Tag: chareidim
Haredi Jews Denied Entry to Jordan
Tuesday’s incident was not the first time the Jordanians have allegedly refused entry to visitors clearly identifiable as Jews by their dress or ritual objects.
Chareidim Don’t Work and Won’t Go into the Army
Asking the right questions and looking at the data a little differently makes you realize that everything you've been told about Chareidim is wrong.
Chareidi Soldiers to Guard Rachel’s Tomb Checkpoint
The IDF hopes to initially enlist 15-20 Chareidim for the unit.
IDF Using Facebook to Catch Fraudulent Chareidi Draft Dodgers
The young men "shared" their lives on Facebook, proving they were not living Chareidi lives, as they had claimed to the IDF.
On the Last Night of Chanukah…
Candle lighting on the 8th night of Chanukah in Meah Shearim.
Some Ultra-Orthodox Troubled by Bazooka’s New Kosher Certification
One talkbacker said the kashrut certification is meaningless, because of the halachic concept of "minhag hamakom," the local practice. If it's been forbidden, it should stay so.
Celebrating Freedom
I don't recall this many people showing up when I was honorably completed my IDF service!
Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attended a demonstration celebrating...
Not a Bulldozer Attack
Hareidi Jews block a bulldozer as they protest at a construction site in Jerusalem on January 19, 2015.
They're protesting against what they claim is...
Hundreds of Thousands Participate in Peaceful Anti-Draft Rally
The protest was a peaceful one.
Hareidim Beat Out Hare Krishna in Measles Outbreak
Of the 175 cases of measles in the U.S in 2013, a mere 23 were connected to Hare Krishnas in North Carolina. The 175...
School Starts in Israel
Millions of adults in Israel are unusually happy today as 2,129,562 children return to school for the start of the school year.
Haredi Man asks Woman to Move to Back of Bus, Gets Punched in Face...
On a Jerusalem bus driving in Givat Shaul on Kanfei Nesharim street, a Haredi man asked a secular woman to move to the back...
200 Haredim Drafted on Thursday
This latest draft represents a 30% increase in the number of Haredim drafted into the battalion.
Hareidim – N.I.M.B.Y.
No one wants Hareidim moving into their neighborhood. But no one is letting them build all-Hareidi communities either.
What Will the Chareidim Do?
In the past, Chareidi (Ultra-Orthodox) participation in election voting has never topped more than around a third of their potential voters.
Chareidim have avoided voting...
Arab Snow Attackers Apprehended
Police arrest everyone involved in the anti-Semitic attack in Jerusalem.
Haredim, Wake Up and Toughen Up
When Jews are attacked in broad daylight in the world's holiest city, something is horrifically wrong in Israel.
The Future of Judaism
Modern Orthodox Jews will join the ranks of Moderate Charedim as a socially cohesive group.
Does the Very Air in Israel Make One Wise?
I don’t know what is in the air in Israel that makes some people think that they are doing the right thing by God in sticking knives into the heads of their opponents.