Posts Tagged: orthodox Jews
Why the Fuss Over Ban on Orthodox Jewish Women Driving Cars?
There has been much neurotic outcry about the Belz Chasidic Yeshiva in London (note, not in Israel) for issuing a ban on women driving and...
Kosher Conundrum: If Water Doesn’t Need Certification, Why Have the Symbol?
JNS.org - A new brand of bottled water recently hit grocery store shelves, and its tagline is reminiscent of the 1965 catchphrase for Hebrew...
Why Are Loving Jews Exiled by the Orthodox World?
Over the years we have seen the return of Russian Jewry, Ethiopian Jewry, and more recently the homecoming of thousands of French Jews to the...
Doctor by Day, Sukkah Savior by Night
JNS.org - In the office or the hospital right after morning minyan and working extended hours, radiation oncologist Jay Robinow has saved hundreds of...
Police Investigating Anti-Semitic Graffiti Spray-Painted in Spring Valley Jewish Neighborhood
CBS New York/AP - Authorities are investigating after anti-Semitic graffiti was found spray-painted on a sidewalk in a predominantly Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Rockland County. A...
What’s Wrong With Women Wearing Teffilin?
One of the most significant daily rituals in Judaism is laying Tefilin, strapping leather boxes containing scrolls with certain Torah verses onto one's arm (against...
The Ultra-Orthodox Need a Good Public Relations Campaign
The recent Pew Report, and every single other study in recent years on the American Jewish community, clearly indicate that the more religiously observant one...
Not Fitting Into Judaism’s Little Boxes
I was brought up to be an outsider. My late father, Kopul Rosen, was born in London, educated primarily in Mir in Lithuania, and served...
Jewish New Yorkers Turn Train Car Into a Synagogue (VIDEO)
Talmudic study has been around for the ages, so it makes sense that it has been integrated into the lives of Orthodox Jews in New...
Pew Jews: The Future of American Judaism
Oh, dear. American Jewish poobahs are all upset by a Pew Foundation survey that "discovered" that the intermarriage rate in the USA is at 58...
Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)
On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent candidates, Rabbi David Stav, told The Algemeiner that he believes...
U.S. Jewish Journalists, More than Readers, Believe Caring About Israel an Important Part of Jewish Identity
JNS.org -U.S. Jewish journalists working for Jewish media outlets are less likely to view themselves as government and business watchdogs, and are less willing to...
NBC Misrepresents Chabad Rabbi on Sexual Abuse (UPDATE)
NBC recently ran an important story on Judy Brown's heroic efforts fighting the culture of silence in her insular Hasidic community. The segment highlights her award...
The Difference between Orthodox Jews and Religious Jews?
As CEO of 5WPR, I am well versed in matters concerning brands and how media shapes perceptions. On a professional and personal front,...
