Haredi Community  Beit Shemesh daycare vandalizedFor the second time in one month, a haredi daycare in Beit Shemesh is vandalized. Haredi rabbi refuses to officiate Liberman’s son's weddingWhy did a Bnei Brak rabbi turn down a request to officiate wedding of Avidgor Liberman's haredi son? Shas rabbi calls for religious parties to join Gantz-led gov'tRabbi Tzion Boaron says 'no difference' between left and right, calls on religious parties to join center-left coalition. 'Haredi-pig' sign on Israeli bus draws criticism'Clearly racist message.' NGO protests anti-littering sign on bus operating in haredi city features picture of pig-like haredi man. UTJ MKs to seek permission to meet with LapidHaredi MKs to meet Rabbi Haim Kanievsky to ask permission to meet Yair Lapid to discuss possible unity government. Chabad support for UTJ party growsChabad hasidim give UTJ approximately 10,000 more votes than the party won in April. Litzman: We won't sit in government with LapidUnited Torah Judaism chief vows to endorse Netanyahu for PM. "We don't rule out unity gov't - but we won't sit with Yair Lapid." Radical haredi newspaper: Boycott the elections'Hapeles' newspaper affiliated with fringe haredi group calls to boycott elections and refrain from voting for United Torah Judaism party. Haredi MK: We never wanted Israel to be a theocracyMK Yakov Asher says haredi parties are fighting to retain status quo, never had an interest in forcing 'state of Jewish law.' Rivlin meets with reps of initiative for haredi employmentInitiative more important than ever, president says upon being shown findings of the strategic process and the progress made so far. Leading Sephardic rabbi: I will not interfere in the electionsRabbi Meir Mazuz,refuses request to instruct followers to vote for Shas in Tuesday's elections. Chabad leaders: Vote for United Torah Judaism partyLeading Chabad rabbis say Lubavitcher Rebbe instructed followers to support the most haredi party. Hassidic Rebbes concerned: 'Say Psalms'Belz Hasidim read chapter 121 in Psalms: 'I lift my eyes to the mountains; from where does my help come?' as Hasidic Council does same. Helping sexual abuse victims - and saving marriagesHaredi sector: Heavy price to pay for silence on sexual abuse and addictions in shidduchim. Rabbi Kanievsky campaigns for UTJ ahead of electionLeader of Lithuanian haredim travels around the country for flurry of UTJ campaign events in final days before election.Haredi MKs pledge to block 'land for peace' concessionsMKs from the Knesset's haredi UTJ party promise to oppose agreements which require relinquishing control of Israeli land. Shas leader: 'I haven't spoken to Liberman in four months''I understood that Yisrael Beytenu chair isn't interested in compromise or a Netanyahu government,' Interior Min. Deri says. Eli Yishai's dilemmaYahad leader debating whether to continue supporting United Torah Judaism, or to switch alliance to smaller party. 'We are all one society, we are all one country'President Rivlin hosts reps of the Movilot organization, which promotes quality employment for haredi women in Israel. UTJ MK Gafni: 'It's not a disaster if we're in the opposition'Blue and White leader Yair Lapid responds: 'It truly wouldn't be a disaster. Who says we don't agree on anything?' 'We never kicked Shlomo Carlebach out of our yeshiva'In an interview which was conducted with Rabbi Aharon Kotler, the president of Lakewood Yeshiva, he shatters a myth. Hundreds attend 'call to action' against missionary activitySome 350 haredi yeshiva students from the south of the country participate in "call to action" conference organized by Yad L'Achim. Three-year-old killed in accident in QueensThree-year-old Jewish boy struck and killed by a vehicle in Far Rockaway. 'You'll come back in uniform'ZAKA founder says he told his children that 'they'll come home in uniform.' Father-in-law of singer Benny Friedman hit in head with brickRabbi assaulted in Brooklyn, losing multiple teeth after being struck by brick. Police treating attack as hate crime. Shooting in Bnei BrakPolice investigate after unknown individual fires shots at Bnei Brak apartment building. Haredi party promises law bypassing Supreme CourtNew UTJ campaign warns Supreme Court will continue 'interfering' in haredi community's lives. Israeli court blocks concert featuring Mordechai Ben DavidCourt bars men-only haredi concert in Haifa which was set to feature Mordechai Ben David, Motty Steinmetz. Helping haredim study technology can help the economyBlue and White MK Izhar Shay: 'Haredi students contribute to Israel's resilience.' Bnei Brak: Explosive device detonates in stairwellExplosive device detonates in Bnei Brak - for the second time in one month. Supreme Court intervenes in the middle of the concertSupreme Court rules that Nazareth Court exceeded its authority by canceling ruling on gender segregated concert in Afula. Afula may hold show with gender separationNazareth District Court reverses decision banning separate seating for men and women at performance for haredi community in Afula.Police open investigation into Bnei Brak daycareInvestigation opened after passerby alerts police to possible abuse in daycare. Leading haredi rabbi hospitalizedRabbi Gershon Edelstein is 'weak but in good condition,' sources say. Will haredi party lose Knesset seat four months after election?UTJ party poised to lose one of its Knesset seats after court-ordered partial recount finds inconsistencies in Jerusalem ballot boxes. Police recomend indicting UTJ chiefPolice recommend charges be filed against Dep. Health Minister Yaakov Litzman for fraud, offering bribes, and breach of trust. Haredi MK: Lapid ruining party's relationship with usMK Yakov Asher says Blue and White leader MK Lapid 'grew up in a home with a hatred of haredim,' slams 'contest' to siphon votes. 'It's anti-Semitic': Blue and White ad incites against haredimBlue and White campaign video paints religious, haredi, ministers as money-sucking parasites, PM Netanyahu as caring only about himself. Israeli court bars hasidim from using bomb shelter as synagogueSupreme Court rejects appeal by Gur hasidim to allow synagogue to remain in bomb shelter. Gantz trying to woo the haredim?Blue and White chairman tells haredim that MK Lapid 'doesn't hate haredim,' urges not ruling anyone out, says leadership should stay haredi. Shas aiming for 10 Knesset seatsMin. Deri: urges party MKs not to respond to Yisrael Beytenu statements and concentrate instead on 'true enemy,' Blue and White's MK Lapid. Haredi parties afraid of losing votes to Ayelet Shaked?Ahead of expected merger of New Right and United Right under Ayelet Shaked, haredi newspaper urges haredim not to vote for rightist list. NY officials who tried to keep out Hasidic Jews suedFederal lawsuit filed against town and county officials who have worked to block Hasidic development, hoping to prevent haredi influx. Haredi MK: We need to fight for our existenceMK Eichler urges haredi public to 'fight the battle for existence,' condemns 'de-legitimization of haredi public.' Tragedy in Modiin Illit: Baby dies after being forgotten in carBaby boy forgotten in car in haredi city in central Israel dies after being rescued from vehicle. Haredi IDF graduates to join the Mossad?An employment conference for haredi IDF graduates includes representatives of the Mossad and the Israel Prison Service. Secular Israelis protest haredim moving into citySpokesperson says residents have no problem with haredim, are protesting only extremists. Haredi city bans residents from owning dogsAll dogs are bad and their owners accursed, Israeli city’s rabbis rule. MK Forer: We'll cut yeshiva budget, open supermarkets on ShabbatYisrael Beytenu MK thanks haredim for friendship, promises to end religious legislation and 'bring Israel back to normalcy.' Longest life in Brooklyn - in Borough ParkAccording to data presented by New York City Department of Health, residents of Borough Park have life expectancy of 84.6 years. Haredi MK: 'Nothing gained by desecrating the Sabbath'MK Maklev slams Ramat Gan mayor for offering busing to places of entertainment on Saturdays. Haredi rabbi: Don't do ultrasounds during pregnancyRabbi Shalom Cohen, President of the 'Council of Torah Sages,' says waiting for the doctor means there's going to be a blow afterwards. 'Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky is my Prime Minister'Haredi MK surprises audience by declaring that 'his' Prime Minister is Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Sadigura Rebbe hospitalizedLeader of hasidic movement centered in Bnei Brak admitted to Los Angeles hospital. The public is asked to pray for his recovery. Shas: Liberman is no longer relevantHaredi Shas party says Yisrael Beytenu is 'done with the right,' will remain outside the next government. One dead in Beitar Illit accidentCar collides with bus, leaving 30-year-old haredi man dead near Beitar Illit, south of Jerusalem. Torah scrolls stolen from Bnei Brak synagogueThief throws old Torah scroll on the floor, makes off with new ones. |
