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Video: Chabad Rabbi Testifies For Alleged Adultress And Murder Accomplice

"She [Andrea Schneiderman] became very agitated. She started to speak with a raised voice," the rabbi said. "I want to know about Mr. Neuman. What's going on with him? Why is he not in here? I tried calling him the morning of the murder. He was nowhere to be found. Ever since then, there's all of the stories at work. She was just going on and on." Neuman was later convicted of killing her husband Rusty. The testimony of Rabbi Hirsh Minkowicz, the director of Chabad of North Fulton, could be significant because the perjury and false statement charges against Schneiderman are the basis of the wider grand jury indictment against her.

Gur Hasidic Leader Orders Male Followers Not to Shake Hands With Other Men For Fear Of Sin

Rabbi Abraham Benjamin Silberberg, the head of Gur’s Education Department, allegedly issued the order at a special meeting of Gur educators because handshakes and other normative incidental physical contact between men could lead to sin.

Third Day Of Haredi Riots In Beit Shemesh Leads To 3 Arrests

Haredi violence in the Ramat Beit Shemesh neighborhood of Beit Shemesh continued for a third straight day today as dozens of haredim confronted police and private security guards. The haredim called them "Nazis" and "murderers,” and tried to force their way into a construction site in which they claim ancient Jewish graves are being desecrated.

Leading Zionist Orthodox Rabbi Asks Convicted Sex Abuser To Continue Teaching In Yeshiva

Less a week after politically connected Rabbi Mordechai Elon was found guilty of indecent assault by force on a minor, a leading Zionist Orthodox rabbi – perhaps the leading Zionist Orthodox rabbi – Haim Druckman has asked Elon to keep teaching his weekly class in Druckman’s yeshiva.

Australian Pedophile Gets 5 1/2 Year Sentence

“Shannon used his position over us to manipulate and deceive us, and he took complete advantage of our vulnerability. We were powerless against him – he was our coach, he earned our trust and then he used it against us.…we have carried the effects of what Shannon did to us for 13 years, and we hope that today’s result can help us to achieve some closure after what has been a long and emotionally distressing court process."

Head Of Israeli Haredi School System Warns Of “Catastrophe” Caused By Gov’t Secular Core Studies Plan

The head of the Ashkenazi haredi school system in Israel Rabbi Avraham Lazerson is reportedly upset that haredi rabbinic leaders have focused their attention almost exclusively on the haredi draft issue and not on the government’s attempt to force haredi schools to follow the law and teach secular core subjects. Schools that do not comply with the law will have their state funding reduced.

Military Police Go House To House To Warn Haredi Draft Dodgers That They Will Be Arrested If They Do Not Report

Military Police went to the haredi town of Elad and haredi neighborhoods of the Jerusalem bedroom suburb of Beit Shemesh Monday looking for haredim who had not yet reported to the IDF induction center after being drafted.

MK Rabbi Dov Lipman Calls For Police, Courts To Crack Down On Violent Haredim

After two straight days of violent haredi riots in the Jerusalem bedroom suburb of Beit Shemesh over the alleged desecration of graves at a building site there, moderate haredi Member of Knesset Rabbi Dov Lipman of the Yesh Atid Party,  reportedly called for the police and courts to crack down on the rioters.

Sefardi Kabbalist Caught In Alleged Kashrut Fraud

Another member of the Abuhatzeira family of Moroccan ‘kabbalists’ is in trouble with the law – this time with the anti-fraud department of Israel’s state-funded haredi-controlled chief rabbinate, which announced today that the kosher certification given by the Chief Rabbi of Ramla Yechiel Abuhatzeira to the Tal Hal Yiska slaughterhouse in neighboring Ohr Yehuda is invalid.

Hundreds Of Haredim Riot In Beit Shemesh For Second Day, Police AWOL, Ineffective

More than 200 haredim rioted at a construction site in the Jerusalem bedroom suburb of Beit Shemesh today in a second day of protests over what they claim is the desecration of ancient Jewish graves. Construction workers and site security were forced to respond to haredi stone-throwing by throwing stones at the haredi mob as police were nowhere to be found.

One Day After Violent Riots And 29 Arrests, Haredim Continue To Protest

Haredim are reportedly protesting in Beit Shemesh again today, one day after haredim linked to the Asra Kadisha graves protection organization rioted there in an attempt to block construction at a building site, leading to 29 arrests. Haredim set a grove of trees on fire and then stoned the firefighters who came to extinguish the flames, blocked a road and burned other objects.

Women of the Wall To Hold Selichot Prayers At Kotel, Sharansky's Kotel Plan To Be Revealed In 2 Weeks

For the first time ever, Women of the Wall (WoW) will hold a selichot (penitential) prayer service at the Kotel (Western Wall). WoW normally only holds services once each month for 11 of the 12 months of the year.

What Did Disgraced Former Met Council On Jewish Poverty Head Actually Do Wrong?

William Rapfogel made almost $500,000 per year as head of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. He was summarily fired last week after the Met Council board found out Rapfogel was under criminal investigation. What did Rapfogel allegedly do? This…

7 Breslov Hasidim Arrested For Alleged Money Laundering, Fraud

Jerusalem police have reportedly arrested arrested seven haredim for allegedly committing fraud and money laundering. Six of the arrested live in the town of Beitar Illit; the seventh lives in the the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim.

NY AG Investigates Met Council On Jewish Poverty's Rapfogel In Stunning Criminal Probe Linked To Hasidic Insurance Corporation

“The board of directors of Met Council recently became aware of specific information regarding financial irregularities and apparent misconduct in connection with the organization’s insurance policies,” the group said. “The board retained outside counsel to conduct a full investigation. Based on that investigation, which is ongoing, the board has terminated Mr. Rapfogel, effective immediately, and notified the proper authority. To date, the investigation has not revealed evidence that any current employees of Met Council engaged in any wrongdoing.”…

Haredim Riot In Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, 29 Arrested

Haredim supporting Asra Kadisha, the graves protection organization affiliated with the Mea-Shearim-based haredi umbrella organization Edah Haredit, rioted in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh this morning after police arrested 29 of the approximately 100 Asra Kadisha protestors who tried to block construction at a building site in Beit Shemesh after they rioted and attacked police.

Bus Company Should “Apologize” For Smearing Haredim, Haredi Pol Says

“For Egged, to join the defamation campaign against the haredi public is intolerable, as is their acquiescence to allow their drivers to seek out opportunities for publicity at the expense of travelers…[Egged is acting against haredim] because of their social identity as haredim with no legal footing and without invitation by any of the involved parties. It is superfluous to call [the haredi riot] destructive and damaging. This is neither the way of Torah nor that of its adherents. We must condemn violence in any form whatsoever. This, however, does not justify Egged’s actions, and the public expects to hear a clear apology on the company’s part…"

Haredi Rabbis Order Every Jew To Vote For Fundamentalist Candidate For NYC Mayor

"…Mayoral candidate Erick Salgado is the only known candidate in the current New York City mayoral race, committed to safeguarding our moral values. He is opposed to the forced acceptance of Toeiva [gay marriage], which we know normalizes lifestyles that are forbidden (Assur).…Our response needs to be analogous to our response to a charity organization. It is, therefore, halachically (according to Jewish law) incumbent upon every Jew to assist Mr. Salgado’s campaign in its needs, in order for Erick Salgado to win the mayoral race. Every Jew who is not yet registered to vote must register by Aug. 16 in order to be eligible to vote in the Democratic Primary. Every Jew, registered as a Democrat at the time of the Primary, is obligated to vote for Mr. Salgado.…"

Man Allegedly Turned Away From Haredi-Controlled State Marriage Office Because Of His Contact With Moderate Modern Orthodox Rabbis

“You opened your file with Tozhar, so go to them for the certificate too.…Get out and close the door!'"

Pastry Chef Fired Over Non-Kosher Jam Wins Large Pay-Out

A pastry chef, sacked after he used non-kosher jam while working at a kosher bakery, has won a big compensation payout after employment judges ruled he had been victimized and unfairly dismissed.

Breslov Rabbinic Leader Still On The Run From Police, Allegedly Won’t Go To Uman Due To Fear Of Arrest

Rabbi Eliezer Berland is a wanted man, on the run from Israeli police after young followers – some allegedly underage and most married – made allegations that Berland sexually abused them during counseling sessions in his office.

Video: Kosher Lube Halakhas

Conan O'Brien on the new kosher sexual lubricant.

Iconic Haredi Kiruv (Missionary) Organization Allegedly Fires Employee For Being In US Military

Stephen Schwartz is suing a number of entities all run by the same Lakewood-based management office where, according to the lawsuit, he was hired under a two-year contract to serve as an attorney. The named defendants in the suit, filed Monday in state Superior Court in Paterson, are Oorah Inc., Kars 4 Kids and J.O.Y. For Our Youth. Schwartz was allegedly fired because he had to do reserve duty with the National Guard.

Greenfield Claims Hynes Opponent Would "Target Jews"

Haredi New York City Councilman David Greenfield shamefully claims former federal prosecutor Ken Thompson is an anti-Semitie who would "target Jews." Greenfield's evidence for this? Thompson's remark that Brooklyn DA Charles J. Hynes has favored the haredi community and shields haredi criminals – two facts documented by the Jewish Week, the New York Times, the Guardian, CBS 2, PIX 11, the New York Post, and by FailedMessiah.com – and that all communities should be equal under the law.

Hikind: Greenfield Should Apologize For "Spreading Disgusting Lies" About D.A.'s Challenger Ken Thompson

Haredi New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind lashes out at haredi city councilman David Greenfield for telling "disgusting lies" about former federal prosecutor Ken Thompson, who is challenging scandal-plagued incumbent Charles Hynes is the race for Brooklyn district attorney. Hikind endorsed Thompson last week, prompting Greenfield – who hates Hikind – to endorse Hynes earlier this week. But Greenfield's endorsement is significantly based on lies.

A Haredi Leader Turns 100

Senior haredi Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Wosner, known as the Shevet Halevi after the series of books on Jewish law he has authored, reportedly celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday by drinking a brief toast with several generations of his immediate family and then returning to his daily study routine with a student.

Alleged Embezzlement At Glatt Kosher Slaughterhouse

Over the course of the past two months, several sources have told me that a woman working in the office at Agri Star in Postville, Iowa (the successor company to Agriprocessors) allegedly embezzled tens of thousands of dollars (or more) from employee paychecks. The woman has now disappeared and is allegedly on the run from federal and state authorities. Her brother continues to work at Agri Star.

Haredi Thugs Beat Haredi Developer Over Alleged Graves Desecration

Wednesday night, thugs affiliated with Asra Kadisha, the haredi organization connected to the Mea-Shearim-based haredi umbrella organization Edah Haredit that ostensibly “protects” graves but which often does little more than extort developers, went to the home of haredi developer Aryeh Golovnititz (גולובנציץ) and savagely beat him in front of his wife and daughter. Golovnititz is in his 70s and was hospitalized with a possible fractured skull and other injuries.

Video: Egyptian Sphinx Found In Israel

The paws of a sphinx statue, inscribed with the name of a pharaoh who ruled in 2500 BC, King Mycerinus, is the only known sphinx of that pharaoh and the only Egyptian sphinx found outside Egypt. Amnon Ben-Tor, the Tel Hazor excavation's director, said when ancient cities fell, the heads and hands of statues were often cut off. Tel Hazor was the capital of the city of Canaan 4,000 years ago, its population reaching 20,000. Located on the route connecting Egypt and Babylon.

When A Council Of Orthodox Synagogues Hires A Known Sex Offender

Samuel David Cyprys, AKA Shmuel Dovid Cyprys, AKA David Cyprys is a pedophile whose first known brush with the law happened in 1992. Chabad kept him as an employee with full access to children, even though it knew Cyprys had molested a child. Cyprys went to allegedly molest and rape at least 11 more children at or near Chabad's Yeshivah Centre. Complaints were made to Chabad leaders, including the head of Chabad in Australia, Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner. Chabad did not remove Cyprys. And then Cyprys got a new job – as the director of the Council of Orthodox Synagogues of Victoria (i.e., Melbourne). Here is proof.

Haredi MK Says Unless Israel Monitors University Students’ Attendance, Don’t Monitor Our Yeshiva Attendance

Don't check our attendance, MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni says, unless you check the attendance of university students. But what Gafni does not say is that university students are not exempt from the draft but haredi yeshiva students essentially are.

Orthodox Synagogue Invites Disgraced Modern Orthodox Rabbi As "Scholar-In-Residence"

The Beth Israel Synagogue in Omaha, Nebraska, a member of the Orthodox Union (OU), invites Rabbi Michael Broyde of sockpuppeting and alleged academic fraud infamy as a scholar-in-residence.

Video: Anthony Weiner Says All Judges In Rubashkin Case Anti-Semitic

The scandal-ridden candidate for mayor of New York City told haredi leaders gathered in the home of Agudath Israel board memebr Rabbi Gedaliah Weinberger this morning that all judges in the case against Sholom Rubashkin, the former Agriprocessors VP who was convicted of bank fraud, money laundering, wire fraud and related crimes and sentenced to 27 years in federal prison, are anti-Semites. Rubashkin's case went through an appeal, which he lost, another judicial review and a request to have the US Supreme Court hear his case, which was denied.

Another Haredi Soldier Attacked By Haredim In Jerusalem

A gang of haredi teens and young adults allegedly physically attacked a haredi soldier earlier today in the haredi Beit Yisrael neighborhood of Jerusalem

Haredi Man Punched By Secular Passenger After Trying To Illegally Coerce Gender-Segregation On Jerusalem Bus

When the haredi man illegally demanded the woman to move to rear in order to maintain gender segregation, the young secular man punched him in the face and pulled his beard. The haredi man suffered unspecified minor injuries and was treated on location by paramedics.

3 Charged In Antisemitic Paint Ball Attack

Three people including a pregnant woman were charged with a hate-crime Thursday after they allegedly shot a Hasidic man in the stomach with a paint-ball gun as they drove through the predominately Jewish community yelling ethnic slurs, Ramapo police said.

Greenfield Endorses Hynes, Claims Hynes Doesn't Pander To Anyone

Haredi New York City Councilman David Greenfield, standing with unnamed leaders of Munkatch, Bobov and Satmar hasidic communities, endorses scandal-plagued District Attorney Charles J. Hynes for re-election. Greenfield says Brooklyn has the crime rate of a small Midwestern town (false), that Hynes doesn't pander to various communities or say different things to different communites (false) and completely ignores the wrongful prosecution cases, the coerced evidence cases and all the other scandals in Hynes' office. And then Greenfield says, Hynes will win the haredi community's vote.

Williamsburg Modesty Squad Members March Against 'Immodest' Women's Clothing

Members of a Williamsburg, Brooklyn modesty squad march against "pritzus" (immodesty) in women's clothing.

When A Police Spokesman Lies

Jerusalem police spokesman Shmuel Ben Ruby said that blowing a whistle at the Kotel was not against the law or a disturbance of the peace, and therefore, none of the hundreds of haredi protestors who did so were arrested.

A-G Tells Netanyahu Haredi Draft Bill Must Be Brought To A Final Vote This Month, Despite Knesset Recess, Despite Netanyahu’s Foot-Dragging

Yesterday, Israel’s Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein sent a letter to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and its Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon telling them that the law requires them to pass a new draft law immediately and does not allow them to postpone voting on that new bill until the Knesset’s fall session in October.

Spanish Jewish Community Responds To Uproar Over Haredi Chief Rabbi’s Anti-Gay Remarks By Insisting He Never Made Them

Almost a week after the incident sparked an international outcry, the official Jewish community of Madrid, Spain responded to a report that their haredi chief rabbi had called homosexuals “deviants” who are in need of “reeducating” by denying their rabbi made the remarks.

Haredi Yeshiva Heads Lying To Help Haredim Dodge The Draft, IDF Says

"I want to know how a spiritual and religious leader can sign off on false declarations," an indignant Brig. Gen. Gadi Agmon told a Knesset committee earlier this week, referring to yeshiva heads who falsely declare that haredi men are full time Torah students when they are, in fact, working off the books in gray and black market jobs. “…there are thousands [of haredim] who don't study in yeshivas but we have no mechanism with which to identify them and compel them to enlist [in the army],” Agmon continued.

Rabbi Mordechai Elon Guilty

Prominent Zionist Orthodox former yeshiva head Rabbi Mordechai Elon was convicted in Jerusalem earlier today of indecent assault and indecent assault by force against a minor.

Video: Hundreds Protest Allegedly Corrupt Ramapo Government, Haredi Favoritism

Protesters in the bedroom suburb of New York City say they are not anti-haredi, but government corruption and unfair favoritism shown to haredim must end.

At least 12 More Alleged Victims To Join Child Sex Abuse Suit Against Yeshiva University As YU Moves To Have Suit Dismissed Because Allegations Are "Old"

A lawyer for Yeshiva University, Karen Bitar, told Judge Koeltl that YU would file a motion to dismiss the suit. “It is a very old case” that is based solely on allegations that are decades old, she reportedly said as justification.

Police Join With Haredim To Illegally Bar Women Of The Wall From The Kotel

Police forced WoW to pray in the rear of the Western Wall Plaza next to the bathrooms and barred them from bringing in a Torah scroll to use in their prayer service. As WoW tried to pray, hundreds of haredim shouted, blew whistles, shouted and spit at the women. Police did nothing to stop the haredim from abusing the women as the site's haredi rabbi joined with the haredi protesters.

Police Team With Haredi Kotel Rabbi To Try To Force Women Of The Wall To Limit Tomorrow’s Prayer Service In Defiance Of Court Ruling

Police made the request in conjunction with the haredi rabbi of the Kotel, Shmuel Rabinowitch, who has consistently blamed the small WoW group for the rioting, violence and  and disturbances directed against them by haredim and labeled WoW provocateurs.

Shocking Audio Tape Alleges Serious Uncharged Sexual Abuse By Rabbi Mordechai Elon

One day before the verdict was due in the sexual assault and harassment case against former Zionist Orthodox yeshiva head Rabbi Mordechai Elon, the Zionist Orthodox news website Kippa released an audio recording made last year but never before published in which another senior Zionist Orthodox rabbi alleges that the charges brought against Elon are mild compared to what Elon actually did.

Anti-Haredi Soldier Grafitti, Swastika Found In Haredi City

A swastika and the slogan “Chardak [“bacteria” “cockroach”] get out!” were found painted on a park bench in Bnei Brak yesterday.

Government Still Trying To Reform Haredi Schools

The state paid haredi schools to teach Israel's core curriculum (math, English, etc.) while haredi schools actually used that money for religious studies. This open lie, which was known to all, continued for decades. This is the abomination of political arrangements in Israel. In effect, haredim exploited the state budget to pay for a lifestyle that eschewed paid employment. Government money allowed them to educate generations with an ideology of separatism from mainstream society.