30 Injured in Stamford Hill Lag B’Omer Bonfire Explosion
As Samsung learned the hard way with its infamous Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, the lithium-ion battery inside the spiritually corrupting smartphone can cause a physically corrupting explosion.
3 Chassidic Jews Dead in Deliberate Anti-Semitic Attack on Jersey City Kosher Market
Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop tweeted: "Based on our initial investigation (which is ongoing) we now believe the active shooters targeted the location they attacked."
Haredi Court Furious at Drumming Bride Fiasco
Several holy Jews who watched the video of the harmless event online alerted to Badatz, the kashrut supervision department of the Eda Haredit, which supervises the wedding hall.
Brooklyn Haredi Man Wins $126 Million Jackpot (but Takes Home Only $52.5 Million)
Poor Herman is about to find out that $52 million don’t go very far…
Chief Sephardi Rabbi Blocks Hotels Passover Guide over Extreme Strictness
Rabbi Yosef explained his decision, saying, "They followed the rule of 'the more stringent the better,' and made up many, many Chumrot (stringent rules)."
Jordanian Police Forbid Jewish Tourists from Praying on Penalty of Imprisonment
Jordanian police confiscated tefillin, talitot, kipot, and prayer books, and even forbade prayer in their hotel rooms.
Officials Alarmed at Spike of Coronavirus in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Communities
On Wednesday, Haredi reporter Jacob Kornbluh tweeted the video of an outdoor Orthodox wedding with "many participants in a cramped backyard."
Police Arrest Arabs Who Attacked Haredim on Shabbat, Forced Them to Convert to Islam
It was a terrifying event that violated not only the two victims' bodies but their souls.
Bais Yaakov Graduate to Head America’s NSA Cybersecurity Directorate
Neuberger has led the NSA's Election Security effort and served as Deputy Director of NSA's Operations Directorate.
Satmar Rebbe Diagnosed with COVID-19 Coronavirus
The Rebbe called on his Chassidim to set times for Torah study and to increase their study of Torah in response to the news.
Haredi Couple Married on Shabbat Due to ‘Urgent Circumstances’
The Sheva Brachot meal could not be held as planned on Shabbat morning because the existence of a bride and a groom was in doubt.
London Beit Din Dayan Resigns, Cites Falling Short of Standards
Rabbi Abraham said he had been “under exceptional strain and stress for some time which has taken its inevitable toll."
PLO to Punish Arabs Who Danced with Religious Jews at Engagement Party
In response to the threats, a terrified Chief Radi issued a heartfelt apology on his Facebook page, in which he swore to Allah that he was not aware of the Israelis' participation in the engagement ceremony.
Birthright Drops Reform Program, Claims Kids Prefer Orthodox Tours
Birthright brought 48,000 Jewish kids ages 18 to 26 to Israel in 2017, but not through the Reform movement, apparently.
The Tragedy on Mt. Meron, Lag B’Omer 1911
"The zealots of Tsfat hung the blame for the great disaster on the mixing of men and women in Meron and imposed a ban on women's visits to Mt. Meron on Lag B'Omer.
‘Plastic Bag’ Airplane Passenger a Kohen Staying Pure?
Look up in the sky? Is It a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Plastic Man – the Orthodox Jew who wrapped himself in plastic on an airplane, apparently because he is a very scrupulous Kohen.
Biden Kneels before Haredi Mother of 12 on Rivlin’s Staff
So, to sum up: twelve children and making two heads of state bow before her.
Rabbi Moshe Tendler Dead at 95, Influenced Revolutionary Rulings of Father in Law’s ‘Igros...
Rabbi Tendler was the posek for the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists and served as its president.
Haredi Pilot, Mother of 4, to Fly Netanyahu to Greece
Meet Nechama Spiegel Novak, mother of four who wears a wig and does not touch men: the first Haredi pilot who flies Prime Minister Netanyahu to Greece.
Haredi Teens Accused of Infecting Firefighter with Deliberate Sneezing
As of Saturday, 426 FDNY personnel, firefighters, EMS, and civilian staff, have been infected with the coronavirus.
Openly Homosexual Orthodox Jew Ordained in Jerusalem, Hold My Beer
It appears that Rabbi Landes removed himself from the boundaries of Orthodox Judaism with his defiant "ordination."
44 Dead, 150 Injured in Mt. Meron Catastrophe
"It started because of a very large load. There were many people on top of me, I lay on someone and he was not breathing."
Head of Agudath Israel, the Novominsker Rebbe, Succumbs to the Coronavirus at 89
After 9/11, Newsweek quoted him as saying: "Today, the world is not the same as it was yesterday. If we are the same as we were yesterday, then it is pure folly."
Satmar Rebbe Condemns Neturei Karta for Supporting Hamas Murders
“They are walking around the world together with the Arabs, with those who shout without any shame and support the murders."
Delegation of Neturei Karta & Son of IDF General Snubbed by Ilhan Omar
Omar's communications director and strategist said Ilhan "did not and has no plans to" meet with her uninvited guests.
Rabbi Asher Weiss: Our Faces Are Covered with Shame, We Cannot Claim ‘Our Hands...
"I've already said in the past that we must be more severe than the health authorities in Israel and the world, despite all their drawbacks."
Haredi Girl Cradles 9 Children Whose Parents Were Hospitalized with COVID-19
Tamar is planning to spend the seder night with the children.
French Jewish Woman Murdered by Radical Islamic Terrorist Yelling ‘Allahu Akbar’ in Paris
The killer shouted "Allahu Akbar!" as he stabbed her while she lay sleeping in her bed.
Belzer Rebbe Embracing ‘Off the Derech’ Former Chassidim
On Simchat Torah of 2005, the Belzer Rebbe broke all the rules when he encouraged his male Chassidim to learn a profession and earn a living.
B’nei Brak Man Marries Step Sister
The rabbi's daughter from a first marriage, who is 16 and a half, will be marrying her step brother, 23.
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