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Haredi sector gets 'kosher' lottery
Moshe Heller
Published: 10.01.14, 23:10
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1. Pecunia non olet ;) ,...
split ,   US   (01.11.14)
2. To gamble is one of the Aseret Hadibrot for Haredim.
Michael ,   California, USA   (01.11.14)
Certainly more entertaining than wiggling over prayer books. This rabbi certainly knows how to steer his flock to obedience!
3. Could it be . . . ?
Sherlock Holmes ,   London England   (01.12.14)
I understand that gambling is prohibited in Islam. Could that be the cultural/historical background to Sephardi Rabbis objecting, while Ashkenazic Rabbis permit a limited amount of gambling for a good cause?
4. "Extortion"
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (01.12.14)
..."a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion."
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