Tag: chumras

Modern Orthodox Chumras

By definition the Modern Orthodox does not make chumras (stringencies) for itself. Generally, modern orthodoxy is about being an observant Jew without all of the social and communal obligations that have been invented over the years to separate from secular…

Bans that never made it

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…

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…