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religionnews.com
(RNS) — The school’s refusal to accept a club for LGBTQ students highlights the complexities of being both modern and orthodox. I've always been a fan
How the Miami Boys Choir turned 'Orthodox pop' into a TikTok sensation - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
www.jta.org
“We have this Orthodox-but-American entertainment type of thing that seems to really be having some wide appeal." Shomer pesa'im Hashem
www.jta.org
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With the Days of Awe just on the horizon, we rebroadcast a fascinating conversation about the nature of the Jewish Orthodox community and the human capacity for change. M Helfand
www.jta.org
Calls for secular education at Hasidic schools are likely to withstand constitutional challenge — within limits, writes the chair in law and religion at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law.www.jta.org
The Secure Community Network also announced a new online database where Orthodox Jews can report antisemitic incidents. Shomer pesa'im Hashem
www.jta.org
Some are ignoring curfew and other local rules imposed since the Russian invasion — a war that has seen the town bombed multiple times. Confirmed as fake
blogs.timesofisrael.com
When ever-increasing stringencies on women's dress and behavior in the ultra-Orthodox world make you want to cry, sometimes you just have to laugh insteadThe Civic Duties of Hasidic Schools | Cole S. Aronson
www.firstthings.com
The New York Times reports an alarmingly high fail rate for children in Hasidic schools, and though the Times is biased, the truth of the claim desperately demands discussion. M Hauer
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jewishaction.com
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jewishaction.com
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www.yutorah.org
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www.jta.org
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