Police clash with ultra-Orthodox protesters in several communities
News reporter attacked by group of Haredi youths; police officer filmed throwing empty bucket at young boy.
Tag: ultra-Orthodox
Deeming 'spiritual death' a bigger threat than COVID, Hassidic rebbes go rogue
While many members of Israel's Haredi sector are careful to follow public health regulations put in place to stem the ...
Health Ministry struggles with obstinate Haredi enclaves as leading rabbi tests positive
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the most important spiritual leaders in Lithuanian Haredi circles, contracts COVID at age 92.
Right-wing, Haredi parties can easily form a government, new poll shows
Israel Hayom-Maagar Mohot poll projects 67 seats for Likud, Yamina, Shas, and United Torah Judaism. Political shuffles result in no ...
Haredi pressure prompts gov't to scrap lockdown plan
Leaders of Haredi cities and towns tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they will not forget who painted them as ...
Anti-Zionist Jews in Brooklyn wave PLO flags in protest of sovereignty plan
Ultra-Orthodox participants in "day of rage" wave placards reading "Judaism Rejects Zionism."
World's top fashion magazine celebrates Israeli actress' stellar performance
Shira Haas, who plays a rebellious Hasidic woman in the new Netflix hit "Unorthodox," featured in lengthy interview in "Vogue". ...
Police bust lockdown-defying prayer services near Haifa
Synagogue in haredi community of Rechasim was holding public prayers in violation of Health Ministry orders.
Prayer services too dangerous for your health, warns rabbi
Halachic authority Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky has been handing down important rulings on coronavirus: Avoid public prayer, report anyone violating Health ...
Afraid, but steadfast in study
The ultra-Orthodox public has been the target of public outrage over media images of them flouting Health Ministry instructions. When, ...