Lev Tahor relocates within Guatemala after police raid
A fringe haredi Orthodox sect that has been living on the outskirts of Guatemala City for the past two years has relocated after saying it was harassed by local authorities. The group, Lev Tahor, told the French news agency AFP that it moved Sunday to Oratorio, a village 30 miles east of Guatemala City. Members will live in […]
When families disagree about Jewish practice
Some people choose to practise Judaism differently than their immediate families. The resulting religious contrasts can cause tension. It took Marcel Jakubovic, a product of the Orthodox day school and Israeli yeshiva system, a long time to choose his personal happiness over his adherence to Jewish ritual practice. “In early high school, I had this […]
Couples sign innovative postnup agreement at mass event
Seventy-two couples, from newlyweds to those together more than half a century, publicly signed agreements on Sept. 13 that, if their marriages end in civil divorce, they both will “participate in a get,” or Jewish religious divorce. They heeded the call of Rabbi Michael Whitman, spiritual leader of Adath Israel Poalei Zedek Anshei Ozeroff Congregation […]
