I am sure there are more bans that never made it, but this is just a short list that I could come up with…. Fish: Several years ago when it was discovered that water was unkosher because of the bugs…
Tag: Charedim
Handshaking with the opposite sex for business purposes is not kosher
It has been debated amongst all sects along the spectrum of Jewish Orthodoxy for years as to whether shaking hands with the opposite sex is kosher. In past years, it has been thought that shaking hands for business purposes was…
Group wants colored shirts banned: Says they are women’s clothing
For some time it has been known that anyone caught wearing a colored shirt in religious communities around the world was likely to be ostracized by the community. Shidduchim, schooling, seminary, even real estate value can all be affected by…
Women should not learn torah their job is to cook and clean
This is a lengthier version of the Vos Iz Neias comment of the day, due to the fact that the comments listed below are a great way to welcome new folks into the orthodox fold. I used to wonder why…
Rabbis say its assur to end shabbos at normal time due to Halloween
For the first time in many years, both modern orthodox and Haredi Rabbis have joined forces on a ban, they have banned ending shabbos at its normal time due to the dangers of Halloween. Many of the Rabbis we spoke…
Yeshiva World News wins the Frum Satire WTF of the week
Yeshiva World News gets a bit WTF for this article which makes it seem like they want to become entertainment weekly of the frum world. Do we really need a Rebbe Gossip column? Wait doesn’t the Jewish Press already have…
Vos Iz Neias comment of the day
Vos Iz Neias doesn’t just report news, they allow many of us a glimpse into the minds of Charedim, or the minds of those who read and comment on the site. The comments on Vos Iz Neias make my site…
Dear people of Boro Park
Dear people of Boro Park – sent to me via email I’ll admit, growing up in a modern orthodox community, I’ve always thought of myself as a better than you, mostly because I felt that you looked down upon me…
Charedim spread raspberry syrup on benches to prevent hanging out
Original article on Ynet News A new initiative put together by anonymous Mea Shearim residents is making the lives of youths there just a little bit harder, and stickier. Every week, just before Shabbat comes in, raspberry syrup is smeared…
Charedi girls paid not to wear makeup at their wedding
Jerusalem – The Darchei Rachel seminary for girls in Jerusalem imposed a new regulation recently: Each girl agreeing not to put on makeup for her wedding will receive a scholarship worth NIS 1,000 (about $265).
Pregnant women should be banned
Sent to me om Facebook Pregnant women should be banned, according to a Jewish organization whose name has been withheld to protect me. After viewing a drawing of the matriarch, Rivka, pregnant with her future sons, Yaakov and Esav, as…
Vacations are almost banned
Its been some time since the Charedim have tried to ban something, this is mostly because the riots, the gays and the scandals have kept the Rabbis and their henchmen from concentrating on more important things like banning vacations, the…
The latest Charedi riots are a huge chillul Hashem
I can sort of understand rioting because shabbos is being desecrated, but rioting because a child abuser was arrested is completely insane, and a huge chillul Hashem in my opinion. I literally couldn’t believe my ears when I heard about…
Tznius is an issue, but threatening letters are just as bad
Jacob Da Jew has an important post about the state of Tznius in the frum community, the problem is not that people aren’t adhering to the laws, the problem is in the form of random notes distributed by random people…
Burning dumpsters doesn’t show the beauty of shabbos!
I bid good bye to my friend Josh at Kikar Shabbat, we had expected some riots, but there were none and we both turned toward home, let down by the seemingly non-violence of the Charedim. I walked toward the Beis…
My first two days in Israel
I landed in Israel and just told the sharoot guy to let me off at the shuk, I had rugalechs and shawarma on my mind, I hadn’t eaten a real meal save for the airplane food in 3 days and…
Charedi shabbos protest thoughts
One of my most memorable moments from my half a year in Israel was when I incited a shabbos riot at the intersection of Bar Ilan and Shmuel Hanavi streets in Jerusalem. I really didn’t incite it, I just added…
Shadchanim in Israel raise their rates
We all love to hate shadchanim and the latest news that rates for their services is giving people another reason to hate on them, but I just don’t agree. I myself haven’t been to too many professional shadchanim, but when…
Mannequins are banned in Israel
“Tiberias, Israel – A rabbi in the Israeli city of Tiberias has called for a boycott of stores that display mannequins in bathing suits, saying they “elicit sorrow” and damage the souls of passers-by
Rabbi clothing circa 1980 is so sex offender style
We all know by now that major Jewish organizations support sex offenders, if they didn’t how would we find Rabbis to teach our children? And be our kosher restaurant supervisors? By now some of you may have heard that Girl…
El-Al to have gay flights
I would go on a gay flight just for the experience, its bound to beat the traditional 6am shachris in which your woken up because talesim are flying around and you can’t sleep through the tefillin boxes knocking from opening.…
Swine Flu is not kosher we call it the Mexican Flu
Israeli Health Minister Yakov Litzman has been updating a nervous public on the swine flu epidemic – and he started by renaming it for religious reasons. “We will call it Mexican flu. We won’t call it swine flu,” said Mr…
Kosher phone cards prevent sex calls
First it was kosher cell phones and now its kosher phone cards, and judging by these two tidbits of information and the time and money spent to make these products one may conclude that Charedim in Israel are going off…
Why don’t women ever notice the tznius problems?
The latest in the Charedi push to ban women from basic freedoms kind of looks like the 1960s civil rights movement, but in reverse. The title of an article “Scuffle breaks out at protest FOR segregated buses” just sounds wrong…
Gebrokts crisis: some say snorting matzo is the best way
Once again I am amazed by what comes out of the Charedi world, the latest is a gebrokts scare. Apparently Rabbonim are saying that matzo could become leavened in your mouth and even though many Charedim dry their mouths with…