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Rabbi, Student, Arrested In Attempted Donkey Sacrifice

Israel police in Jerusalem reportedly arrested a 54-year-old rabbi and his 24-year-old student on Friday near the of the Tomb of Samuel the prophet after they tried to to slaughter a female donkey as a  sacrifice.

Haredi Leader: Vina Gaon Said When Russia Invades Crimea, Moshiach Will Come

The number two rabbi in the haredi umbrella group Edah Haredit says that his ancestor the Vilna Gaon promised that when Russia invades Crimea, the Redemption has begun. The problem? Russia invaded Crimea during the Gaon's lifetime, and the messiah did not come.

Boy Injured In Hit-And-Run, Hatzolah Fails To Call Police

The NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad, which responds to serious traffic incidents, responded to the scene several hours later, because the Hatzoloh did not alert police to the extent of the boy’s injuries, police said. A Hatzoloh spokeswoman said it is not the organization’s policy to call police.

Why Haredim Don't Serve In The IDF

"Ben-Gurion and his government also decreed that since Torah scholars do not serve in the army, they are legally prohibited from gainful employment, thus preventing them from supporting their families with dignity. The current legislation is even worse, as it threatens prison sentences if forced conscription quotas on Haredim are not met. How painful it is to hear that there is a quota being imposed on Jews. This time by other Jews. And this at the very moment that we need the merit of Torah study most: A time when Israel is surrounded by ruthless terrorists (Hamas and Hezbollah) and the theocratic state of Iran, which threatens Israel with nuclear holocaust and genocide."

Video: Interview With Lonna Kin, A Woman Who Has Been An Agunah For 10 Years

Though she has been civilly divorced since 2007, Lonna Kin is an "agunah" or "chained wife," stuck in her Orthodox Jewish marriage because her ex-husband won't give her a valid "get," or Jewish divorce document. She tells her story for the first time to Steven I. Weiss of The Jewish Channel. (Her husband claims to have a heter meyah rabbanim and is slated to remarry early next month, despite still leaving his ex-wife an agunah.)

Haredim Opposed New Anti Money Laundering Regulations

Israeli money changers will soon face tougher reporting requirements – despite haredi opposition.

Modern Orthodox Developer Shalom Lamm Challenges Subpoenas Served On Satmar Voters Because They Were Not Served On Shabbos

Modern Orthodox developer Shalom Lamm’s attorneys are reportedly challenging the fact that new Bloomingburg voters – almost all hasidim – whose registrations were challenged by local opponents were not served with subpoenas on Shabbos.

Kiryas Joel Man Arrested For Alleged Child Sex Abuse

On 03/19/14, the New York State Police in Monroe announce the arrest of Joel Gluck, age 27, from Kiryas Joel, NY, for Forcible Touching and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

As New Conversion Bill Advances, Chief Rabbis Threaten To Refuse To Follow It And To Not Recognize Anyone Converted Under It As Jewish

“We represent the opinion of Judaism loyal to the Torah, religious, traditional and ultra-Orthodox [Jews], according to which conversion shall only be determined by Jewish law, and in Israel Jewish law is determined solely by the [haredi-controlled] Chief Rabbinate.”

Tenants Protest Against "Criminal" Hasidic Slumlords

Tenants demonstrated outside a Brooklyn building owned by hasidic slumlords brothers Joel and Aaron Israel Tuesday and faced off with one of the brothers in court Wednesday as the pair continues to repair a building in Bushwick they intentionally damaged – apparently in a bid to illegally force rent stabilized tenants to leave.

Brooklyn Orthodox Jew Part Of Largest Child Porn Ring In History, Feds Allege

Fourteen people have been arrested in a massive child porn sting federal law enforcement officials are calling theh largest in history, and one of them is a Brooklyn Orthodox Jew with ties to HASC, Yachad and other Jewish organizations.

Haredi Cult Allegedly Lied To Child Protection Workers, Documents Reveal

The haredi Lev Tahor cult allegedly lied to Canadian child protection workers who – despite Lev Tahor's proven history of disregard for secular courts and enforcement agenicies and its history of flight to avoid court orders – trusted a group of cult members to show up for a judicial hearing. Instead, the group fled the country.

Hundreds Of Haredim Stage Anti-Government Anti-Draft Riots, Protests Across Israel

Hundreds if not thousands of haredim from the Ashkenazi haredi rebel faction headed by Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach rioted and staged demonstrations tonight in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh, Modi’in Ilit, Elad, Petah Tikva, Dimona, Ofakim, near the IDF Prison 6 in Atlit, Kirayt Gat and Ashdod  to protest the arrest of a haredi yeshiva student who dodged the draft.

Modern Orthodox Developer Shalom Lamm Lied To Media About Place Of Residence

Controversial Modern Orthodox developer Shalom Lamm told the media yesterday he has lived in the tiny 420-person village of Bloomingburg, New York for two years. Yet a December 30, 2013 court filing specifically says Lamm lives in West Hemstead, New York – a long way away. And that isn't all the Lamm family is doing to try to take over this small upstate New York village.

Video: Neturei Karta Spits On Pro Israel Protesters

The vehemently anti-Zionist haredi group Neturei Karta spits on Orthodox pro-Israel protesters in Monsey, New York, on Purim this past Sunday.

"Pidyon Shvuyim" Fund Launched For Convicted Haredi Pedophile Yosef Kolko

Rabbi Yosef Kolko (pictured at right) pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor boy. Kolko later tried to withdraw his guilty plea claiming in part that leading Lakewood haredi community activists had frightened him into pleading guilty. The judge refused to allow the plea to be withdrawn and in October of last year, Kolko was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Now a fund to raise money to free the "innocent" Kolko has been launched in lakewood.

Video: Moderate Zionist Orthodox Rabbi Wears Long Blonde Women’s Wig For Purim Video, Causing Haredim To Attack Him As “Ungodly”

"It's unthinkable that the rabbi would dishonor the Holy Scriptures within a house of study," a haredi source said.

Bloomingburg Votes, Anti-Lamm Candidate Leads By More Than 3 To 1, But Many Votes Still Uncounted Due To Court Order

Modern Orthodox developer Shalom Lamm (pictured at right), a son of the former Chancellor of Yeshiva University Rabbi Norman Lamm, claims he has lived for two years in the tiny 420-person village that had no other Orthodox Jews, no synagogue and no rabbi. Lamm's claim has been challenged by locals and will likely end up in court.

Purim In Hasidic Williamsburg

"…Imagine you are a kid, 12 years old. Every day, you are in school till 7 PM—no TV, no video games, no bicycle, and maybe an hour a day to run around, tops.  Life is pretty shitty. If you talk back to the teacher you get smacked.  If you are too pretty you get fondled. You spend your day failing to understand the point of your Talmudic studies, confused about who pays if your friend's cow falls into a pit on your neighbor's farm. Purim is your break from that.…You actually see people smiling on the street.…"

Another Hasidic Yeshiva Bans Plastic-Framed Woody Allen-Style Eyeglasses

The Pupa yeshiva in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has now banned children from wearing Woody Allen-style plastic frame glasses because those glasses are now in fashion among non-Jews. The rabbis have banned anyone wearing them from entering the yeshiva.

Video: Haredim Burn Israeli Flag In Williamsburg, Brooklyn

The annual burning of an Israeli flag by hasidim in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Purim.

Scientists Prove Big Bang Theory, Einstein’s Theory Of General Relativity

Scientists have discovered what Albert Einstein predicted almost a century ago should exist – ripples in the fabric of space-time that are the echoes of the massive expansion of the universe that took place just after the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago.

Haredi Lev Tahor Cult Members Who Fled To Guatemala Can Remain There – With One Condition, Judge Rules

A Guatemalan family and child judge ruled Monday that six Lev Tahor children can remain with their parents, but must visit the Canadian embassy within three days of his ruling and get proper papers. The question now is, will Canada give those papers to a group that violated a Canadian court order and allegedly abuses its children?

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s Daughter To Be Awarded The Israel Prize

Rabbanit Adina Bar-Shalom – founder of a haredi college and the daughter of the late Sefardi haredi leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef – will be awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement to Society and to the State.

Video: Hasidic Teacher Hits Child On Head And Face

A hasidic teacher – allegedly from a Sqvere school – hits a young child across the face and head. This not a love tap – it is a very, very hard slap.

Haredi Yeshiva Student Arrested For Draft Dodging, Haredim Plan Countrywide Protests

The haredi yeshiva student reportedly failed to answer two draft notices after haredi leaders (apparently affiliated with the ‘rebel’ non-hasidic Ashkenazi haredi faction headed by Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach) ordered haredi yeshiva students to ignore draft notices completely.

Neturei Karta To Air Anti-Israel Anti-Draft Ad On ABC Radio In New York Tonight

Torah True Jews, the Brooklyn-based vehemently anti-Israel Neturei Karta group, is airing an an anti-Israel anti-draft ad tonight on ABC radio.

Beit Shemesh Man Caught Smuggling Almost $1 Million In Diamonds, Cash And Rolex Watches Into Israel

A Beit Shemesh man was remanded to custody Friday after he was stopped at Ben Gurion International Airport allegedly trying to smuggle diamonds, cash and Rolex watches – altogether worth almost $1 million – into the country.

As The Israeli Government Mistreats African Asylum Seekers, Elderly Holocaust Survivors Act To Help The Refugees

“When I saw the people waiting here my heart broke. When I see people who fled their homes and were left with nothing, I cannot stay silent – I was in that situation too, we too were refugees. The Israeli society has a history and that is why we cannot stay indifferent to human suffering; that should be our primary thought. We established a country here to set a moral example."

Haredi Cult Members To Appear In A Guatemala Court Today

Nine haredi Lev Tahor cult members who fled Canada for Guatemala earlier this month in defiance of a court order are scheduled to appear in a Guatemala court today.

Hundreds Of Hasidim Celebrate Purim With Accused Sex Criminal Rabbi

Hundreds of followers of fugitive Breslov Shuvu Banim hasidic leader Rabbi Eliezer Berland celebrated Purim with Berland yesterday in Zimbabwe – despite the fact that he alleged sexually abused women and girls and is wanted by police in Israel for questioning.

Williamsburg Shul Holds iPhone Smashing Ceremony To Blot Out Amalek

A synagogue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn held an iPhone smashing ceremony to "blot out the memory of Amalek," the villain of the biblical Book of Esther.

Australian Chabad Rabbis 'Apologize' For Joining Anti-Israel Prayer Rally-Protest

Rabbis Groner and Telsner attempt to blame others for their decision to protest the Government of Israel and the haredi draft.

Haredi Leader Bans Cross-Gender Purim Costumes For Infants

Steinman ruled that even though the Torah allows this type of cross-gender costume to be worn on Purim, it is inappropriate to wear one. A child's gender, Steinman said, should remain the way God created it. Steinman also reportedly added that a boy will have to observe all the mitzvot (divine commandments) when he grows up, while women are exempt from some of them. Therefore, it would be wrong to change a boy’s gender as a Purim costume.

Right Wing Zionist Orthodox Rabbis Lash Out At Government That “Does Not Have A Right To Exist”

The government “does not have a right to exist!” Levanon reportedly said to a gathering of senior Zionist Orthodox rabbis held in Jerusalem on Thursday. “The party capable of passing the conversion bill into law has no right to exist and the Bayit Yehudi Party must leave the coalition. I the interim, we must awaken and fight to apply the brakes to stop these civil laws and to push the Knesset to sop the processes. I call to stop these draconian civil laws,” Levanon continued.

"Meat From Cattle Slaughtered In 'Cruel' Kosher Ceremony Is In Your High Street Burger," British Paper Says

Beef and lamb from animals killed in ‘cruel’ ritual ceremonies are being sold in mainstream butchers, the British newspaper the Daily Mail on Sunday has found.

Haredi Lev Tahor Cult Members Who Fled To Guatemala Apprehended

Recently unsealed documents give a window into a broad-reaching investigation into the sect that spanned both provinces, beginning more than two years ago with allegations dating back to May 2012. The allegations, which sect members categorically deny and have not been proven in court, include sexual abuse, confinement, beatings with crowbars, belts, whips and a coat hanger, and more.

Video: Israeli Soldiers Use Rifles As Groggers

Israeli soldiers shoot their rifles as groggers to blot out the name of Haman, the villain of the biblical Book of Esther.

International President Of Haredi Kiruv Organization Aish HaTorah, Other Orthodox Jews, Caught In Illegal Scam Exploiting Elderly Ill Patients

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced enforcement actions against a pair of brokers, an investment advisory firm, and several others involved in a variable annuities scheme to profit from the imminent deaths of terminally ill patients in nursing homes and hospice care.

World Jewish Congress Issues Deceptive Misleading Statement To UN On Shechita And Circumcision

"…Judaism was the first culture to teach that animals, and even plants, should be treated with respect, at a time when humanity had not begun to think in terms of animal rights. Quite conveniently, some prefer to ignore the origin of the values they claim to defend. If opponents of shechita really cared about animals, they would have banned, for example, the cooking of live seafood in pots of boiling water; they would have banned force-feeding of geese and ducks; they would have banned hunting for sport. But they did not. Instead they chose to attack ritual slaughter.…"

Supreme Haredi Leader Calls For Government To Be Wiped Out And For Its members To Burn In Hell

Supreme haredi leader Rabbi Aharon Leib Steinman attacked the government in the strongest terms over the new draft law, equating it with Amalek, the biblical archenemy of the Jews, and calling for its members to be wiped out.

Lev Tahor Members Seek Refugee Status In Guatemala

Six Lev Tahor children and their parents still missing from Canada have made their way to the Guatemalan lakefront town of Panajachel, according to a local rabbi. An official in the ministry of foreign affairs in Guatemala, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the group had applied for refugee status.

No NYPD Updates On Beating Of Black Gay Student, Allegedly By Hasidic Shomrim Street Patrol

The NYPD has no new information on the December 1st beating of a black gay college student by a gang described by witnesses as a hasidic street patrol. The NYPD has made no arrests and apparently no progress – even though the attack was witnessed and photographed. Here's why.

UPDATED – Video: FBI At Work In Bloomingburg; Satmar Voter Fraud Allegedly Basis For Raid

County and state law enforcement  and New York's Attorney General allegedly ignored strong evidence of voter fraud by developer Norman Lamm and Satmar hasidim trying to illegally take over this tiny upsate New York village. But against all odds, one local says, the FBI has descended on Bloomingburg. And that may save the village. "This is the best day ever," she said.

The Story Of Haredi Mega-Thief Eliyahu Weinstein's Alleged Sexual Abuse

Haredi über-thief Eliyahu Weinstein was allegedly emotionally and sexually abused as a child. Here is the story of that alleged abuse as told to the court by a family friend during Weinstein's sentencing hearing.

UPDATED: FBI Raids Bloomingburg Properties Owned By Developer Shalom Lamm In Onogoing Public Corruption Investigation

The FBI has reportedly descended on the tiny New York State village of Bloomingburg. Reports say that that the federal law enforcement agency has been spotted at several properties owned by developer Shalom Lamm in the tiny 400 person village as part of what is being called an ongoing investigation into public corruption.

Haredi Newspaper Pushes Orgasms

How did a hasidic newspaper get in the business of pushing "orgasm bags"?

Breslov Leader Accused Of Sexual Assaults Reportedly To Return To Israel

Berland recently hired the same team of attorneys who are representing Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, the Sefardi haredi kabbalist who is accused of bribery, money laundering embezzlement, witness tampering, extortion and other crimes. Pinto has – allegedly – negotiated a plea deal that will see him serve at most 9 months in prison for crimes that should have seen him behind bars for well over a decade.

London Haredi Modesty Squad Issues Purim Warning

Separate men from women and boys from girls, a London haredi modesty squad warns, to prevent drunken Jews from having illicit sex.

Koltun Gets 2 Life Terms In Prison For Double Murder For Hire

Rabbi Victor “Naftali” Koltun – who was convicted in February of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, conspiracy and gun possession –was sentenced this morning to two consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole along with two consecutive sentences of 8 1/3 to 25 years