A federal judge has ruled that inmates have no First Amendment rights to grow a beard, rejecting the claim of an orthodox Jew who claimed prison policy banning facial hair longer than a quarter-inch violated his constitutional rights. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Steven McAuliffe ruled against Albert Kuperman, saying prison officials’ concerns about...
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Orthodox Jew Inmate Loses Challenge Over Facial Hair, Judge: Inmates Have No First Amendment Rights
Zaka Member Arriving At The Scene Finds His Wife Among The Murdered R”L
ZAKA volunteer Momy Ben-Haim was dispatched to the scene of the terrorist attack with his colleagues, where to his horror he discovered his wife’s body among the dead. “We saw a crying volunteer, and at first we did not understand what was happening – he has seen many disasters before,” Zaka volunteer Isaac Bernstein...
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Bugs Found in NYC Water Making it Not Kosher
The City is known for having excellent tap water, but why does it taste so good? It might be the microscopic shrimp. Tiny copepods were discovered after a reddit user uploaded photos of what they found through the other end of a microscope after adding H&E stain to New York tap water. According to...
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Petira of Talya and Yitzhak Imes HY”D, Kochava Even-Haim HY”D and Avichai Shendler HY”D
Islamic militant Hamas claims responsibility for shooting that killed 4 Israelis in West Bank. Names of shooting attack’s victims released
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Terrorist Attack: Four Israelis Killed in Shooting
UPDATES BELOW. Four Israelis were killed as terrorists opened fire at an Israeli vehicle near Kiryat Arba in Hebron Tuesday evening. Magen David Adom paramedics arrived at the scene of the shooting and declared all four victims dead; two men aged 25 and 40 and two women aged 25 and 40. Paramedics added that...
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Kiryas Joel Posts New Tznius Signs For Visitors
A large new sign greets visitors as they cross over Route 17 on Forest Avenue and enter a world where the skirts and shirt sleeves are always long, regardless of the season. “Welcome to Kiryas Joel,” it reads. “In keeping with our traditions and religious customs, we kindly ask that you dress and behave...
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Man Arrested in West Hollywood Triple Homicide of Three Iranian Jews
A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a triple homicide in West Hollywood last week, authorities said Monday evening. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department identified the suspect in the slaying of three men as Harold Yong Park. [Park lives in east Hollywood and was arrested at 11 a.m. Monday without incident...
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Fireman Who Saved 3-Year-Old from Menorah Fire Nominated for Medal
It was a firefighter’s worst nightmare—blinding black smoke, a wall of fire and a toddler trapped in the inferno. Firefighter Desmond Walsh, 32, temporarily assigned to the crew of Engine Co. 250, was among the first at the Brooklyn scene last Dec. 16 where a lit menorah had set a Borough Park home ablaze.
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Iraq Demands Israel to Return Rare Torah Thought to Have Been Looted
Israel should return rare Babylonian Jewish artifacts to Iraq, an official at the Tourism Ministry in Baghdad was quoted as saying Monday. In particular, the Baghdad authorities want back an ancient handwritten scroll, known in Hebrew as a Torah, which contains the core five books of the Jewish Bible on parchment.
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U.S. State Department Condemns Inflammatory Statements From Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
The U.S. State Department condemned Rabi Ovadia Yosef’s statements made over the weekend that called on a plague from god to destroy Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian people, saying the remarks are deeply offensive. The State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley issued a statement, saying that they condemn and regret the inflammatory...
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