New Israel Fund Spends $150k to Prevent Alleged Right-Wing ‘Takeover’ of Gaza Border Kibbutzim
Residents told Channel 14 they did not know of any plot by right-wingers to seize control of the communities.
Record Number of Religious Women Enlist in IDF’s Shlav Bet
Over 120 women, aged 26-50, join the army in program opened for those who previously sought exemption from service.
Supreme Court Overturns Tel Aviv Ban on Outdoor Yom Kippur Prayers
Secular protesters last year forcefully prevented traditional Jews from holding an outdoor Yom Kippur service.
Groundbreaking Ceremony Welcomes First Haredi Combat Fighters to Israeli Border Police
The event saw 31 Haredi men, graduates of the “Avneit” unit, complete their rigorous training and officially join the ranks of the Border Police, a paramilitary unit within the Israel Police that focuses on border security, counterterrorism, and maintaining internal security.
Signaling Shift, Israeli Interior Minister Calls for Orthodox Flexibility on Military Service
Arbel was speaking one day after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told lawmakers he would begin drafting yeshiva students next month.
Abraham Today: 88-Year-Old Rabbi and his Wife, 56, Have a Healthy Baby Boy
“Some will say that since Abraham our forefather, who was blessed with Isaac our forefather at the age of 100, there has not been such a historic birth.”
Tel Aviv Bans ‘Rosh Yehudi’ Sukkot Events After Yom Kippur Anarchists’ Assault
The decision came after anarchist protesters forcefully prevented Rosh Yehudi, an outreach group, from holding a public Yom Kippur service.
Woman Strips Down at the Kotel in Protest
The rabbi of the Western Wall released a statement expressing shock at the woman's actions.
Netanyahu Scraps Western Wall Bill: ‘The Status Quo will Remain as it is Today’
Shas also distanced itself from the proposal, saying it never intended to criminalize improper attire or musical instruments at the holy site.
First Survey of Haredi Society Post-COVID Finds Challenges Remain
Technology usage is up, along with a rapid increase in technological training, which may impact wages among haredim in the future.
MK Simcha Rothman: 6 Facts About our Right to Choose Amendment
This legislation has no special connection to the LGBT, just as it has no special connection to Islam, or to skin color.
Under Coalition Deal, Chief Sephardic Rabbi Will Head Panel That Selects IDF Chief Rabbi
Until now, the defense minister and chief of IDF staff have chosen the leader of the Military Rabbinate.
Religious Zionism Consultant: Why Is Bibi Snubbing Smotrich?
Bibi Netanyahu may be planning to push Bezalel Smotrich to the background, if he plans on including them at all.
Gush Etzion 19-Year-Old Completes Shas for Second Time
Nadav intends to continue setting aside time for Torah every single day, despite the demanding upcoming military service.
Tzohar Center for Jewish Ethics’ Head Rabbi Yuval Cherlow Awarded Rothberg Prize
In March of 2018, Rabbi Cherlow ruled that a genetically cloned pig or any other animal would be Kosher.
Bennett Admits to Seminary Women Regretting Promises He Broke in Forging Government
Bennett stressed repeatedly that social divides within Israel and the Jewish people were more dangerous to the country’s future than even external security threats.
47 Treated So Far on Mt. Meron by United Hatzalah Volunteers
"Volunteers have come from all over the country and are active around the clock to provide emergency medical care in Meron."
Gush Etzion Tenth Grade Girls Orchestrate Wedding for 2 Olim Converts
"They have pure hearts, a real and profound desire to make others happy, and a special light that radiates from their faces."
Jerusalem College Awards Scholarships to Religious Jews in Mixed City
The initiative was launched after a tumultuous summer of violence last year.
‘We Will Not Accept Converts Under New Reform,’ Israel’s Sephardi Chief Rabbi Warns
“We call on the religious services minister to not heed the uninfluential rabbis, to wake up,” says Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef.
Jerusalem Rabbinical Court Denies Housing to Get Refuser
Through efforts of Yad La’isha Legal Aid Center, court imposes rare housing sanctions on recalcitrant husband.
After 7 Years on the Run, 135 Days in Prison, Haredi Get Refuser Finally...
For 135 days R remained in jail and refused to release Orly, conditioning her freedom on impossible financial demands.
Tzohar’s Kosher Supervision Earns Special Recognition at Israeli Cuisine Awards
“This award goes to those who dreamed that this project could succeed."
Not a Book Club: 100 Women Complete Daf Yomi’s Tractate Taanit
"Knowing that so many others were doing it with me created a sense of excitement and encouraged me to continue until the finish line.”
‘Our Building Lights’ Initiative Brings Holiday Joy to Communities Around Israel
The organizers are ushering in a “sense of normalcy and joy” in bringing back holiday programming to communities all across Israel.
‘The New Jew’ Docuseries Fostering US-Israel Ties Is Coming to America
“The New Jew” helps Israeli viewers explore the fundamental differences between Judaism in Israel versus Jewishness in the US.
Bennett (with Just 6 Knesset Seats) Calls to Limit Haredi Political Power (with 16...
The latest polls show Bennett barely getting into the Knesset if elections were held.
United Hatzalah Chief Slams Haredim Who Claim Training Women EMTs Violates Modesty
If the person requesting help is female, it would be more halachically correct that she be treated by another female than by a male.
Groom Sustains Serious Injury from Breaking Glass under the Chuppah
Mazal Tov and, well, Refuah Shleima.
Knesset Plenum Adds 2nd Woman to Panel Selecting Rabbinical Judges
The Religious Services Minister will appoint a woman rabbinical court advocate.