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.
NY Hassidic Student Injured by Iron Bar Dropped from Crane in Mea Shearim
Workers were on the building's roof at the time, constructing a storage room, and it is assumed their negligence resulted in the dropped metal bar.
Lev Tahor Cult Quietly Leaves Canada
The sect moved from Quebec to Ontario and now is scattered in the US and Israel but mostly in Guatemala.
KKL-JNF Backs Conservative Movement at Western Wall, Calls for Israel to Support All Streams...
Daniel Atar: "I support ... tolerant discourse that accepts all streams of Judaism. No one has a monopoly on Judaism."
Khumra Update: New Kosher L’Pesach Mobile Phone
Special kosher for Passover cell phones may be purchase now at a "subsidized cost" of 99 shekels $26.22.
Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport Braces for 30,000 Travelers to Uman
Tens of thousands of travelers are heading this week to Uman to pray at the grave site of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.
Homosexuals Arrested for Murder Originally Pinned on Orthodox
In 1995, “everyone” knew settlers murdered Rabin. The “settler” Yigal Amir was from the Haifa area. Four years ago, gays accused Haredi gay-haters for killing three homosexuals. Now police say, “Not so.”
Haredi MK Blocks Train Funding over Shabbat Works
Transport Ministry officials threatened that "if it turns out Gafni is operating out of political considerations we will view it seriously and act accordingly."
World’s Oldest Man, Yisrael Kristal z’l, Passes at 113
Mr. Kristal made sweets to thank the Russians who liberated him from the death camp, and later opened a candy shop in Haifa.
Chassidic Rebbe Boycotting Weddings that Use Cameras
"I won't agree to officiate at a wedding if the Chupa is photographed," went the Rebbe's edict.
Haredi Parties Want Constitutional Right to Learn Torah
"This basic law seeks to anchor the right of those who wish to dedicate themselves to a meaningful period of Torah study to the removal of other obligations ... such as security service and voluntary national service.
Hundreds of WOW Pray Peacefully
In a display of the changes the group has experienced this year, Women of the Wall held a peaceful prayer service under police protection...
Public Pre-Yom Kippur ‘Kapparot’ Ceremonies Banned in 3 Israeli Cities
The pre-Yom Kippur practice of using a live chicken for the "kapparot" ritual was banned in three Israeli cities this year.
Bennett Suggests Haredi ‘Yeshiva-IDF Service’ Plan
An annual quota of approximately 7,000 Haredim would be paid while learning in yeshiva for three years before serving in the IDF or doing...
Mezuzahs Broken and Stolen at Chabad of East Boca Raton
The mezuzahs that were stolen from the East Boca Raton Chabad center were very expensive -- and precious.
Arrests After UK’s Kent Police Shamed for Ignoring Anti-Semitic Attack
"We are pleased Kent Police are working to identify suspects, but it should never have been necessary to pressure them to do so."
Haredi Establishment Gets Fresh Draft Martyr, Expect Noise
Rabbi Auerbach and his merry band of Lituanian Haredim needed a pawn to serve their political aims, and Moshe A. volunteered.
Netanyahu Promoting IDF Draft Bill, Unafraid of Haredim, Elections
Netanyahu told the three Haredi coalition leaders at the meeting, who insist they oppose the draft law in its present form: "I do not want new elections, but I'm not afraid of elections, and if there are elections, I'll do fine."
Terror Attack Thwarted Outside Jerusalem Synagogue
Three Arab teen terrorists failed in an attempt to attack a crowded Jerusalem synagogue.
Yisrael Kristal to Celebrate Bar Mitzvah at 113
Yisrael Kristal celebrates his bar mitzvah this year, 100 years late but still in time to enjoy it! Mazel tov!
Rabbi Stav Attacked by Haredi Youths at a Wedding
A few boys began to push him, trying to make him trip and fall while he was dancing.
Watch: Haredi-Religious IDF Soldiers Make Siyum at Western Wall (Kotel)
“It’s important to know how to integrate the safety of the Jewish nation and her spirituality."
Likely Compromise Found in Coalition Rift over Reform, Conservative Mikvahs
Last week, a Knesset committee debated a bill proposed by two ultra-Orthodox coalition partners determining that use of public mikvahs will be conducted strictly according to halakha.
Shas MK Deri Calls Hareidi Assault on IDF Officer ‘Terror’
The officer of a Hareidi IDF unit was in Mea Shearim to visit two of his soldiers whose families have social or financial problems.
Ivanka’s Rabbi Drops Out of Republican National Convention
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein has backed out of offering the convocation for the Republication Convention.