In a clear move against chareidim in Yerushalayim, Councilwoman Meirav Cohen has sent a letter to the Ministries of the Interior and Finance demanding the immediate elimination of automatic deductions

Police in Brooklyn said they have arrested a man who burglarized the home of a prominent rabbi not once, but twice. Rabbi Yehezkel Zion, of the Congregation Beth Torah, came

It appears that Kadima opposition party leader MK Shaul Mofaz feels that his predecessor was correct, and his ticket to political stardom is by bashing the chareidim. Mofaz and MK

The plan to curtail the Israeli summer vacation by four weeks has not succeeded to date. This year, schools opened on August 27th instead of September 1st, only a few

As a result of the intervention of Israel’s High Court of Justice, the children of foreign nationals living in Eilat, non-Jews, must be ‘mainstreamed’ into public school classrooms with the children of the city’s residents. An agreement was reached by which they will be gradually integrated into classrooms in the southern city’s public school system. […]

Israeli border police at the Allenby Bridge Crossing from Jordan prevented dozens of European and North American pro-PA (Palestinian Authority) activists from crossing from Jordan into Israel under the “Welcome to Palestine” banner. Officials believe many of the activists are affiliated with the radical left-wing anarchists and the decision was made to ban them from […]

Shas leader Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai this year decided to lead by example, sending his son to a Sephardi cheider instead of the cheider in his Har Nof neighborhood

Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Moshe Shlomo Amar Shlita visited the IDF’s General Staff Base in Tel Aviv, located in the Kirya. The rav’ visit was on Sunday, 8 Elul 5772, meeting with IDF Chief Rabbi Brigadier-General Rafi Peretz and other officers of the military rabbinate. R’ Peretz was visibly pleased by the visit, citing the […]

Chief Rabbi of Shomron and Rosh Yeshiva of the Elon Moreh Hesder Yeshiva Rabbi Elyakim Levanon Shlita has spoken out regarding Migron amid reports of an imminent government expulsion of

A week into the Elul zman HaRav Rotenberg, Rosh Yeshivas Beit Meir in Bnei Brak addressed the issue of government plans to draft avreichim and talmidim. The rav explained “we belong to the Torah Legion, even if this entails arrest”. In the rav’s letter he speaks of the impending gezeira of the government, stating there […]

Rabbi Avraham Yosef Lazerson, the executive director of Chinuch Atzmai in Eretz Yisrael has called on Education Minister Gideon Saar to stay out of Chinuch Atzmai affairs since decisions regarding

 Just when many though gasoline prices in Israel cannot get any higher that is just what is going to happen. At the end of this week, the price for a liter of gasoline is expected to increase by another 50 agorot, to 8.30 NIS (the equivalent of $8.25/ US gallon). Officials explain this is the […]

This story begins two years ago in the Santa Monica Shangri La Hotel. A Jewish group decided to hold an event at the hotel, but 90 minutes into the event the hotel’s manager announced he decided to oust them and remove the signs referring to the event. According to the report appearing in the daily […]

Shortly after 14:00 today, Monday, 9 Elul 5772 three rockets landed in the Eshkol and Shar HaNegev Regional Councils in southern Israel. B’chasdei Hashem there were no reports of injuries or damages. Earlier in the day, as children were heading to the first day of public school, sirens were heard in Sderot and surrounding communities. […]

Police questioned a chareidi mom who arrived at the Metzitzim Beach in Tel Aviv. According to others on the beach, who observed the mother’s actions, it appeared she was trying to drown her 9-year-old daughter. An inspector ordered mom and her daughter out of the water, Ladaat.net reports, and police questioned her regarding the allegations. […]

Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita received a number of questions pertaining to suitable employment for women as the nation’s school system opens its doors today, 9 Elul 5772. Chadrei Chareidim reports that following are a number of the questions posed to the gadol hador. QUESTION: May one accept a job that demands working into […]

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Gideon Saar on Sunday evening, the eve of 9 Elul 5772 visited the Education Ministry situation room and observed the Ministry’s preparations ahead

Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Leib Shteinman Shlita is set to travel to France on Sunday 15 Elul 5772 to give the local chareidi community chizuk before the Yomim Nora’im. The Rosh Yeshiva will travel from Eretz Yisrael in a private plane, and the cost is being underwritten by a philanthropist in France. The visit will […]