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Rabbis permit rare weddings during Omer as war delays ceremonies
After the war forced widespread wedding delays, Israel’s chief rabbis issued a rare temporary ruling allowing marriages during the Omer, a traditionally restricted period. The decision has led to an unusual wave of ceremonies
Shilo Freid | 04.19.26
הפשיעה הגוברת בעיר בני ברק
'Corrupting our children': Bnei Brak moves to shut vending machines after 10 p.m.
Ultra-Orthodox city extends late-night food restrictions to snack and drink machines after officials say they have become gathering spots for youths, drawing complaints of noise, cigarette sales and what backers call 'spiritual harm'
Shilo Freid | 04.14.26
מתאימים את השטריימל
Ultra-Orthodox fur hats turn into luxury status symbol with prices reaching tens of thousands
Worn primarily by married Hasidic men, the round fur hat varies in size and style across communities and can cost anywhere from a few thousand shekels to more than 25,000 shekels (about $6,500)
Shilo Freid | 04.10.26
"הילדים כבר לא יכולים לחכות". משפחת פורר
War, fear and faith: new immigrants make Passover in Jerusalem
Despite Israel’s longest and broadest war since its founding, new immigrants from New York, Moscow and Berlin are still arriving in Jerusalem, embracing their first Passover in Israel as a story of homecoming, resilience and belonging
Shilo Freid, Roy Rubinstein | 04.08.26
איתמר בן גביר במליאת הכנסת לאחר ההכרזה על אישור חוק עונש מוות למחבלים עם שמפניה בידו
'Whoever sheds blood': Does Judaism support the death penalty?
The Torah prescribes death for murder, but rabbinic authorities sharply restricted its use, making it rare through strict requirements such as two eyewitnesses and prior warning, even as some rabbis have endorsed capital punishment for terrorists
Shilo Freid | 04.01.26
לאשה
Infant dies after circumcision complications, mohel arrested
Investigators suspect that negligence during the procedure led to an infection at the circumcision site, which ultimately resulted in the infant’s death
Maya Cohen, Shilo Freid | 03.31.26
On the production line
The Israeli family factory baking matzah for millions under missile fire
At Matzot Aviv, a six-generation family business, workers pause production for air raid sirens but continue baking and shipping matzah worldwide, drawing on a legacy that stretches from the British Mandate and the Haganah to wartime Israel today
Shilo Freid | 03.31.26
סמל משה יצחק הכהן כץ
Sister of American IDF soldier says family chose Israel burial out of pride in his path
Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz, a Hasidic Jew serving in the Paratroopers Brigade’s 890th Battalion, was killed by Hezbollah rocket fire targeting IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon
Shilo Freid | 03.29.26
סמל אביעד אלחנן וולנסקי ז"ל
IDF Sgt. Aviaad Volansky killed in Hezbollah anti-tank fire in southern Lebanon
The 21-year-old Jerusalem soldier was killed when Hezbollah fired two anti-tank missiles at his unit; one was intercepted, the other hit a tank, lightly wounding four soldiers, the IDF said
Elisha Ben Kimon, Shilo Freid | 03.26.26
יהודים במשהד
They prayed in secret: Iran’s hidden Jews lived double lives as Muslims for over a century
As strikes in Iran revive buried memories, rare items reveal how Jews in Mashhad lived outwardly as Muslims while secretly preserving their faith, raising families under constant fear and passing on hidden identities
Shilo Freid | 03.22.26
זירת התאונה בסיני
Israeli killed, 2 others hurt in traffic accident in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
Crash near Taba, close to Israeli border, leaves 30-year-old dead and sends 2 others to Sinai hospital as group heads to Uman, Ukraine
Itamar Eichner, Shilo Freid | 03.18.26
היערכות פיקוד מרכז לקראת הרמדאן: תרגיל מיוחד של סיירת נח"ל עם נגמ"שי אית"ן
'Moral weakness': rabbis oppose women in armored units amid expanding Lebanon offensive
Dozens of senior rabbis back Rabbi Eli Sadan’s call against integrating women in armored combat vehicles, citing religious law and IDF policy; women’s groups condemn the move as harmful and detached from reality
Shilo Freid | 03.17.26
לוחמים חרדים באזור גבול הצפון
Haredi Hasmonean Brigade soldiers balance Torah study and combat in Lebanon
Haredi soldiers in the IDF’s Hasmonean Brigade face their first combat in southern Lebanon, balancing training and Torah study; 'You learn a page of Gemara, then go on guard duty,' a fighter says
Shilo Freid | 03.17.26
אירוע ירי בבית כנסת ובית ספר יהודי במישיגן
Michigan: Car rams synagogue door, driver opens fire and is neutralized
Police were called to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, following reports of an active shooter, as the Jewish Federation of Detroit urged community members to stay away from the area
Shilo Freid | 03.12.26
הכספת הענקית שהובאה מאתיופיה
Jerusalem’s bomb shelters reveal hidden histories, from Western Wall cave to Ethiopian emperor’s vault
From an ancient cave near the Western Wall to a boxing club and children’s theater, Jerusalem residents fleeing sirens discover unusual underground spaces that offer both protection and a brief escape from the strain of war
Shilo Freid, Gilad Cohen | 03.09.26
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