World's top fashion magazine celebrates Israeli actress' stellar performance
Shira Haas, who plays a rebellious Hasidic woman in the new Netflix hit "Unorthodox," featured in lengthy interview in "Vogue". ...
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Police bust lockdown-defying prayer services near Haifa
Synagogue in haredi community of Rechasim was holding public prayers in violation of Health Ministry orders.
Prayer services too dangerous for your health, warns rabbi
Halachic authority Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky has been handing down important rulings on coronavirus: Avoid public prayer, report anyone violating Health ...
Afraid, but steadfast in study
The ultra-Orthodox public has been the target of public outrage over media images of them flouting Health Ministry instructions. When, ...
Radical leftist accuses ultra-Orthodox of spreading Coronavirus
Prof. Amiram Goldblum urges government to quarantine haredi towns and neighborhoods, claims virus is being spread by “mezuza-kissing Jews” who ...
IDF in hot water for allegedly inflating haredi draft figures
Military denies allegations, has launched an investigation into how the figures were tallied, says claim that the Haredi enlistment figures ...
Satmar Hassids disappointed after rebbe brings little financial relief
“This is a disgrace,” says one haredi blogger, who noted that some communities affiliated with Satmar received just several thousands ...
Israel Hayom journalist assaulted by haredi youth
Group of ultra-Orthodox men attack, try to stab Daniel Siryoti while he was on assignment. Siryoti sustains a minor concussion, ...
Lieberman warns IDF is becoming religious militia
Yisrael Beytenu leader, who has repeatedly attacked the haredi parties as part of his rift with the Right, attacks Israel ...
A look at Judaism's place in Israeli politics
Israeli political battle lines often fracture along how the country balances Jewish religion and liberal democracy. These tensions were a ...