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Orthodox basketball player allowed to cover her arms
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By MICHELE CHABIN c. 2011 Religion News Service JERUSALEM (RNS) The international basketball federation has decided to permit an Orthodox Jewish basketball player to cover her arms during competitions in accordance with her religious beliefs. FIBA made the decision several weeks after point guard Naama Shafir, a member of the Israeli national women’s basketball team,…
Brooklyn Rabbi Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
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Beliefnet News Editor
TRENTON, N.J. (RNS) Of all those targeted in what became the biggest FBI sting operation in New Jersey history, Rabbi Mordchai Fish was among the most secretive. He changed cell phones constantly, worried aloud about electronic bugs and had cash couriers all over Brooklyn. On Friday (April 8), the tearful 58-year-old Orthodox rabbi pleaded guilty…
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