The trend is strongest among wives whose parents cannot afford to support the couple in as lavish a fashion as their more fortunate peers. Lakewood, New Jersey, August 8 – Increasing pressure on the wives of men who study in yeshiva full ...
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The vast majority of the world’s approximately 15 million Jews now refrain from Torah study all year long. Jerusalem, August 1 – The mourning practices associated with the saddest day on the Jewish calendar include a prohibition against studying all ...
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The group acknowledges the need now to compensate for the races, day camp activities, gymnastics displays, and other sacred rituals that were not performed on the Temple Mount during that period. Jerusalem, July 27 – Religious officials at Islam’s third-holiest ...
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In exchange for a monthly fee, they may display certification of supervision, regardless of how often the facility is actually subject to inspection, if at all. Jerusalem, July 23 – Representatives of the Chief Rabbinate division charged with overseeing compliance ...
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Jews have maintained a security presence in and around the compound for fifty years, a disgrace to Islam so intense that it calls into question the notion that Allah is, in fact, as akbar as His worshipers proclaim. Jerusalem, July ...
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“Almond trees, like all trees, are not objects to be used or invoked by humanity at will, but creatures that deserve dignity.” Anatot, Kingdom of Judah, July 13 – Ecology-minded activists and organizations issued a rebuke to the prophet Jeremiah ...
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Balaam was seen administering an ass-whipping or two when his beast refused to comply with his wishes. Qiryat Hutzot, July 7 – The Aramean prophet Balaam, son of Be’or, has been making pronouncements from his ass, witnesses have stated. Two ...
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Activists expressed satisfaction that their concerns are being addressed. Tel Aviv, July 3 – Ongoing debate over the role and presence of religious content in the secular education system intensified over the last two weeks, leading the Tel Aviv Municipality ...
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“We demand that the prime minister reverse his shameful kowtowing to the ultra-orthodox, and kowtow to us instead.” New York, June 29 – Representatives of the liberal streams of Judaism in the US and Israel expressed intense anger this week ...
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Five hundred million souls would have gone a long way toward meeting the Devil’s futures quota for the second and third quarters of 2017. Hades, June 25 – The Prince of Darkness has withdrawn from an agreement to assume control ...
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