Tag: Ultra Orthodox

Some fifty Hareidi men stand in protest at a construction site in Gilo where ancient grave were found while digging. They believe the bodies found...

One talkbacker said the kashrut certification is meaningless, because of the halachic concept of "minhag hamakom," the local practice. If it's been forbidden, it should stay so.

Shimoni insisted that the Education Ministry’s plan is to move at a moderate pace, “not by force but with smarts, with a great deal of caring and sensitivity, but also with determination, never give up the goal.”

Several coalition MKs are opposing the committee’s proposed changes to the draft law. The ultra-Orthodox have made it clear that the issue is a deal breaker,

Figures for anti-Semitic incidents in the UK have more than doubled over the past year. Are we surprised yet?

Some Chareidi entertainers thrilled the crowd on Jerusalem's Ben Yehuda Street with some Jewish entertainment.    

On Sunday night, Haredi Rabbis and Jews from Bnei Brak took part in a Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) ceremony for fallen soldiers.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4-lqAIjgDg&w=475&h=356] The video is in Hebrew, but you'll get the idea even if you don't understand. Very inspiring. A "Kiddush Hashem".

The cleansing of Europe of its non-Muslim population will be accomplished in another two or three generations.

Last week, the Haredi politicians and Aryeh Deri in particular couldn't get enough of Labor (Avoda) leader Yitchak Herzog. It looks like that party is over.

A Jerusalem woman is trying to hold on to her umbrella while withdrawing some cash at a Meah Shearim ATM, Sunday, March 9, 2014. The...

Will the Haredim escape to Israel before or after the gates are closed.

The heated debate in the settlements revolved around participating in the Haredi anti-draft rally planned for Sunday - or not.

While Dati-Leumi Rabbis show solidarity with Haredim, Haredi MK Gafni threatens to destroy Hesder yeshivot and the Settlements.

The Haredi protest against Lapid’s drive to draft them is only the first shot in what promises to be an ugly war.

The announcement by the 75-year old Crown Market in West Hartford, Connecticut, that it would be closing sent shock waves through the Jewish community. Mark...

Haredi youth have no excuse to dodge the draft, unless they really don’t want to learn Torah.

The Supreme Court ruling came after several appeals from so called good government groups.

An Ontario judge ruled Monday that children from a fringe Haredi sect whose members fled Quebec while the community was being investigated by social...

Of the 175 cases of measles in the U.S in 2013, a mere 23 were connected to Hare Krishnas in North Carolina. The 175...

Rabbi Auerbach and his merry band of Lituanian Haredim needed a pawn to serve their political aims, and Moshe A. volunteered.

Very few middle aged and older people consider themselves ultra-orthodox. It’s a youth movement.

The total failure of Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri to deliver on any of his promises bears serious ramifications for the party that relies on thousands of knitted yarmulke voters.

This law not so much about getting Haredim into the army in the near future, as it is about immediately permitting Haredim into the legal workforce, thus breaking the cycle of poverty.

Universal army service will help integrate Haredim into the workplace so that they can earn a livable wage and support their families.

The suggestion is intriguing, self serving and frankly somewhat humorous.

It is always easiest to blame the rest of the world and not to make an accounting of your own ideology.

Judge Sharon Larry Bavly stated that there was no cause for arresting the women.

Meretz MKs Tamar Zandberg and Michal Rozin attended the ceremony.

Why throw years of friendly cooperation into the trashcan?