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Sharp gaps in IDF reserve service as Modi'in leads nation, Tel Aviv falls to bottom

New reserve data show sharp gaps as consensus faded; Tel Aviv led in January 2024 but fell to last by December; a Modi’in resident served 19 times more days than someone in Bnei Brak

Saar Haas | 11.17.25

מראים לרב את הכובע "בר תמיד בידיים של בורא עולם"

'They said: choose three to kill': Bar Kupershtein recounts captivity to leading Haredi rabbi

Former hostage Bar Kupershtein visited Bnei Brak’s city council and met Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, recounting Hamas’ psychological torture; Eitan Mor met the parents of Elyakim Leibman, killed on Oct. 7, and described the chaos at the Nova festival

Shilo Freid | 10.26.25

Why secular foodies are flocking to Bnei Brak for Shabbat flavors

Every Thursday, Bnei Brak’s iconic Jewish Restaurant hosts a seven-cholent feast drawing secular and religious diners alike; what began as a Haredi tradition has become a culinary destination for nostalgic comfort food and cultural connection

Sapir Gordo | 09.15.25

Haredi families get more holiday food voucher aid than reservists, other low-income families

Bnei Brak prioritized Haredi families in holiday food voucher distribution, ignoring other low-income families in need, sparking criticism from the High Court; Families of seven or more received 750 shekels ($210), while reserve soldiers’ families got only 400 shekels ($112)

Shilo Freid | 09.01.25

'Aleh' special education center heavily damaged in Iranian missile strike

An Iranian missile directly struck the Aleh campus in Bnei Brak, severely damaging the facility and nearby buildings; An elderly man was killed and dozens narrowly escaped after finding a locked shelter and fleeing moments before it collapsed

Shilo Freid | 06.16.25

Victims suffocated under burning rubble after Iran missile strike on Haifa, officials say

Investigators say 3 people killed in Iran’s overnight missile strike on northern city likely trapped in interior room; blast sparked a fire, and victims believed to have suffocated from smoke and suffered fatal heat exposure

Lior El-Hai | 06.16.25

Radical Haredim block Highway 4, destroy draft notices as coalition crisis ramps up

Attorney general says more than than 50,000 military draft notices to ultra-Orthodox Jewish men next month, as Netanyahu races to prevent ultra-Orthodox from leaving government

Shilo Freid, Tova Zimuky, Sivan Hilaie, Shalev Kachlon | 06.05.25

Court fines Haredi library for discriminating against single woman

Bnei Brak Municipality to pay up for refusing to lend books to a woman from the community because she was single; the court condemned the discrimination, rules no law or regulation justified banning unmarried women from borrowing certain books

Lital Dobrovitzky | 12.31.24

חרדים השליכו חפצים על קצינים בכירים שהגיעו לבני ברק

Haredi mob attacks IDF commanders visiting Bnei Brak

Officers arrive to discuss ultra-Orthodox conscription to the military with local leaders when rioters storm their vehicle, blocking their path and throwing objects at them, causing light injuries

ynet correspondents | 07.16.24

Ultra-Orthodox rabbis call for only Haredi tenants in Bnei Brak

Rabbis say G-d is testing homeowners to see if they preserve customs by preventing non-Orthodox from moving into the city's newly built neighborhood

Shilo Lapid | 06.23.24

Shin Bet arrests Israeli 'adventurer' after traveling to Iraq

Traveler aroused suspicion upon arriving at Ben Gurion Airport; brief questioning found 24-year-old used foreign passport to travel to enemy country from which Israelis are banned; case transferred to police after security concerns ruled out

Adam Kutub | 05.13.24

Rare 254-year-old Jewish manuscript found in Bnei Brak home

The 237-page manuscript adorned with Kabbalistic illustrations and remarkably beautiful embellishments provides information about traditions related to holidays and festivals; It is slated to go under the hammer at an upcoming auction

Itamar Eichner | 04.09.24

Erlau Yeshiva students light Hanukkah menorahs for hostages

Haredi community's heartfelt campaigns for hostages' safe return

Ultra-Orthodox sector joins efforts to raise awareness about the urgent need to release all hostages held in Gaza

Ynetnews | 12.08.23

מלקות בקהילת חסידות לעלוב בבני ברק בשנה שעברה

The Jewish custom of flogging on the eve of Yom Kippur

It's not as common as the custom of kaparot, but some preserve the custom of symbolic flogging. What happens when a Hasid has to hit the Rebbe? Rabbi Aharon Shafer of the Polish-Israeli Hasidic sect Lelov says he will give weak blows

Shmuel Munitz | 09.24.23

Rats gnaw Torah scrolls as infestation plagues Bnei Brak

Bnei Brak Municipality says a wide scale strategic plan to eradicate the rat infestation is already being implemented throughout the city

Adam Kutub | 07.06.23