The haredi community has a long tradition of volunteering, but their recent involvement has been particularly prominent and widespread. Tzipi Velas, a haredi hasidic woman from Bnei Brak and the director of "Harmonia" (a pregnancy and birth center), emphasized that the ultra-Orthodox have always ...
The crowd was a mix of young and old, with a large proportion of Orthodox attendees, in part a reflection of the decision by Jewish day schools and universities to cancel classes and bus students, and in some cases their families, to Washington. Clusters ...
“No se,” said the guy behind the counter. I found one guy standing on the sidelines who, while Orthodox, was not Hasidic and seemed willing to talk. He explained that what I was seeing had nothing whatsoever to do with the U.S., but was instead a demonstration in support of a seg...
Absolute rejection of every act which deliberately terminates life is found among the overwhelming majority of (religiously observant) Orthodox (Hasidic and non-Hasidic) women, as they have an unconditional faith and trust in God's sovereign power over the domain of life and death. On the other...
Hasidic Jews believe in a form of ultra-Orthodox Judaism that originated in 18th century Europe. They are easy to spot by their traditional dress andpayot(long, curly sidelocks). Early Zionism was actuallyopposedby Hasidic Jews because of what they see as Zionism’s tendency to champion secular...
Out of respect to Orthodox and very pious, or devout Jews, the word God is frequently spelled in English as G-d. http://www.dlux.net/~holocaustart/under%20wings%20bacground.htm No comments 0 Perryman Unlike other ancient religions and cultures, Judaism is rooted in history, not in...