 Skoliner Rebbe joins other rabbinical leaders to put out urgent messageThis one was personal. Haredi Knesset Member Moshe Gafni calls Prime Minister Bennett 'a murderer'United Torah Judaism faction chief calls prime minister a murderer, blaming him for coronavirus deaths. Brides Aren't "Supposed" To Do This. She Did It AnywayShaindy had a seat and immediately noticed that all of the other brides had a mother or sister with them. File for divorce - to receive a daycare subsidy? A haredi rabbi's surprising responseRabbi Zilberstein is asked if couples may file for divorce in order to continue receiving daycare subsidy - and his response is surprising. Police arrest woman suspected of kidnapping childrenWoman who brought children to her home, claiming they were hers, is arrested, report says. Why did the Supreme Court cite the Lubavitcher Rebbe?The Rebbe wanted hospitals to be "houses of doctors" rather than "houses of sick people." Far fewer haredi COVID patients in current waveHigh vaccination rates, number of people who have already recovered, and adherence to guidelines keep infections down, health ministry says. Gafni: A temporary government with small kippahsMK Moshe Gafni attends event for yeshiva students, blasts the government: "We will topple you soon." Rabbi Pinto to his students: 'The suffering is difficult'In unusual letter, Rabbi Pinto reveals his medical situation and his horrific illness, asking his students to pray for his recovery. “Bridezilla?” Woman Uninvited Her Own Siblings From WeddingWe’ve all seen it before: A young woman is engaged to get married and suddenly thinks the world revolves around her. Why are haredim 'really' opposed to kashrut reform?'Maybe because they care about non-haredi kosher consumers?' suggests MK Bezalel Smotrich's aide. Historic: Haredi soldier takes command of Negev CompanyShmuel Kirsch, a soldier from a prominent Chabad rabbinic family, becomes the first haredi commander of the Negev Company. Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch: 'There is no vacation from Torah study'Yeshiva students ask for words of wisdom ahead of vacation - only to be told there is no vacation. Senior haredi rabbi: New government should be 'erased from the world''Bennett government is taking from haredi children to give money to Arabs,' says Rabbi Meir Mazuz, dean of the Kisse Rahamim yeshiva. Breslov yeshivas to fly to Uman one month early?Breslov hasidim aim to prevent coronavirus restrictions from disrupting annual pilgrimage to Uman - by sending yeshiva students early.Rosh Hashanah in Uman back on the agendaReligious Affairs Minister to meet with senior rabbinical figures in coming days. Haredi minor found guilty of throwing stones at vehiclesSecurity cameras captured incident, which occurred on Friday night in Jerusalem, 2018.The miracles of the Book of DeuteronomyMany people have heeded Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto's call to join initiative to read Deuteronomy each Shabbat. 'It opens the gates of Heaven.' Rabbi Yoel Kahn, senior Chabad rabbi, passes away at 91Rabbi Yoel Kahn was a close confidant to the late Lubavitcher Rebbe. Memorial to Meron disaster victims vandalizedPolice investigating after vandals tear down pictures of victims and step on them. MK Malkieli: 'I smell a lockdown on haredi communities'MK Malkieli notes number of coronavirus infections is rising, says lockdown will be on the table the moment the numbers rise among haredim. Rabbi Gershon Edlestein urges: Follow laws of Torah study, learn Torah as you should'If we would engage in Torah study as we should, there would be no decrees,' Rabbi Gershon Edelstein says. MK Gafni: PM Bennett doesn't want to meet with me'I asked to meet with Bennett, but he does not want to speak with me,' UTJ chief MK Gafni says. Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky: 'No forgiveness' for Liberman'No forgiveness' for anyone who has a part in 'decrees' removing daycare subsidies from yeshiva families, leading haredi rabbi says. Finance Minister to cut daycare subsidies for yeshiva familiesNew criteria deem families of married yeshiva students ineligible for daycare subsidy. 'System harms working parents, change was necessary.' Bnei Brak childcare providers fume at extension of school year'The entire haredi public is on vacation - why do I need to go to work?' Bnei Brak childcare provider demands. Why This Young Man Assumed He'd Never Get MarriedHis family was known, and not for the reasons he wanted. Most Victims Of Terror Attacks Have This In CommonThose who have lived in Israel for more than a few years are almost used to it: the grisly headlines announcing victims when there is a waveRabbi Chaim Kanievsky backs call to vaccinate children over 12Senior haredi rabbis endorse call by their personal physician urging parents to vaccinate children over 12 against COVID. Third victim of bleachers disaster: 39-year-old Eliyahu KarpelKarpel was seriously injured when bleachers collapsed, had appeared to be recovering when condition suddenly deteriorated. Student visa fraud backfires, yeshivot involved penalizedGroup of 30+ haredim from New York managed to enter Israel for wedding, claiming to be students, but Israeli gov't discovered deception. The House of the Shunamite WomanR' Shimon Galai is travelling at the behest and under the guidance of Maran Sar HaTorah HaGaon R' Chaim Kanievsky. The religious man who made secular doctors believe in miraclesIf there’s anything Rikki Din’s friends know her as, it’s laid back. 'Shabbat Driver' found to be missionary targeting haredi womenDriver who transports haredi women to the hospital on the Sabbath to give birth outed as a Christian missionary targeting religious Jews. Bullet hole, bullet fragment found at Brooklyn synagogueBullet hole and bullet fragment found at Flatbush synagogue after Sabbath shooting. “Untraditional party crashers”: Saving a life at a weddingAfter groom's grandfather collapses during wedding Modi'in Illit, EMT 'crashes' the party to save the man's life. Haredi MK: No adviser for haredi affairsHaredi parties hold emergency meeting, agree not to cooperate with any 'haredi affairs adviser' appointed by new government. "I don't have a cent; I desperately need your help"She struggled with the challenges of a sick husband, a Down's syndrome child, and a mountain of debt: The widow cries for help. Poll: 86% of haredim don't believe BennettHaredi public believes new government a threat to their lifestyle, status of religion in Israel. MK Eichler: We should have known Netanyahu was a sinking shipUTJ MK says haredi parties made a mistake sticking to Netanyahu so closely, should have insisted he step down for a new Likud leader. Haredi MK blasts Lapid-Bennett governmentDeputy Minister Meir Porush blasts members of Bennett-Lapid government: We will fight them, their political lives will become hell. Haredim fear shtreimel industry will be banned in IsraelHaredi parties fear Supreme Court will strike down religious exemption to new laws banning fur trade, banning traditional hasidic headwear. Seeming Intruder Caught By Cameras In Jerusalem YeshivaSima is known in her office in Jerusalem as the life of the party. She has a smile on her face, and is the first to greet a newcomer warmly Haredi newspaper: 'Decrees of destruction by hostile gov't'Haredi newspapers slam coalition agreements, claim new government harmful to religion, status quo. Shas rabbis call for prayers to annul 'government of wickedness'Shas rabbis call for prayers and supplications after 'those who hate G-d' 'joined together to form government of wickedness.' 'Bennett is evil - there will be a war against him'Haredi political leaders declare incoming PM Naftali Bennett 'a Reform Jew', warn his government will destroy Israel as a Jewish state. Discovered: Lubavitcher Rebbe’s and Rebbetzin’s wristwatchesWatches owned by the last Lubavitcher Rebbe and his wife going up for auction. Haredi publication blurs face of Labor Party’s female leaderOne of Israel's top haredi news websites blurs out the face of Labor chief Merav Michaeli. Eliezer Berland convicted of extortion and fraudDisgraced leader of Shuvu Banim movement convicted in plea bargain deal on extortion and fraud charges, is sentenced to 18 months in prison. Jerusalem Chief Rabbi: 'A flood of insanity' in the new government'We don't need their money,' says former Chief Rabbi of Israel, warning of looming confrontation between gov't and haredi community. Rabbis Take a Stand On “Mental Health” Once & For AllIt was with a tremble in his breath and hesitation in his step that Rabbi “B,” a Jerusalem father of 12, approached the door of his neighbor MK Eichler: 'The one who wanted to put us in garbage dumps will be Finance Minister?'MK Eichler criticizes appointment of Yisrael Beytenu's MK Liberman as Finance Minister. 'He said he'd take us to the garbage dumps.'Haredi leaders: 'Obligation to do everything to prevent center-left government'Haredi Councils of Torah Sages urge Yamina to backtrack on unity government, warns center-left aims to 'persecute religion.' Save 10 small children and their sick mother from evictionI worked hard for many years, eking out a living by doing renovations and cleaning - until my wife suffered from a mental illness. Haredi lawmakers planning alternative gov't without the Left?Sources inform Arutz Sheva that haredi lawmakers are working to prevent unity government with the Left, build alternative coalition. Who cut the wires of Har Nof's eiruv?Damage was done too close to evening to be fixed in time for last Shabbat in Jerusalem haredi neighborhood.Rabbi Gershon Edelstein hospitalized in Bnei BrakPublic is asked to pray for the health of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, leader of the Lithuanian-haredi community. |
