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News EXCLUSIVE: 3 Ex-Orthodox Women Accuse Community Member Of Sexual Assault
Five women who have broken with ultra-Orthodox Judaism are accusing a man in the ex-Orthodox community of sexual misconduct, with three alleging that he sexually assaulted them. The allegations surfaced when one of the women posted her story to Facebook, which prompted several women to tell their own stories of alleged mistreatment — from pressuring…
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Life Why Choosing A Torah Life Was the Hardest Thing I Ever Did
As a writer, I’m always looking for material. Even after I made a life-changing commitment to live as an Orthodox Jew, though, it never occurred to me to write my story. In the past decade, however, telling my story felt not only important, but also urgent. Orthodox Jews are constantly trying to explain themselves to…
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Fast Forward ‘The Mikveh Saved Us’: How Chabad Family Survived ‘Off The Charts’ Irma
When Hurricane Irma finally bore down on St. Martin, a tiny Caribbean island, Rabbi Moishe Chanowitz and his family thought they were ready. The Chabad emissaries have lived on the island for eight years, and have seen many storms. But the record-breaking 185 mile-per-hour winds drove them from their homes into the recently constructed Chabad…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Volunteers Shake Off Prohibition To Help Harvey-Stricken Churches
Volunteers with ZAKA, a search and rescue operation run by Israeli Orthodox Jews, are helping repair Houston churches damaged by intense flooding during Hurricane Harvey, reported Breaking Israel News. The decision to help the churches breaks with a custom against entering Christian houses of worship that many Orthodox Jews adhere to. ZAKA chairman Yehuda Zahav…
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Fast Forward Ex-Hasidic Woman Gets Children Back After Coming Out As Lesbian
After coming out to her children as a lesbian, a formerly Hasidic woman lost custody of her children. Now, after a landmark ruling by three Brooklyn judges, she has won not only the right to see her children, but the right to express herself however she wants with them, the New York Post reported. When…
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Life Fellow Orthodox Jews, You’ve Totally Missed The Point Of Modesty
Tzniut — the Hebrew word for “modesty” — is somehow an endlessly heated discussion topic. We never get bored of it. Several articles on modesty and fashion vis-à-vis women have appeared in these pages, and it seems to me that no matter what day or month it may be, the topic of tzniut arises constantly…
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Life This Hasidic Educator Teaches Secular Subjects To Boys — Despite Violent Opposition
Menachem Bombach is waiting behind the gate outside his school building on a dusty hilltop: long black coat, short beard, thin-rimmed glasses, the look of a refined yeshiva student, hands folded in front of him. He smiles and says, “Welcome, welcome!” It’s hard to believe that this gentleman’s home has become the site of frequent…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Ambulance Service Faces Scrutiny After 7-Year-Old Girl Drowns
Hatzolah, private ambulance service run by ultra-Orthodox Jews, is being accused of failing to notify police after a 7-year-old girl drowned in New York’s Rockland County. Responders from Hatzolah took the girl, who drowned in a private pool in Pomona, New York, to a local medical center. Police have ruled the death an accident. Police…
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