Fervently Orthodox Israeli Jews are avid Internet users, according to a new study. Despite a ban on recreational Internet use by many fervently Orthodox rabbis, nearly one-third of the community surfs the Web, according to a University of Washington study based on online habits of 14,000 fervently Orthodox Israelis on an Israeli Internet service called Hevre.
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