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.

Rabbi Wosner Laid to Rest; One Killed in Trampling Incident

Huge funeral in Bnei Brak overnight for leading haredi Rabbi; crowds, congestion kills one and injures 11 others.

Rabbis: UTJ Doesn't Make a Move Without Us

Tens of thousands gathered to support the party and to support the idea of voting in next week's election altogether.

Meretz Billboard Barred from Bnei Brak - For Showing Tzipi Livni

Meretz banner barred from display outside Ayalon Mall, on border of Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak, because it features a woman - Tzipi Livni.

Rumble in Leading Bnei Brak Haredi Yeshiva

Student arrested for assaulting yeshiva dean, leading to all out clash between rival factions vying to control flagship Lithuanian yeshiva.

Week After Tel Aviv Stabbing, Jew Smuggles Arabs Into Israel

Arab illegals have committed numerous high profile terror attacks - still, Jew from haredi city tries to smuggle three in his car trunk.

Bnei Brak Asbestos Crisis Closes Buildings, Stores

Asbestos in an old warehouse that caught fire has shut down a part of one of Israel's largest business zones.

Religious, Secular, Haredi to March for Unity

For the second time, Israelis of all religious stripes will march, hoping to to reduce tensions between religiously diverse groups.

Bnei Brak Terrorist Stabber Nabbed

IDF troops, along with Shabak forces, arrested overnight Sunday an Arab terrorist from Shechem who stabbed a Jewish man earlier Sunday.

Stabbing in Bnei Brak: Terror Suspected, 8 Arrested

31-year old man stabbed by Arab attacker Sunday evening near Tel Aviv. Victim in moderate condition.

Condition of Leading Rabbi Deteriorating

Family members ask public to pray for Rabbi Nissim Karelitz, the hareidi Torah sage and leader, after he loses consciousness in hospital.

IDF Soldier Attacked In Bnei Brak

Days after massive hareidi protest of yeshiva funding cuts, soldier attacked and sent to hospital. Follows hareidi MK warnings to Lapid.

‘Yeshiva Heads: You Hold Lives in Your Hands’

Call for extreme caution in yeshivas as Bnei Brak slaying is linked to expulsion.

Arrest in Death of Bnei Brak Teen

Man arrested in connection to death of 17-year-old from Bnei Brak who went missing Saturday.

Rosh Hashana 'Baby Boom' at Bnei Brak Hospital

Thousands of babies were born in Israel over Rosh Hashana, with 150 of them born at Ma'ayanei Hayeshu'a hospital in Bnei Brak.

Bnei Brak May Go Dark on Shabbat

Tel Aviv court orders the Bnei Brak Municipality to remove generators that were supplying electricity on Shabbat.

Residents of Jewish Cities Feel Safer

Police survey finds residents of Bnei Brak and Ariel feel relatively protected, while residents of Lod and Nazareth do not.

IDF to Hareidi Soldiers: Hide Your Uniforms

A hareidi religious member of the IDF claimed that he was attacked while walking in the center of Bnei Brak while wearing his uniform

Bnei Brak Helps Man find Money in Municipal Trash Dumpster

The city of Bnei Brak pitched in to help a man whose wife accidentally threw away his money.

Sadigura Rebbe Passes Away

Funeral is scheduled to leave the Sadigura Beit Midrash on Gutmacher Street in Bnei Brak at 1:30 p.m.

R. Karelitz: 'Stomach Stapling' Operations Too Dangerous

A major hareidi rabbinical figure expressed deep concerns over the safety of gastric bypass surgery.

Students Visit Bnei Brak, Discuss Draft Law

As politicians continued to quarrel over the draft law, Bar Ilan students visited Bnei Brak and focused on talking with the residents.

150 Children Saved in ‘Miraculous’ Rescue from Fire

150 children are saved from a fire in a massive Bnei Brak daycare center. Emergency exit saved lives.

Bnei Brak Rabbis Nix Rentals to African Illegals

Rabbis in Bnei Brak have issued a request to residents not to rent property to African illegal immigrants.

Rabbi Eliezer Goldberg of Bnei Brak Dies at 74

Rabbi Eliezer Goldberg from the Tzeirim yeshiva in Bnei Brak died on Friday night from heart failure.

Bnei Brak Rabbis Issue Edict: Don't Rent to Infiltrators

Rabbis from Bnei Brak say renting out apartments to infiltrators will have serious consequences.

Bible Scrolls Burn in Bnei Brak Synagogue Fire; No Foul Play

Three people were lightly hurt in Vizhnitz Synagogue on Torat Yisrael street.. Electrical malfunction suspected as the cause of the fire.