Ultra-Orthodox duo takes comedy world by storm
When comedians Efi Skakovsky and Meni Wakshtock created their skits, they tailored them to the Haredi audience. Little did they ...
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Racism complaints triple in 2020, report shows
The government attributed attributed the drastic rise in incidents to the health and social impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, as ...
Record 63.5% of Haredim join Israel's workforce in 2020
Nearly two-thirds (63.5%) of Haredim in Israel were employed in 2020. 50% of ultra-Orthodox men, 63.5% of ultra-Orthodox women now ...
COVID deepens rift between secular, ultra-Orthodox sectors, poll reveals
The relationship between the secular and ultra-Orthodox sectors has long been strained and is continuing to be tested by the ...
Haredi COVID morbidity declines as more ultra-Orthodox get inoculated
Pfizer study finds South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine efficacy. Meanwhile, English health authorities discover 38 cases of yet ...
Senior rabbis castigate anti-vaxxers, call on followers to get COVID vaccination
Influential rabbinical figures speak out against those who flaunt guidelines and refuse to get vaccinated, placing everyone around them in ...
A moat as well as a fence
COVID has shone a spotlight on the disaster created by the Haredi community walling itself off from the rest of ...
Knesset to debate bill on heavier fines for COVID violations
Haredi legislators say their constituency feels persecuted, and until they can discuss the matter with PM Netanyahu, they will not ...
The Haredim have had enough
Many in the sector are tired of the lockdowns and believe they are being collectively punished for the acts of ...
'We will act with a heavy hand,' says PM after Haredi rioters clash with police in Bnei Brak
Riots began after dozens of Haredi yeshiva students who violated health guidelines and gathered in the city illegally hurled rocks ...