יום שישי, י״א תמוז תשפ״וFriday, June 26, 2026
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By Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar
Don't let the Haredi draft or the hostage issue divide our camp and topple the government.
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."
Hareidim claimed victory by blocking the appointment of three "liberal religious Zionists" to the country's 12 regional rabbinical courts. There now are 22 judges, 7 more than in previous years, but only eight of them are from the national religious community. The other 14 are divided equally between the Ashkenazi and Sephardi Haredim Absent from […]
Col. Ofer Winter, dubbed a war criminal by leftists, also will lead the integration of more Hareidi soldiers into combat units.
Appointing Gold, a strong right-winger, is a clear message to the Obama administration that Israel's fed up with its illusions.
Herzog's idea sounds stupid, but if it is taken seriously, it might be a great brainstorm.
Bennett drew his red line on Twitter, but don’t worry. There is a Jewish solution.
Rabbis and the Yesha Council are blowing a chance to prove that they are true nationalists and not country bumpkins.
By David Morris
At this point, I am rather envious of my friends in Efrat.
By Ben Sales
The contest for Chief Rabbi gets uglier. Rabbi Metzger is suspected of bribery. No charges have been filed, but candidate Rabbi Stav said there is no room for “corrupt politicians” in the rabbinate.
By JTA
Israeli military officers and religious students are objecting to the selection of supermodel Bar Refaeli as part of an ad campaign to raise Israel's public image. Brig. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, wrote the Foreign Ministry a critical letter of its choice of Refaeli, pointing out that she did not […]
If the ulpana truly wanted to act as a role model for their students, they should not have fired their teacher.
The ideal is a tolerant Jewish state which is nevertheless fully Jewish. This isn’t an easy sell to secular Israelis.
A Chareidi rabbi lamented the attempt to denigrate a kiddush hashem preformed by a dati-leumi (national-religious) student.
By Tzvi Fishman
Our Sages teach that when Chanukah comes around, we are to thank Hashem, not only for the miracles that He performed for us in Israel long ago, but also for the miracles which He performs for us today. So, with your permission, I want to take this opportunity to thank Hashem for all of the […]
By Tibbi Singer
On Monday morning, approximately two million children started the new school year 5773 in preschools and schools across the country.
"The zigzaggy conduct of Naftali Bennet is classic opportunism, and the public will judge him for it, his plan is nothing but empty spin,” said on Monday Minister Daniel Hershkowitz, head of the "Jewish Home" Knesset faction. Hershkowitz was referring to the candidacy of MKs Zevulun Arlov and Naftali Bennet, and quoted an opinion piece published last weekend by Mekor Rishon's pundit Sofia Ron-Moria, where she quipped that she "won’t buy a used car from Bennet or Orlov."
The Knesset's Jewish Home faction is in danger of splitting, following the internal political maneuvering that has taken place in the National Union.
Comments come a day after Habayit Hayehudi threatens to leave coalition over the issue.
June 26, 2026 
