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Health Ministry: ‘Haredi Sector Suffers from Obesity’

The Health Ministry has determined that there are more overweight people in the ultra-Orthodox sector than in the secular one.Yair Amikam stressed in a letter to the chairman of the ministerial Tender Committee that “the problem is seven times worse in the haredi sector than among seculars.”At first, Amikam stated, the Dairy Board and ministry would work to raise awareness ...

Hawaii Temple Beset by Controversy Elects New Board, Ousting Rabbi

Hawaii’s largest temple, beset by synagogue politics that spurred a violent incident and allegations of “Nazi-like propaganda,” cemented the ouster of its rabbi with the election of a new board.Cliff Halevi won Sunday’s election, becoming the new board president of Honolulu’s Temple Emanu-El, the only Reform temple on the island of Oahu.In May, the congregation narrowly voted not to renew ...

‘Hava Nagilah’ and Questions of Jewish Joy

I remember the moment like it was yesterday. I must have been ten years old, sitting next to my father at my first hockey game; my Philadelphia Flyers hosting the visiting Montreal Canadians, a moment of pure Americana (or “Canadiana” if you will.) When suddenly, the organ plays a familiar tune – slowly at first, but with increasing volume and ...

Hatzolah of Los Angeles adds 3rd Ambulance to its fleet

Hatzolah of Los Angeles has put it’s 3rd ambulance into service. This ambulance was donated by Mr. Alex and Eva Friedman in memory of their friends and neighbors in Kiskufelgyhaza , Hungary that were killed in Auschwitz in 1944.In August of 2009 Hatzolah of Los Angeles began transporting patients in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles with the support ...

Hatzolah Member Helps In Rescue Of Muslim Toddler From Burning House

A woman risked her life to enter a blazing building and rescue a two-year-old boy.CCTV footage shows the unidentified woman rushing into a blazing house in Tottenham to save Arafat Hassan, who was stranded inside.The toddler was fighting for his life today in intensive care after suffering severe burns when the blaze swept through his family’s terrace home in Antill ...

Hatzolah EMS Volunteers Honored At Annual Awards Ceremony

As part of the celebration of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, Rocklanders were honored for their outstanding contributions to the community during Rockland County’s 8th Annual Emergency Medical Services Recognition Awards Ceremony Sunday at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona.“Every day countless lives are saved by the hundreds of EMS providers in our community,” said Rockland County Executive ...

Hate Crimes in NY State on the rise

A report released by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services concluded that hate crimes increased 14% in 2009, led by an increase in attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions.Six hundred and eighty-three hate crimes were reported to authorities across New York State in 2009, compared with 599 in 2008. Anti-Semitic incidents rose from 219 in 2008 to 251 in ...

Hassidic Art Gallery Sheds Light on Orthodox Art

Hundreds of art lovers and collectors descended on the Betzalel Art Gallery in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York earlier this month for its inaugural art exhibition displaying the drawings of renowned Jewish artist Itshak Holtz.According to the Jewish Voice, the crowd represented the full spectrum of New York’s orthodox community. Satmar Hassidim from Williamsburg, Modern Orthodox Jews ...

Hasidic Paper Blames “Rotten Heretic Lowlife” For “Global Storm” Over Censored Picture

The Brooklyn based hasidic run Yiddish language newspaper Di Tzitung electronically manipulated the iconic photo of the White House situation room during the Bin Laden attack to remove Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and another woman from the image.Di Tzitung “apologized’ for its bad judgement after my post on the photo manipulation went viral. Here is what the new issue ...

Hasidic boy’s coat inspired Kate Middleton’s clothes

An anonymous Hasidic teen was the inspiration behind Kate Middleton’s wardrobe, news media reported recently, revealing that the coat most famously worn by the UK’s queen-to-be was modeled after a jacket sewn for a religious boy from Jerusalem.The designer behind Middleton’s favorite label, Katherine Hooker, has become the darling of the fashion world practically overnight – and it all began ...

Has Noah’s Ark Been Found on Turkish Mountaintop?

A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say wooden remains they have discovered on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey are the remains of Noah’s Ark.The group claims that carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years old, meaning they date to around the same time the ark was said to be afloat. Mt. Ararat has long been suspected as ...

Harold Camping: May 21 was ‘invisible Judgment Day,’ the REAL Rapture comes on October 21

A California preacher is back to – once again – insist that the Rapture is coming.Harold Camping wasted little time in telling his followers Monday that while he’s falsely claimed the world will end twice, this time it will really happen.The 89-year-old now says the real Day of Judgment will occur on Oct. 21 and that his claims that the ...