Posts Tagged: orthodox Jew
Orthodox Jewish Judge to Preside Over Maduro Trial in New York
The US federal judge presiding over the criminal proceedings of deposed Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro is an Orthodox Jew from New York City whose 70...
Florida Country Club Suspended Jewish Family Over Viral Prayer Video, $50 Million Lawsuit Says
An Orthodox Jewish family was suspended from the Boca Grove country club in Florida after a video of a member of the family helping a...
Orthodox Jew in Ukraine Fights With Militias Against Pro-Russian Insurgents
Asher Cherkasskiy lived a modest life in peaceful southern Ukraine, observing Orthodox Jewish custom and putting his three children through religious school. But when war against...
Conservative Judaism’s Rebranding Effort Could Signal a Sea Change
JNS.org - Conservative Judaism has always had something akin to middle-child syndrome: squeezed on both sides by the Orthodox and Reform movements. But lately, its identity...
Jacob Ostreicher, Held Captive in Bolivia, Has Arrived in America
Jacob Ostreicher, an Orthodox Jewish American held captive in Bolivia since June 2011 has made his way to the United States, The Algemeiner has confirmed. A...
After Much Effort, NY Photographer Incorporates Orthodox Jews Into Photo Project
A New York photographer looking for the crown jewel of his photo project found taking an image of Orthodox Jews more complicated than at first...
Jewish Woman Has Guns Confiscated After Real Estate Scuffle
An Jewish woman was arrested and told to turn over her guns after reading the Constitution and peacefully protesting at a tax dispute ...
Texas Prisoner Will Receive Kosher Meals, Court Rules
A U.S. federal appeal court ruled that a Jewish man incarcerated in Texas must receive kosher meals in prison in a case revolving around the...
The Israeli Music Scene’s Rising ‘Shtar’
JERUSALEM—When the men of Shtar walked into a Tel Aviv bar on Halloween to perform, the audience was left guessing as to whether the band...
For Mohammed Cartoon Spread, Orthodox Jew Pushes Crippled Muslim Man on French Magazine Cover
The French magazine "Charlie Hebdo" which has been the victim of a firebomb attack for publishing images of the Islamic prophet Muhammad deemed by certain...
What is More Virtuous? Paying Taxes or Giving Charity?
David Axelrod was manhandled across cyberspace for tweeting an attack against Republican donors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson on the morning of September 11th. Let's be...
Hamas Linked Group Backs Orthodox Jew in Dispute With NYPD
Fishel Litzman, the Orthodox Jewish NYPD recruit who was dismissed from the police academy over the length of his beard - which he keeps for...
The Butchering of 8-Year-Old Leibby Kletsky
There are three reasons Hassidic Jews live together in tight-knit and often insular communities. The first is shared values. The second, a strong support network...
