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Haredi Life
Culture
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Legal
November 29, 2023
Lakewood philanthropist Moshe Tress arrested for illegally shooting an AR-15 assault rifle
Tress fired the high-powered, semi-automatic weapon near a busy county road, “recklessly” creating “a risk of widespread injury,” according to the arrest warrant
Gender
November 15, 2023
Haredi children’s magazine blurs image of Nikki Haley
Five presidential hopefuls are shown on the debate stage — but the only woman in the photo is blurred
Israel
November 14, 2023
Large numbers of Haredim join thousands of all stripes at DC rally to support Israel
Bus caravans arrived from Brooklyn, NY, and Lakewood, NJ, but some Haredim stayed away — with one rabbi calling the rally "anti-productive"
Israel
November 13, 2023
In historic shift, large groups of Haredim expected at pro-Israel rally in DC on Tuesday
Agudath Israel and Chabad-Lubavitch organizations in Crown Heights have thrown their support behind the event
Elections
November 8, 2023
Four takeaways from Tuesday’s general election within Haredi communities
Election results in Rockland, Brooklyn, and Lakewood, New Jersey
Roundups
November 3, 2023
Roundup: Early voting begins, corporal punishment ban, and other Haredi news this week
Shtetl News Roundup: Here’s what’s happening this week in the Haredi world
Elections
September 18, 2023
Director of NJ Agudah offices to run for state assembly seat
Rabbi Avi Schnall will run as a Democrat in the heavily-Republican 30th district that includes Lakewood
Roundups
July 28, 2023
Roundup: Yeshiva funding in New Jersey state budget, RFK Jr. Visits Ohel, kosher meat prices headed higher, and other Haredi news
Shtetl News Roundup: What’s new and interesting in the Haredi world this week
Shidduchim
July 27, 2023
Is "the freezer" broken? Some blame it for the "Shidduch crisis"
Popular Haredi radio show Headlines tackles the issue.
Roundups
July 21, 2023
Roundup: Shomrim leader pleads guilty, Lakewood rabbi’s double life, and more Haredi news this week
Shtetl News Roundup: This week’s most important Haredi news
Crime
July 19, 2023
His sentence commuted by Trump after pleas from rabbis, Eli Weinstein is arrested on new charges
He’s alleged to have been involved in a $38 million "Ponzi-like scheme"
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