‘Death to Nazis’ Tattoo Bars Hungarian Martial Arts Fighter

Posted on: May 20th, 2013

A Hungarian martial arts fighter was disinvited from an event in Prague because of his Nazi tattoos, including one reading “death to the Jews.” Some of the sponsors of the Heroes Gate martial arts tournament told organizers that Attila Petrovszki from Hungary could not attend the May 17 event because he had a tattoo of [...]

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Few Terrorize ‘New Haredim,’ But Majority Accepts Integration

Posted on: May 19th, 2013

The media accentuate the negative and violent acts of a very small minority, over the mature and calm behavior of the vast majority of Haredim.

AG Team on Women’s Discrimination Discriminates Against Women

Posted on: May 17th, 2013

The committee did not invite even one, single Haredi woman to testify.

35 Thousand Haredim Protest Draft, 10 Cops Injured

Posted on: May 17th, 2013

The demonstrators rallied "against the evil decree of conscription."

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Bennett and Livni in Facebook Fight over Women of the Wall

Posted on: May 16th, 2013

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Religious Affairs Minister Yair Lapid, who doubles as Finance Minister, are arguing via Facebook over the issue of a women’s minyan at the Western Wall. Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky has proposed that a Women of the Wall demand for the minyan be allowed at the southern part of the [...]

Rabbi Riskin Permits Women to Read Ruth for Men in Orthodox Shul

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

It appears that Rabbi Riskin's congregation is not easily offended.

Jewish Groups Join Call for Ban on Religious Profiling

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

Two Jewish organizations have joined the Interfaith Alliance in calling on the U.S. Senate to include a ban on religious profiling in its immigration reform bill. Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and Nancy Kaufman, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, joined other religious leaders in criticizing [...]

Plague of Locusts Returns to Israel for Shavuot

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

Fundamentalists were working overtime before Passover to describe how just as in Biblical times, the Jews were spared from the plague. Now the locusts are working overtime, just in time for Shavuot.

Vienna Hosts First European Jewish Choral Festival

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The Vienna Jewish Choir last weekend hosted the first European Jewish Choral Festival with a comprehensive repertoire of Yiddish, Hebrew, and Ladino songs, the European Jewish Press reported, Hundreds of Jewish and non-Jewish singers from 18 groups in Europe participated n the four-day event that drew approximately 1,500 spectators. The festival, under the patronage of [...]

Two Religious Girls Box-Kick Their Way to World Champions (video)

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

The IDF gets a new weapon next year. Meet Baltimore-born Nili Block and Mumbai convert Sarah Avraham, both of them religious and the new world champs in Thailand-style kick-boxing.

Hillary and Bill Clinton Give Weiner the Cold Shoulder

Posted on: May 13th, 2013

Anthony Weiner can forget about any support from Hillary and Bill Clinton if he decides to run for mayor of New York City, the New York Post reported Monday. The main reason is Huma Abedin, Weiner’s Muslim wife who suffered disgrace shortly after their marriage when Weiner was caught using the Internet for online relationships [...]

Church of Scotland Thinks Twice, Grants Israel the Right to Exist

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The Church of Scotland has called last week’s publication of a Church and Society Council report that denies Israel’s right to exist a “misunderstanding” and now says the Jewish state can remain as part of the world. The Jewish communities of Scotland were shocked by the report, and the local Council of Christians and Jews [...]

Disco Opening at Former Jewish Learning Center Stirs Controversy

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The opening of a music club and disco in a 19th century Jewish learning center in Krakow is sparking controversy. The club, called Mezcal, which is also a Mexican alcoholic beverage, opened Saturday night in the former Chewra Thilim Beit Midrash in the heart of Krakow’s Jewish district, Kazimierz. The rundown building, built in 1896, [...]

Highway Construction Uncovers Spectacular 1500-Year-old Mosaic

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

The most unexpected benefits from extending Israel’s north-south superhighway has been a wealth of archaeological discoveries, the latest being a spectacular mosaic from the 4th-6th centuries.

US Jewish Rage: Bark Mitzvahs (Video)

Posted on: May 12th, 2013

Inspired by the Christian ceremony of the Blessing of the Animals, Reform Rabbi Fred Schwalb says the event is a simple way to honor dogs, cats and other pets.

Report: Muslim Countries ‘Worst Violators of Religious Freedom’

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

But not to worry – the State Department has issued indefinite waivers on taking any action against Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia.

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Haredi Men Throw Garbage on WOW, Orthodox Women Keep the Peace

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

UTJ and WOW argue over the halacha of women's prayer on the radio -- can Mashiach be too far?

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Livni Pushes for Law Banning Segregation of Women

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

Israel’s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni ordered her ministry on Thursday to draft legislation that would make the gender-based segregation of women illegal. “Discrimination against women in public places, in public services, cannot be allowed,” she said in a radio interview. She wrote on her Facebook page, “Removal of women from the public sphere is damaging [...]

Thousands of Orthodox Women to Mix with WOW at the Kotel

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Yes, they've won a battle, a long one at that—but the war is far from over.

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HRW Founder: Human Rights Must Focus on Arab Regimes’ Hate Speech

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

Human Rights Watch founder Robert Bernstein said that today's human rights advocates ignore the repression of basic freedoms across the Middle East and mistakenly call "free speech" and "advocacy' what is really state-sponsored hate speech.