs that MAY have occurred") and its 'cooperation' with police. 

Orthodox and Anorexic

"By the time Chaya Faigie Jundef was accepted into an eating-disorder treatment program in 2007, she weighed 52 pounds. Too weak to walk, she was carried in. Her hair and teeth had fallen out, and her pulse was a dangerously low 28, less than half a normal reading.…"

Yiddish Curses For Republican Jews

"May the state of Arizona expand their definition of 'suspected illegal immigrants' to "anyone who doesn't hunt.'…May you be reunited in the world to come with your ancestors, who were all socialist garment workers.…May you make a fortune, and lose it all in one of Sheldon Adelson’s casinos.…"

Is It Permissible To Cut The Social Safety Net Because, As Paul Ryan Claims, We “Can’t Afford” It Anymore?

Among the arguments made by Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan to support his plan to cut the social safety net for America’s poor and working poor is that America just can’t afford these social programs anymore. They cost too much. Does Jewish law support Ryan?

Report: Government Housing Subsidies Disproportionately Favor Haredim

Government housing discounts that were meant to benefit all sectors of Israeli society have been disproportionately awarded to haredim, even though Israel's affordable housing shortage has devastated many secular and Zionist Orthodox families, as well. And who made these disproportionate grants to haredim, who make up less than 10% of Israel's population? Israel's haredi Minister of Housing and Construction, Ariel Atias.

Chabad's Non-Apology 'Apology' For Child Sex Abuse Rings Hollow, Victim's Father Says

Chabad continues to cover up, continues to mistreat victims and continues to refuse to fully cooperate with police. So how can Chabad's conditional 'apology' mean anything? It can't – especially when it didn't even apologize to a victim's father that it repeatedly harassed.

Haredi Soldiers Get Illegal $5,000 Grant While Secular And Zionist Orthodox Soldiers Get Nothing

An American philanthropist has allegedly violated Israel Defense Forces rules by giving direct grants of $5,000 to haredi soldiers in the Netzach Yehuda battalion while ignoring non-haredi soldiers in the rest of the Kfir Brigade.

Right Wing Israeli NGO Drafts Posters Ordering Arab Men To Stay Out Of Jerusalem

Just days after a racist mob attack carried out by Jews on an Arab boy in the heart of downtown Jerusalem left him hospitalized in coma, the Lehava organization – made up primarily of Orthodox right wing Jews (including an increasing number of younger haredim) – has reportedly drafted racist anti-Arab posters that order Arab men to stay out of Jerusalem.

Is Judaism Pro-Life Or Pro-Choice?

Does Judaism ban all abortions? No. Does it allow abortions to protect the life of the mother? No.Judaism MANDATES that abortion be done if it necessary to protect the mother's life. Should a woman who has been raped be allowed to have an abortion? Or is Paul Ryan's position banning abortion in cases of rape (and in other cases, as well) the traditional Jewish position supported by halakha? Do you know?

Trend: Zionist Orthodox Schools Adopting Haredi Educaltion Methods

More and more Zionist Orthodox grade schools have no summer vacation, and more and more move to teach by rote, rather than by analyzing texts.