Dog sentenced to death by stoning

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Rabbinical court rules spirit of secular lawyer who insulted judges 20 years ago transferred into wandering dog's body

A Jerusalem rabbinical court recently sentenced a wandering dog to death by stoning. The cruel sentence stemmed from the suspicion that the hound was the reincarnation of a famous secular lawyer, who insulted the court's judges 20 years ago.

Several weeks ago, according to the Behadrei Hadarim website, a large dog entered the Monetary Affairs Court near the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim. The dog scared the court's visitors and, to their surprise, refused to leave even after they attempted to drive him away.

One of the judges suddenly recalled that about 20 years ago, a famous secular lawyer who insulted the court was cursed by the panel of judges, who wished that his spirit would move on to the body of a dog (considered an impure animal by Halacha). The lawyer passed away several years ago.

Still offended, one of the judges sentenced the poor animal to death by stoning, recruiting the neighborhood's children to carry out the order. Luckily, the dog managed to escape...[Full Article]

Rabbi Convicted Of In-Flight Molesting
Father of 11 groped Israeli Army officer during trip

The Smoking Gun

MAY 5--An Israeli rabbi was convicted today of fondling a female passenger on a recent flight from Tel Aviv to New York.

Gavriel Bidany, a 47-year-old father of 11, was found guilty this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. Bidany was named last month in a misdemeanor information charging him with molesting the woman on a March 27 Delta Airlines flight bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The verdict was rendered following a two-day bench trial before Magistrate Judge Ramon Reyes. Bidany, an Israeli citizen, faces a maximum of six months in prison when he is sentenced by Reyes on May 12. In reading the verdict at 2 PM, Reyes called the victim's testimony "compelling and wholly believable," while dismissing the testimony of Bidany, pictured above, as "not worthy of belief."...[Full Article]

Israeli Rabbi OK's Mossad Agents to 'Sleep With The Enemy'

Israeli rabbi: Honey-pot sex is kosher for female Mossad agents
Ha'aretz - ‎Oct 5, 2010‎
Rabbi Ari Schvat's ruling appeared in a study, 'Illicit sex for the sake of national security,' published by the Tzomet Institute, which studies the ...

Israel rabbi says it's kosher to sleep with the enemy
AsiaOne - ‎Oct 4, 2010‎
JERUSALEM - Jewish law allows women to sleep with the enemy in order to get intelligence vital to Israel's security, a rabbi was quoted as saying in a local ...

For the love of God (and country)
Ynetnews - Akiva Novick - ‎Oct 4, 2010‎
A new halachic study ruled that seducing an enemy agent for the sake of national security is an important mitzvah, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Monday. ...

Mossad's Seductive 'Honey Trap' Is Kosher, Rabbi Finds
AOL News - ‎Oct 4, 2010‎
JERUSALEM (Oct. 4) -- Female Mossad agents can relax. That classic spy tool, the honey trap, is kosher after all. Rabbi Ari Shvat, an expert on Jewish law ...

Jewish Law Allows Spies to Sleep with Enemy
The Media Line - Arieh O'Sullivan - ‎Oct 4, 2010‎
In the murky world of espionage, a female spy might have to go under-cover, quite literally, which poses a touchy question for religious women who fear they ...

Honey-pot sex with enemy is kosher
DailyNews.co.za (subscription) - ‎Oct 5, 2010‎
TEL AVIV: An Israeli rabbi has given his blessing to female agents of Israel's secret service, Mossad, who may be required to have sex with the enemy in ...