Members of the Orthodox Jewish community are using ‘bespoke legal advice’ in a bid to get round Covid restrictions on weddings, a lawyer has claimed. Human rights barrister Adam Wagner said couples were being offered advice suggesting ‘any number of people’ can attend celebrations if they have a ‘prayer element’ – something he criticised. The … Read more
Greece’s Orthodox church is telling priests to IGNORE a week-long lockdown of places of worship imposed to bring down Covid rates before children go back to school Greece’s Orthodox church is rebelling against a government order to briefly close places of worship The conservative church is directing priests to admit worshippers into services The Holy … Read more
Jewish housing association can legally give homes to only Orthodox Jews says Supreme Court after mother-of-four complained that they had property empty while she was on waiting list London-based Agudas Israel Housing Association can prioritise Orthodox Jews Five justices called the advantage for the Orthodox community ‘proportionate’ Court dismissed appeal by a mother-of-four, Z, who argued discrimination … Read more
About 80 people took to the streets Tuesday night in Brooklyn to protest Gov Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on nine New York City neighborhoods where COVID-19 rates are surging. The group of Orthodox Jews gathered in Borough Park Brooklyn for the demonstration against the closure of schools and the banning of large religious gatherings. Footage from the … Read more
Artist exhibits stunning collection of million-knotted collages of Russian Orthodox icons which take up to nine months to create with his patented macramé technique Vladimir Denshchikov’s Orthodox icons were put on display at the Simferopol Art Museum in the Crimea Denshchikov patented new style of ‘macramé collage’ to make the designs which were given church … Read more
Yoga has been called ‘absolutely incompatible’ with the Christian faith by the Greek Orthodox Church and frown upon people using it to combat coronavirus quarantine stress. The church’s Holy Synod, made up of the patriarch and senior bishops, announced on Wednesday that yoga had ‘no place in the lives of Christians’, as it is a … Read more
Orthodox Christians have defied coronavirus lockdown measures to gather for Easter services as Russia’s infection rate today soared by 6,060 to 42,853. Worshippers stood near to churches across Russia in a celebration of the festival on Sunday, as priests led processions around churchyards to mark the occasion. Patriarch Kirill, who leads 150 million believers, held a … Read more