Bnei Brak

President Rivlin opens school year with haredi children

President Rivlin visits 'Boston' school in Bnei Brak, speaks to children on first day of new school year.

Toddler chokes to death in Bnei Brak

Baby chokes on food she regurgitated.

Haredi man arrested for abusing teenage boys

53-year-old Bnei Brak resident gets arrested on suspicion of abusing 14-15 year old haredi boys.

Haredi man calls for terror attack against gay parade

Bnei Brak resident calls on friends to help him with terror attack - then says he wrote post out of boredom.

Man carrying bags of drugs on bike arrested

Bnei Brak bike rider stopped, searched, and arrested for drug possession.

Bnei Brak: 60-year old woman caught stealing jewelry

Israel Police arrest 60-year-old Bnei Brak woman suspected of stealing from local store.

Bnei Brak: 81 million NIS to revamp mikvehs

Bnei Brak spokesman says city invested millions in mikvehs, counters Aliza Lavie's claim the price is 'too high.'

Two brothers missing since yesterday found

Police locate Yosef and Yosef Shimon Amzaleg, 12 and 8, who had been missing since yesterday morning.

Two brothers from Bnei Brak missing since yesterday

Police requesting assistance of public to find missing brothers Yosef and Yosef Shimon Amzaleg, aged 12 and 8.

Reporter behind anti-haredi video dismissed

Reshet TV dismisses two workers behind video which turned out to be a fake news item targeting haredim.

Anti-haredi fake news?

TV broadcaster's Facebook page uploads video showing reporter attacked in Bnei Brak, but was the video authentic? Seems it was staged.

Rabbi Shteinman evacuated to hospital

Leading haredi rabbinical figure rushed to hospital.

Anti-Zionist radicals protest on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Some 200 members of Yerushalmi Faction hold anti-draft demonstration in front of home of haredi man involved in IDF recruitment.

'Shas has done nothing to protect Shabbat!'

Dean of Bnei Brak yeshiva slams Shas chief for inaction against stores opening on Shabbat.

Haredi entrepreneurs wow tech world at NYC expo

Company integrates haredi techies into start-up world. 'This is the future of the haredi community,' says Kamatech founder.

Bnei Brak preschool teachers try to strike, court intervenes

Bnei Brak rabbinical court orders preschool teachers not to strike, municipality slams preschool teachers for opening work debate.

Mommy Had Strange Pains. Two Weeks Later, She Was Gone.

After mother of three children suddenly passed away, her orphans were found struggling on their own, alone at home.

Lost toddler discovered - on bus headed to southern Israel

Two-year old boy disappears in Bnei Brak, only to be found en route to Netivot in southern Israel.

Bnei Brak rabbis: No toy explosives this Purim

In rare move, haredi rabbis tell followers to report other haredim to police.

Man suspected of sexually assaulting women at weddings arrested

Attacker allegedly targeted women and children during haredi weddings.

70 year old woman killed in Afula house fire

Senior citizen succumbs In apartment fire in Afula. 11 injured in Bnei Brak fire.

10,000 new housing units approved in Bnei Brak

25-year zoning plan submitted adding 10,000 housing units, million-and-a-half square meters for office and commercial areas to city.

Police find 42 gas canisters in Bnei Brak storehouse

Israel Police, Energy Ministry find 42 gas cylinders in illegal Bnei Brak storehouse, discover owner is unlicensed.

Watch: IDF soldier attacked in Bnei Brak

IDF soldier attacked by haredi protesters after apparently trying to disperse them using pepper spray.

Youth indicted for series of sexual assaults in Bnei Brak

One of victims was targeted on her way to her grandmother's house. Second victim saved by relative who passed attack site by chance.

Bnei Brak youth threatens municipal welfare worker

Bnei Brak youth threatens, tries to attack municipal welfare worker after she announced plan to switch him to different school.

'I am amazed at how modestly the haredim live'

Veteran secular Israeli journalist speaks of his issues with and admiration for the haredi sector, such as how their heroes are scholars.

Yeshiva students defend holy books with their bodies

Students in Bnei Brak defend yeshiva library with holy books from demolition.

Baby passes out, dies under care of babysitter

Four-month old child from Bnei Brak died after losing consciousness at babysitter's house.

Haredi man protests 'racist' Arab bus driver in Bnei Brak

A haredi man shut down traffic in the heart of Bnei Brak to protest bus driver allegedly barring him - but allowing Arab passenger on board.

Bnei Brak man suffers heatstroke

Hatzalah volunteers say heatstroke rare during fall, prolonged sun exposure caused fainting episode.

Attempted break-in at home of Rabbi Steinman

Haredi youth attempted to break into home of leading rabbinic figure - in order to receive blessing before Rosh Hashanah.

No criminal charges for tying elderly woman to a fence

The state has decided not to press criminal charges against a caregiver who tied an elderly woman to a fence.

Secular provocateurs plan Shabbat desecration in Bnei Brak

Secular activists propose 'Shabbat desecration party' in haredi city.

Taken down by a taser - and awarded 106,000 shekels

A young haredi man sued Israel Police in court, after a cop shot him with a taser - twice.

Only eleven percent of Bnei Brak students graduate high school

The Ministry of Education has published its findings, per city, of the best and worst education in the country - and why.

Bnei Brak residents arrested for cocaine smuggling

Two young men from Bnei Brak nabbed at airport with millions of shekels worth of cocaine.

Bnei Brak main roads to be closed to private traffic

To combat the stand-still traffic in the central haredi city, local officials have revealed a plan to turn the main roads into HOV lanes.

Hatzalah medics save a boy - by making him laugh

A five year-old who had been struck by a car hysterically refused treatment - until a medical clown and EMT saved the day.

Man collapses, dies in Bnei Brak mikva

Young man loses consciousness while submersing in mikva, drowns.

Religious Zionism fights for its place in Bnei Brak

Protesters demonstrate against expropriation of historic Ulpanat Tzvia school.

Bnei Brak: Driver found dead in burning minibus

Suspicious blaze sets two other cars aflame; incident under police investigation.

Provocation? Man sells bread in Bnei Brak on Passover

Police take rogue chametz seller into custody. Suspect: I'm not forcing anyone to eat it.

Female MK blasts Bnei Brak chief rabbi: Don’t hide Queen Esther

MK Svetlova criticizes Bnei Brak Chief Rabbi for posting public banners requesting girls not congregate in the streets during Purim.

Tragedy in Bnei Brak

15-year-old boy apparently suffocated in his sleep; after failed resuscitation attempts medical personnel forced to pronounce his death.

Second baby to die in nanny's care in last month

Four-month-old from Bnei Brak rushed to Tel Hashomer after losing consciousness in nanny's home; doctors declare her dead.

Haredi Bnei Brak leading the war on infiltration?

Illegal immigrants have caused a sharp spike in brutal crime, but Bnei Brak strikes back despite government inaction, demolishing den.

Bnei Brak: Rabbis ban eating on the run

Local rabbis blast discount fast food chains for 'swindling the public into common behavior.'

Youth charged with threatening Arab workers

15-year-old from Bnei Brak walked around construction site with a saw, tried to scare Arabs.

Baby chokes to death on marble in Bnei Brak

Tragedy: eight-month-old dies from common toy, after medics extract the marble from wind pipe and evacuate him to hospital.

Bibi Secretly Driven to Hospital in Pita Truck?

Report alleges Netanyahu was brought to Bnei Brak hospital in secret twice - once in pita truck and second time in pest control vehicle.

65 Year-Old Woman Gives Birth to First Child in Bnei Brak

Nadvorna hassidic couple overjoyed, attribute miracle to blessing from rabbi.

Levinsky Park Denizens Fail to Stand for Memorial Day Sirens

Photographer Shaul Golan decided to spend Memorial Day in Levinsky Park in south Tel Aviv, far from his usual “beat” in Bnei Brak.

Watch: 'He Cared for the Public Each and Every Day'

Participants at funeral of Rabbi Chaim Grenimann eulogize the great Torah scholar; 'G-d took another one of our righteous.'

15 Injured at Bnei Brak Funeral

Despite police presence to maintain calm, at least one person was moderately injured after falling from a cemetery wall.

Police Closely Monitor Bnei Brak Funeral

Dan Region police refuse to take chances as R' Chaim Grenimann is laid to rest, after trampling incident killed 2 earlier this month.

Second Victim Dies from Haredi Funeral Stampede

18-year-old becomes second to die as a result of trampling at Rabbi Shmuel Wosner's funeral, in which 100,000 participated.

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Deadly Bnei Brak Trampling 'Unavoidable', Police Say

Israel Police spokesman for the haredi community insists responsibility for maintaining discipline rests with haredi public, leadership.

Watch: Video Shows Deadly Stampede at Rabbi's Funeral

Video shows terrifying stampede which killed young father at funeral of leading haredi Rabbi Shmuel Wosner in Bnei Brak.

Funeral Trampling Victim Identified

27 year-old killed in trampling during R' Shmuel Wosner funeral named as Mordechai Gerber; he leaves behind wife, child.