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Segregating the dead

Posted in Beit Shemesh, Blogs I read, Extremism, Jewish Thought on 4 May, 2009 | 12 Comments »

Rafi G wrote a post yesterday about the latest haredim vs. everyone else fight in Beit Shemesh. The proposal has been made to create a shomrei shabbat section in the Beit Shemesh cemetery. This is something that exists in other places as a way for the Orthodox community to define the the line between “us” and [...]

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Tsniyus protection racket

Posted in Extremism, Israel on 23 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It is reported today in YNet that the vaad hatzniyus has been posting signs on shops round Meah Shearim requiring women to be dressed according their private dress code.
Shop keepers who tried to refuse were warned that if they didn’t hang the signs they would be boycotted. The general haredi public would of course follow the boycott [...]

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