יום שלישי, י״ד אב תשפ״וTuesday, July 28, 2026
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Netanyahu is vindicated from a truly unexpected direction: Martin Indyk, US Ambassador to Israel from 1995 to '97, who is not a big fan of Netanyahu, which is why his story is credible.
Justice Mazuz said the sentence imposed on Pinto is the necessary minimum based on the appellant's actions.
Colonel Hazut on Friday sentenced another soldier from the Netzah Yehuda battalion to 21 days in prison for his role in the "hate wedding" video.
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MK Uri Maklev (United Torah Judaism) addressed the demand for competition in the kashrut certification market and said that, by the same token, we can ask for competition in the issuing of health and fire certifications for hotels.
The Prime Minister charged that anyone who tries to lump extremists with religious Zionists "does a very great injustice to a dear public that is loyal to the state."
The Taub Center noted a link between being religious and being satisfied with aspects of living, but that it does not necessarily apply to non-Jews. Hareidim live longer
Meshi-Zahav told Lapid that Zaka volunteers "shoulder the burden" -- a line clipped right out of Lapid's anti-Haredi campaigns.
Leader of a group behind the lawsuit says the political pressure forces the government to ignore basic subjects such as math, English and computers.
Police arrested six demonstrators and attacked Makor Rishon reporter Miri Tzahi. She was taken to hospital with a bloody face.
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In addition, the directors’ committee will examine a proposal to make Sunday an official day off.
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Rabbi David Lau’s cousin, the Jerusalem Ramban Synagogue’s spiritual leader Rabbi Benny Lau criticized the Chief Rabbi’s attack on Bennett.
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The Nahal Haredi Association will manage a list of ultra-Orthodox veterans of combat service who reside in Haredi clusters.
Rivlin told the New York UJA Federation," We are all one family" and made it a point to refer to a Consrvative leader as a rabbi.
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"The visit constitutes a recognition of congregations that are dangerous to the future of the Jewish nation.”
When the Karov La'lev people said their criticism was directed at religious Israelis, one Facebook user was irate: "Did we watch the same film?"
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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,
Netanyahu's talk to the Jewish Federations confab focused on values, tolerance and the US-Israel alliance.
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman (United Torah Judaism) said that the statement is contrary to the promises of the Prime Minister to his party.
Meretz leader Zahav Gal-On wants to deport Uri Ariel before he deports cats rather than violate Jewish law by castrating them.
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Religious public schools have introduced a Temple education program. The Left are terrified...
In Deri's view, the geographic designation of his office's authority is not written in stone.
Opposition MK calls her a "messianic" whose "dream" could engulf the Middle East in flames.
The survey found that 68% of respondents said that Amir, who is serving a life sentence, should be released eventually.
Shoshana Selavan, chairperson of the Old City's Jewish Quarter community, launches a new column on Jewish Life in the Old City.
Tens of thousands of Jews are expected to arrive at the Western Wall at 4:30 p.m.
A court order overruling Deri's "stop work" decision allows Israel Railways to continue maintenance and construction work on Shabbat.
Shas Minister Aryeh Deri ordered a halt to working on Shabbat on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem train line and Israel Railways claims it will delay it for 2 years.
By Rachel Levy
Members of the Likud Youth Organization ignored a directive from PM Netanyahu, ascending the Temple Mount anyway.
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Weinstein decided there will be soccer league games in Israel this Shabbat, despite a ruling by Labor Court Judge Ariela Glitzr Katz to the contrary.
"I, Yaakov Litzman, pledge…to be faithful to the government of Israel and to its laws."
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Henri’s store, one of the few in the entire complex that’s adorned by a kosher certificate, and he is being fined for being closed on Shabbat.
Ben-Gvir demanded the Left condemn the graffiti and threats against his life, as strongly as they condemn the Right.
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"How can you live with the fact that Yishai Schlissel looks more like you than he does me?"
Hareidi soldiers will form a new combat unit, and Hareidim are being integrated into combat support positions.
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It is not clear if the Rabbinate has thought through the consequences of their decision...
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Panim sees itself as standing at the forefront of Jewish Renewal across Israel. It incorporates various organizations dealing with Jewish culture and identity from a variety of worldviews: Secular, Orthodox, Reform and Conservative, Urban, Rural, Ashkenazi and Sephardi.
By Rachel Levy
Israel has a double standard for law enforcement when it’s Jews who are yelling “Allahu Akbar” in Jerusalem.
Col. Ofer Winter, dubbed a war criminal by leftists, also will lead the integration of more Hareidi soldiers into combat units.
He refuses to consider Reform Jews as "Jews" but "welcomes them with love and joy" to be just like him.
In his first public comments following the tenure extension crisis, Rabbi Riskin delivered up some harsh criticism of the Chief Rabbinate.
Netanyahu falsely accused Bennett of signing a coalition agreement that returns more power to Hareidim.
By Rachel Levy
Machsom Watch women came to harass IDF soldiers in Hebron but embarrassed themselves instead.
Chief Sephardi Rabbi: "'God has not made me a woman,' not like someone from Efrat who comes up with all kinds of new ideas, makes news and and wages wars."
By Shalom Bear
A First: IDF Education Chief Replaces Rabbi at Kotel Swearing-In Ceremony.
Postal officials refuse mailmen's request to be relieved of the job to deliver Baptist cult material that may be illegal.
The Hareidi politicians agreed to not protest the country club after the mayor agreed to move it. So much for agreements.
Effort to depose Rabbi Riskin are revenge against his positions and halachic decisions.
Does "monitoring" teenagers mean protecting them against insects?
Kachlon is sounding suspiciously like Yair Lapid, the last government's supposed champion of "social justice."
The left-wing party's problem is that the ministry spent more money to promote Judaism than democracy.
The election polls reflect the demographics of Israel, united by faith and divided by ideology and tradition.
Shas says the national anthem is just a modern poem, not the Torah.
They distribute ballots to elect the 'Savior."
One arrested student is suspected of hitting a policeman in the face with a metal bar.
Anti-draft Haredim blocked roads in Jerusalem, Modi'in and Ashdod.
Eida Hareidit supports punishment for using civil courts.
Chief Rabbi David Lau reminds all Jews to say the Kaddish prayer in memory of Holocaust victims.
By JTA
Hebrew University will give its students the day off on Christmas for the first time ever. There will be no classes on Thursday, Dec. 25, a new vacation day on the university calendar. The students also had off on Sunday for Hanukkah. The university also has declared a vacation day for and placed on its […]
Four arrested in crackdown on anti-assimilation group Lehava.
The decision of Uri Aril’s Tekuma faction to remain in the party and re-start a “Yesha faction” is a blessing.
High housing prices are blamed, but has anyone suggested that working for a living might help?
Israel gets a mensch for Chief of Staff along with a Yiddishe Mama.
Liberal Jews are for tolerance until they also have to be tolerant.
The slashing of government child subsidies is one of the primary reasons for the dramatic rise of working Hareidi women.
By Shalom Bear
The majority of Israelis know who is responsible for the violence and rioting in Jerusalem.
Security footage of the Gush Etzion run-over terror attack on Nov. 5, 2014.
By Tzvi Zucker / Tazpit News Agency
After much political backroom dealing, a highly controversial conversion bill was enacted by Cabinet decision, instead of becoming law through Knesset vote.
By JTA
The bill would take power away from the Haredi Chief Rabbis but but does not authorize non-orthodox conversions.
They had to use a magnifying glass to read the letters.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“The meaning of Yom Kippur takes on an added significance when we think of all the rockets that were fired and the people who were saved by miracles this summer.
By JTA
A simple solution for Haredi demands would be separate planes.
By JTA
If you are worried about your child marrying a non-Jew, and you should be, then move to Israel.
"I believe they will come back but if not, please be united. Be united.” - Racheli Frankel, mother of kidnap victim
The Knesset overwhelmingly voted down MK Stav Shafir's (Labor) Civil Marriage bill.
By Shalom Bear
Israel's rabbis don't see evolution as a threat, and some believe it will help the students add more depth and understanding to their Torah learning and faith.
By Shalom Bear
Grades 8 and 9 will begin learning about the theory of evolution starting next year.
Ashkelon launched a new separate gender beach this week, but only on land.
The TV station sent out a cameraman to get a video of Haredim during the siren. They got a video, but not the one they wanted.
The U.S. concept of separation of church and state means separating Jews from Judaism in Israel.
Former Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner, who now heads the Israeli Council of Journalists, has called on the powers-to-be to prevent the closure of the bankrupt national religious newspaper Makkor Rishon that American casino magnate Sheldon Adelson wants to buy. Adelson also owns the highly successful freebie Israel HaYom newspaper, which staunchly supported Prime Minister […]
The IDF has announced it will begin to offer Israeli Christians the chance to enlist in Israel’s army.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The course was designed to boost Ultra-Orthodox youth motivation to enlist, and allay religious concerns.
“Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose” – Janis Joplin.
By Shalom Bear
Resistance to integrating Haredim into the coalition came from an unexpected source.
The Knesset passed the bill to draft more Ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Sexist and often violent, corrupt and even anti-Zionist Haredim in Beit Shemesh create a false image of the city.
By David Morris
Eli Cohen is now the nationally-known face of electoral integrity and honesty in Israel.
Professionals and lay leaders from around the world will gather in Jerusalem for a historic 3-day conference on child abuse.
The protest was a peaceful one.
By Shalom Bear
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.
By JTA
The Women of the Wall still have an uphill fight ahead of themselves.
Moshe Feiglin unwittingly has brought out of the woodwork anti-Israel legislators from “peace partner” Jordan.
Incitement is not taken lightly in Israel since the murder of Rabin, and even warning of a murder can be dangerous.
If Arabs riot when the Knesset only talks about Jews praying on the Temple Mount, Kerry can kiss goodbye to his framework.
If there is such a thing as religious coercion, there also is secular coercion.
Leftists are scared out of their pants by the success of religious soldiers in fighting for their country.
By Joe Levin
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto allegedly ordered a New York City police officer to arrest his top aide’s business rival.
It is not an easy fact to swallow, but the real demographic problem for Jews is in the Diaspora and not in Israel.
One is remembered for his mitzvahs and good deeds, and Rabbi “Heritage House’ Schuster will be remembered forever.
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