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Amsterdam concert hall cancels Hanukkah show over IDF cantor’s participation

The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam axes its annual Hanukkah concert after organizers insisted IDF Chief Cantor Lt. Col. Shai Abramson perform; Jewish leaders condemn move as discriminatory amid rising hostility toward Israelis

Shilo Freid | 11.03.25

Wife of alleged Iranian spy faces court delays in bid for divorce

A Haredi woman who sought to divorce her husband after learning he was charged with espionage for Iran faces new delays as a rabbinical court panel change forces parts of the case to be reheard

Shilo Freid | 11.03.25

Teen killed after falling from building during Jerusalem anti-draft rally

Highway 1 was closed and trains to Jerusalem overflowed amid transport chaos as tens of thousands filled the city’s entrance, some marching on the road shouting 'Cursed Zionists'; others hurled stones and bottles and held 'Israel is Stalin' signs

Shilo Freid, Sivan Hilaie, Liran Tamari, Gilad Cohen | 10.30.25

Jerusalem braces for mass ultra-Orthodox protest against military draft on Thursday

Up to half a million expected at ultra-Orthodox ‘million rally’ against drafting yeshiva students; Highway 1 closures and major disruptions expected in Jerusalem as rabbis urge calm

Sivan Hilaie, Shilo Freid | 10.29.25

Likud weighs joining Haredi anti-draft rally despite leading push for new conscription bill

The so-called 'million-person rally' is scheduled to take place Thursday in Jerusalem, bringing together leading rabbis and followers from the country’s major ultra-Orthodox factions

Shilo Freid | 10.27.25

רחל ועמינדב מתחת לחופה עם הרב הצבאי הראשי

A year after her husband fell in Lebanon, widow of Rabbi Avi Goldberg remarries

Rachel Goldberg, whose husband, Rabbi Capt. Avi Goldberg was killed in Lebanon in 2024, married Aminadav Rothenberg, a fellow teacher at Jerusalem’s Himmelfarb High School; Finance Minister Smotrich hailed her as 'a symbol of Israel’s eternity'

Shilo Freid | 10.27.25

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

Smotrich apologizes after backlash over 'Saudi camel riding' remark

Finance minister dismisses Palestinian statehood demands as condition for Saudi ties, telling Riyadh to 'keep riding camels'; later apologizes for tone but defends stance on Jewish rights in West Bank as tensions rise ahead of MBS-Trump summit on regional deals and defense pact

Shilo Freid | 10.23.25

Shas quits coalition posts over stalled draft bill, warns of crisis for Netanyahu government

Party leader Aryeh Deri is expected to continue attending meetings of Netanyahu’s security cabinet despite the announcement that Shas is stepping away from its coalition roles

Shilo Freid, Amir Ettinger | 10.23.25

Military Police arrest two Haredi draft dodgers amid renewed debate over conscription bill

One of the men studies at the Itri Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and the other attends the Ateret Shlomo–Sorotzkin Yeshiva in Rishon Lezion

Shilo Freid | 10.22.25

משמאל: שתיים מהרבניות שעתרו, רחל קרן ושרה סגל כץ

Rabbinate says women can take some rabbinic certification exams, but not all of them

Three months after a historic Supreme Court ruling, the Chief Rabbinate is seeking to allow women to be tested only on certain subjects - such as Sabbath laws and laws of family purity, a move that is raising objections among the petitioners; 'This is a request that raises shameful arguments regarding the status of women and their ability to study Torah and engage in it.'

Shilo Freid | 10.20.25

Satmar Hasidim unite in New York protest against IDF draft of yeshiva students

In rare display of unity, rival Satmar factions held a protest in New York against Israel’s military draft; rabbis spoke from cranes, condemning the arrest of yeshiva students 'for the crime of studying Torah'

Shilo Freid | 10.20.25

Matan Angrest talks about the 5 months he spent alone in a tunnel, and reunites virtually with female hostages

The tank soldier who was held captive by Hamas for 738 days and returned to Israel spoke via video with the 5 female observers who returned from Gaza months earlier, calling them 'heroines'; He spoke about the months of loneliness, and the Torah scroll that he and Gali Berman read from in captivity: 'Trying to lift yourself up, to hold on to optimism'

Shilo Freid | 10.19.25

Likud revives contentious ultra-Orthodox draft bill to lure Haredi parties back to coalition

Knesset committee chair Boaz Bismuth unveils core principles for a new draft law to exempt yeshiva students, aiming to bring Shas back to government, drawing sharp backlash from reservists and deepening tensions over equal military service

Amit Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 10.16.25

Rom Braslavski: 'My only strength in captivity was knowing I was there for being Jewish'

Freed hostage says his Jewish identity gave him strength during 738 days in captivity under Islamic Jihad; speaking from the hospital, he recalls religious abuse, harsh conditions and urges Israelis to strengthen their unity and faith

Shilo Freid | 10.16.25

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