Knesset Passes Law Killing Core Curriculum Requirement
It should be noted that those Haredi schools that rejected the government-imposed of a Core Curriculum did so not necessarily because they object to teaching their students many of the subjects on the list.
A Pillar of Torah Lost as Haifa Chief Rabbi Sha’ar Yashuv Cohen Passes Away...
A bastion of Judaism and Torah has been lost with the passing of longtime Haifa Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Yosef Sha'ar Yashuv Cohen, z'l, age 89.
Rumor: Draft Committee to Launch Special Chabad Track
The impatient Supreme Court, in its haste to get the numbers on paper, has created needless political battles.
Hundreds of Thousands Participate in Peaceful Anti-Draft Rally
The protest was a peaceful one.
Religious Mailmen Complain They Have to Deliver Missionary Propaganda
Postal officials refuse mailmen's request to be relieved of the job to deliver Baptist cult material that may be illegal.
Meretz Warns against ‘Danger’ of Bennett as Education Minister
The left-wing party's problem is that the ministry spent more money to promote Judaism than democracy.
Sorry, Ivanka, Israel’s High Rabbinical Court Doesn’t Recognize Your Conversion
"I feel humiliated, they were actually saying they're not recognizing my being Jewish. I love Rabbi Lookstein, he is my rabbi, he brought me into the Jewish world."
Muslim Driver Transforms Egged Bus Into ‘Sukkah Mobile’ in Jerusalem
“I hear a lot of ‘Way to go!’ and ‘Happy holiday’ from most people."
Haredi Sect Blames Zionists, Persecution, for Seized Children
The Canadian Lev Tahor cult of about 200 is headed by convicted felon Shlomo Helbrans, an Israeli returnee who left Israel with his followers in 1990.
No Police Restrictions in Tisha B’Av Walk Around Jerusalem Walls
For the first time, there are no police restrictions on the annual Tisha B'Av evening walk around Jerusalem's Old City walls.
Remembering Ezra Schwartz, hy’d, By Creating a Garden at Oz veGaon
Sometimes the best way to honor and hold the memory of a departed soul is through building or planting new life. And so it was at Oz veGaon.
Lapid Freezes Funding for Draft-Delayed Haredim
The Supreme Court ruling came after several appeals from so called good government groups.
Torah Scroll Stolen from Moshav Bareket
A Torah scroll dedicated to the memory of five children has been stolen from Moshav Bareket.
Haredi Party Spearheading Effort to Protect Israeli Religious Charities from US Tax Authorities
Using the US' enormous economic clout, FATCA bullies the world's financial institutions into reporting on their American clients to Uncle Sam.
Israel Revisits Importing Foreign Workers for Hi-Tech
The government voted on issuing permits for hi-tech employment of foreign workers, and permits for spouses.
Reform and Conservative Jews Upset over Plans for Robinson’s Arch
The Women of the Wall still have an uphill fight ahead of themselves.
Victim of Scientology Recites his Plight as Church’s New Tel-Aviv Center Is Inaugurated
The new, renovated Scientology Center opened in Tel Aviv. IDF Radio interviewed a man who said his family fell apart when his wife joined the Church of Scientology.
Viciously Anti-Zionist University Gets $ Millions from Israel
Something evil has taken over Haifa University.
Guilty: Rabbi Motti Elon Convicted of Sexual Assault
"Any attempt to argue as if I ever admitted such an act is a despicable lie," was Rabbi Elon's initial response to the allegations.
Netanyahu, Modi, Meet Thousands of Israeli Indian Olim
'Prime Minister, these are the Jews of India. They love India, they love Israel. They love our friendship,' Netanyahu told Modi.
Israel Police Banned Me from the Temple Mount on Vague Charges
Temple Mount Institute official and professional tour guide Yehuda Glick, an American, sent us his version of events as of last Thursday.
London Police Humiliate Haredi Passengers over Dispute Resolved Hours Earlier
For the record, the essential dispute was resolved at 2:55 PM, why did easyJet insist on police escort for the men in black hats three hours later, after landing in London at 5:55 PM?
Report: Frequent Injuries Force IDF to Ease Women’s Combat Requirements
The mixed battalions will be relocated to their own boot camp base, apart from the rest of the infantry's training facilities.
Deri Backs Down on Shabbat Work Halt on New Rail Line
A court order overruling Deri's "stop work" decision allows Israel Railways to continue maintenance and construction work on Shabbat.
Hareidi Rabbis Warn New Sport Club Will Cause Desecration of Shabbat’
The Hareidi politicians agreed to not protest the country club after the mayor agreed to move it. So much for agreements.
Rabbi Lior ‘Saddened’ by Rav Ovadia’s Attack on Jewish Home
On Saturday night, Rav Ovadia attacked the Jewish Home party saying it was not the home of Jews but of goyim.
WOW Announce Next Kotel Battle: Priestess Blessings
This is such a cultural fruit salad, with lady priests, Vulcans and the Kotel…
High Court Says No Money for Yeshivas whose Students Don’t Enlist
The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to cease all funding of yeshivas whose students do not enlist in the IDF.
The decision...
‘Because It’s Ours’ – Tent City Rises in Hebron on Shabbat Chaye Sarah (Video)
Toward early mid-afternoon the tents start popping up on the lawn in the park across from the Cave of Machpela.
Court Ruling against Business on Shabbat Arouses More Complaints
Small shop owners in cities outside of Tel Aviv may follow the example of Tel Aviv and campaign for their cities to uphold any...