Report: Delta Variant to Take Over Ukraine by Rosh Hashanah
Last September there were reports of at least six Breslov Chassidim who made it past the border lockdown and reached Uman only to contract the virus.
Israeli Couples Marry in Utah With No Religious Red Tape & Without Leaving Home
“Marriage certificates were presented from the State of Utah in the United States."
Smotrich Scares the Bejeebers Out of Secular and Religious Israelis with Promises of Halachic...
MK Smotrich dropped a brick in the puddle with this one, and the resulting shpritz will prove tough to clean up.
Jerusalem Rabbis Issue Appeal to Public: Avoid the Temple Mount
“There is no permission for foreigners or for Jews to enter there, even if we cannot at present prevent foreigners' entry."
Shalva Band Withdraws from Eurovision Contest to Avoid Sabbath Desecration
The Shalva Band is regularly invited to perform at cultural venues, at dignitary events, and with celebrity artists.
Smotrich: Bennett and Shaked Left ‘Atomic Mess’ in Habayit Hayehudi
"They abandoned the religious Zionist party at the last-minute, and now in Habayit Hayehudi there is a war of everyone against everyone else, its all empty, and void, and waste."
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."
Coalition Partners Vote to Dissolve Knesset, Early Elections Set for April 9
Religious parties in the coalition refused to back the legislation called the Hareidi Draft Law.
Remembering IDF Soldier Ron Kukia, Arad Terror Victim
"I cannot judge the moves of the Bedouin mother, but I always wonder how she or others really feel about the Jews."
Update: Arab Vocalist’s Conversion Rejected by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate
Qadri was informed the conversion would not be recognized because it was carried out by a rabbi who is independent from the state network of Rabbinate authorities authorized to conduct conversions.
Opposition Up in Arms as Katz Cancels Shabbat Work on Tel Aviv Bridge
Likud Culture Minister Miri Regev said, however, that Katz made the right decision.
YouTube Deletes Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu’s Torah Channel
Users who tried to browse through the channel to watch the lessons encountered the message “Account deleted.”
Winter Rains At Last Begin To Fall in Israel, But Prayer Rally Planned at...
“I call on the public to attend the prayer and to bring umbrellas, because together we will rip open the skies.”
1,200 Israeli Elderly Receive Visits to Brighten Hanukkah
“Loneliness is one of the hardest challenges for elderly Israelis -- sometimes that struggle outweighs the usual daily battle for financial survival."
Dozens Arrested in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak Protests Against IDF Draft
Members of the so-called "Yerushalmi Faction" has urged yeshiva students not to comply with the draft board.
Attorney General’s Office Ends the Silence over the Lies of ‘Breaking the Silence’
“Kudos to [Dean Issacharoff's] comrades in his company who refused to remain indifferent and were unwilling to remain silent while he lies."
Heavens to Mergatroid, They’re Hunting Krembo in Israel!
The average Israeli eats 10 Krembos each season, according to Feldman Ice Cream.
Tens of Thousands of Jews Flood Hebron’s Cave of the Patriarchs for Shabbat Chayei...
The families of the community opened their homes to the tens of thousands of guests.
Thousands Mark Passing of Biblical Matriarch Rachel
The passing of Rachel is marked on the 11th day in the Hebrew month of Heshvan on the Jewish calendar.
Watch: Hundreds Participate in Hareidi ‘Day of Rage’
The demonstrations were sparked by the arrest of two yeshiva students who refused to appear at the IDF enlistment office.
Muslim Driver Transforms Egged Bus Into ‘Sukkah Mobile’ in Jerusalem
“I hear a lot of ‘Way to go!’ and ‘Happy holiday’ from most people."
Rabbi Riskin to Retire from Ohr Torah Stone
Riskin, 77, transformed the Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York City to become one of the most popular centers of modern Orthodoxy on America’s eastern Seaboard.
United Hatzolah Treats 2,000 Medical Emergencies in Israel on Yom Kippur
The majority of the cases dealt with people who fainted, were dehydrated, or felt severely ill due to the fast.
Bnei Brak Threatens Court Action to Block Light Rail Work on Yom Kippur &...
At issue is the agreement with the city of Bnei Brak that prohibits digging and other work on the Light Rail tracks during the Sabbath and on Yom Kippur.
Former Psychiatric Patient Attacks Shoppers in Toulouse, Yelling ‘Allahu Akbar!’
The attacker burst into tears after he was wrestled to the ground, handcuffed and placed on to a stretcher for transport to a hospital.
New Archaeology Exhibition: Ancient Bureaucracy and Clerks From Israel’s Past
A collection of seals, some with ancient Hebrew inscriptions, and other new findings go on public display this week at the annual City of David archaeology conference.
Netanyahu Calls to Increase Number, Quality of Bible Studies Teachers
"I do exactly as I say: 'I practice what I preach'," Netanyahu said; he holds a weekly Bible study class at his official residence in Jerusalem.
South Tel Aviv Protests High Court’s Siding with Infiltrators Over Citizens
"It's amazing to see how the rights organizations are concerned only with the side that endangers Israel."
Got a Driver’s License? Swap It in Israel, Effective Sunday
“This is about reducing bureaucracy," said Minister Yisrael Katz.
Bennett: I’m the Natural Right-Wing Leader on Day After Netanyahu
"In five separate polls published last week, we are gaining strength in every poll of right-wing voters.”