orthodox Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/orthodox/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 03 May 2024 00:42:03 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Two-week reprieve on Orthodox army exemptions https://www.jwire.com.au/two-week-reprieve-on-orthodox-army-exemptions/ https://www.jwire.com.au/two-week-reprieve-on-orthodox-army-exemptions/#respond Fri, 03 May 2024 00:42:03 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=158009 Israel’s High Court of Justice on Thursday gave the government a two-week reprieve to present its plan to conscript the country’s Orthodox community into military service. Acting Supreme President Uzi Vogelman ruled that the government must present its plans to the High Court by May 16. Activists petitioned the court to end draft exemptions for […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/two-week-reprieve-on-orthodox-army-exemptions/feed/ 0 158009 Five arrested in Jerusalem for allegedly spitting on Christians https://www.jwire.com.au/five-arrested-in-jerusalem-for-allegedly-spitting-on-christians/ https://www.jwire.com.au/five-arrested-in-jerusalem-for-allegedly-spitting-on-christians/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 03:00:03 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=151214 Israeli police on Wednesday arrested five Orthodox Jews on assault charges after they allegedly spat at Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City. The suspects, including one minor, were reportedly walking through the Old City’s Muslim Quarter when they spat at the entrance of a local church. “We will not tolerate expressions of hatred towards anyone—Jews, Muslims, or […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/five-arrested-in-jerusalem-for-allegedly-spitting-on-christians/feed/ 0 151214 JOFA to host the first orthodox women’s conference in Australia https://www.jwire.com.au/jofa-to-host-the-first-orthodox-womens-conference-in-australia/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jofa-to-host-the-first-orthodox-womens-conference-in-australia/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:07:35 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=148837 The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance will host its first-ever in-person conference dedicated to discussing orthodox feminism and the state of women’s inclusion in Australia. The conference will be hosted by JOFA Australia’s partner the Ark Centre, in Melbourne’s Hawthorn East, and is sponsored by Launchpad Australia and the Besen Foundation. “This is the first time […]

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