Research Group: Israeli Education Near Bottom of Developed World
The quality of Israel’s education has improved over past two decades, and yet Israel is near the bottom of the developed world, its 8th graders get correct answers on only half their math questions, Israel’s weakest students are also the weakest in the developed world, and Israel’s top students rank only in the bottom third of the developed world.
Friends Remember Haredi Fighter Killed in Clash with Gaza Terrorists
"He was an amazing guy, with a good and sensitive heart. It struck a chord in us. He enlisted and remained a Ben Torah."
Canadian Court: Lev Tahor Sect Must Surrender Children
A Canadian court ordered the fringe haredi Orthodox Lev Tahor sect to turn over as many as 13 of its children to authorities after...
Colel Chabad ‘Secures’ Passover Food for Needy Israelis
Colel Chabad and IFCJ have made sure thousands of Israelis will celebrate Passover with good food this year.
NJ Rabbis Call on Fellow Jews to Pray for the People of Syria, in...
Rabbis in Englewood, New Jersey are calling on fellow Jews to recite psalms and pray for the innocent in Aleppo, Syria.
Lakewood Man Loses Bid to Change Guilty Plea in $200 Million Ponzi Scheme
Between February and March of 2012 the two "Facebook victims" wired millions of dollars to an account set up by Weinstein and a co-conspirator.
Orthodox Lawmakers Prepare to Fight Supreme Court’s Sabbath Ruling
Orthodox parties are working on new legislation to protect the Sabbath in Israel.
NY Board of Rabbis: Violent Chasidic Protests ‘Shameful’
NY City Councilman Kalman Yeger tweeted: "I'm disgusted by the attack in the early morning hours on a member of our community."
Watch: Man Snatches Shtreimel, Man Escapes with Stolen Shtreimel
The thief was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants. Needless to say, he would stand out should he walk the streets in his new shtreimel.
‘What’s Bad for Haredim is Bad for Universities’ says Haredi MK
Haredi Knesset Member Moshe Gafni said he doesn’t mind if yeshivas are monitored to make sure those enrolled are learning so long as universities...
Haredim Being Drafted – to Ukrainian Army
Will the Haredim escape to Israel before or after the gates are closed.
Jerusalem, Tiberias ‘Sex Cult’ Leader Gets 26 Years
His number 2, who helped in locking up abused minors and women, gets 6 years. The leader must pay victims $30 thousand -- but they still support him.
Body of Rabbi Found in Mexico City Rubble An Hour After Start of Rosh...
Tragically, the body of Rabbi Chaim Ashkenazi, z’l, the son-in-law of the Chief Rabbi of Mexico, Rabbi Shlomo Tawil, was pulled from the rubble.
West Ham Fans Arrested for Hate Crime Against Haredi Passenger
“West Ham United is appalled by the contents of the video circulating on social media and condemns the behavior of the individuals involved."
Senior Haredi Dayan Clarifies: Eliezer Berland Did Touch Women – Everywhere
The wording of Dayan Rosenberg's letter is most extraordinary in the Haredi community, where spiritual leaders refrain from publicly addressing sex offenses or similar issues and in rare cases do so only vaguely, using hints and code words.
More than 1200 Commemorate Haredi IDF Soldiers Fallen in War
"The Haredi public is no longer left behind, but participates in the commemoration of IDF soldiers."
Haredi Fighters in Gaza Pause to Compete in Hanukkah Halachas Quiz
“This quiz is living proof that Torah study and military service can coexist harmoniously."
Lubavitch ‘Leviticus Bus’ Torched in Crown Heights
In the summer of 2016, the same bus' tires were slashed with a knife.
White Smoke in Jerusalem: It’s Rabbis Lau and Yosef
147 out of 150 members of the election body voted.
Coalition Entertaining ‘One-Sided’ Judicial Reform, Haredim Place a Premium on Override Law
Coalition members want things to start moving in the right direction.
IDF Officer Admits He Was Pressured to Forge Haredi Recruiting Figures
"I spoke to one person who is higher up in Haredi recruiting. He offered me cash money if I recruited friends or people from the Haredi community."
Hadassah Hospital Organizes Son’s Wedding At the Window So Critically Ill Father Can Attend...
“The opportunity to enable the father to watch and attend his son’s wedding, especially when he is so very ill, is an unforgettable moment."
Thousands Accompany Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Vosner, 102, zt’l, to Rest; 1 Killed, More Hurt...
Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Vosner (Wosner), zt'l, -- the Shevet HaLevi -- was laid to rest overnight in Bnei Brak. A young man died at the funeral as well.
Chabad of South Korea Completing Construction of First-Ever Mikvah
Jewish women seeking ritual pool services have thus far had to travel quite a distance, to China or Japan, to use a mikvah for family purity.
Haredi Parties Launch Joint Campaign Against the ‘Reform Coalition’
Chief Rabbi David Lau met with Rabbis Haim Drukman and Yaakov Ariel and tried to persuade them to oppose Kahana's move.
‘Let’s Go Jew-Bashing’ Muslims Hauled into British Court
Maybe the court will forgive the gang because one of them apologized.
Brooklyn Hasid Indicted for Throwing Bleach in Rabbi’s Face
A Brooklyn fishmonger was indicted for throwing a cup of bleach in the face of a Chasidic rabbi who advocates for victims of sexual abuse in the haredi Orthodox community.
Bennett Suspends Habayit Hayehudi Jerusalem Campaign over 2nd Anti-Haredi Ad
If you don’t get what's the problem here, try substituting "Arabs" or "Blacks" for Haredim.
IDF Creates 2 Haredi Battalions Ahead of New Draft Law
The IDF is not waiting for 2017
MDA Mobile Unit Takes 3,166 Swab Samples in Geula, Jerusalem
The MDA sampling teams sitting inside the container are protected by a high pressure air system that pushes out the air and maintains a fully sterile environment inside.