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Attorney general rejects Netanyahu plan to let draft dodgers join Uman pilgrimage

Gali Baharav-Miara rules government has no authority to block enforcement against draft evaders, sparking backlash from ultra-Orthodox leaders and vows from opposition to petition High Court of Justice if plan advances

Tova Zimuky, Shilo Freid | 08.29.25

Why do tens of thousands of Israelis travel to Uman on Rosh Hashanah?

The annual pilgrimage to Uman has been in the headlines this year not only because of special government funding but also over the demand that draft dodgers not be arrested on their way to visit grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov; So who was Rabbi Nachman, when did Israelis begin arriving at his grave in such large numbers, and why do the obstacles not deter them?

Shilo Freid | 08.27.25

הרב בן ציון אלגאזי (שני מימין) בשיעור ללוחמים

Rabbi delivers Torah lesson to soldiers in the middle of Gaza

Rabbi Ben-Zion Algazi, head of the Ramat Gan Hesder Yeshiva and an IDF reserve major, visited his students, who are soldiers on the Gaza frontlines, delivering an inspiring Torah lesson; Soldiers and commanders alike were captivated by the session, which highlighted the unique values of the Hesder program

Shilo Freid | 08.25.25

Jerusalem man arrested after seeking rabbinical ruling to kill attorney general

Police arrest 36-year-old Jerusalem man over letter threatening AG Gali Baharav-Miara, in which he sought rabbinical approval under Jewish ‘pursuer’s law’ to take her life; here's what that ruling means

Shilo Freid | 08.21.25

Haredim, police clash during protest on major highway: 'The state will get prisoners, not soldiers'

Extremist ultra-Orthodox members of the Jerusalem Faction demonstrate against mandatory conscription into the IDF as the draft exemption law crisis continues; 'We will die before we enlist'

Shilo Freid, Roy Rubinstein | 08.19.25

Can snoring end a marriage? Rabbinical court says yes

Judges rule that a husband’s untreated snoring constitutes grounds for divorce and financial liability, ordering him to pay estranged wife $35,000 in compensation

Shilo Freid | 08.19.25

US Satmar Hasidic leaders arrive in Israel to challenge draft, state funding

The anti-Israel sect is visiting to back opposition to drafting Haredim, push for full separation of Haredi schools from state funding and influence moderate rabbis, exploiting tensions in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community over military conscription

Shilo Freid | 08.19.25

Leading Haredi rabbi on IDF draft: 'Jews persecute Jews over Torah study'

Rabbi Dov Landau criticized military and arrests of deserters, urging yeshiva students not to succumb and enlist; 'It is unacceptable for Jews to be imprisoned for studying Torah'

Shilo Freid | 08.18.25

Ex-chief rabbi: Why listen to 'atheist' Netanyahu?

Former Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef accuses PM of betraying ultra-Orthodox parties on draft law as protests erupt outside military prison where Haredi draft dodgers held and rabbis laed mass prayer rallies; 'You rely on such a person?'

Shilo Freid | 08.17.25

Religious panel accuses Rabbi suspected of sex crimes of launching cyberstrike on court website,

Ultra-Orthodox panel that deals with sexual assault on women in the Haredi community says the cyberattack is an act of vengeance by a rabbi linked to criminal elements after the community is warned about his actions

Shilo Freid | 08.15.25

Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbi: 'The army is idolatry, bloodshed and immorality'

In radio interview, Rabbi Yitzchok Kolodetsky launches blistering attack on IDF and its ultra-Orthodox soldiers, urging public to shun them and calling even the most religious military frameworks a dangerous deception

Shilo Freid | 08.13.25

Rabbi officiates wedding of woman once engaged to son killed in war

Roni, who was to wed Capt. Amitay Granot before he was killed by an anti-tank missile near Lebanon days after Oct. 7, married an IDF officer in a match arranged by the mother of another fallen soldier; Granot’s father, Rabbi Tamir Granot, led the ceremony

Shilo Freid | 08.12.25

Western Wall graffiti suspect freed by judge: 'I do not ban Jews from the Wall'

Haredi man, 27, arrested after 'There is a Holocaust in Gaza' spray-painted on Western Wall stones; police say he also defaced city’s Great Synagogue; suspect confessed, apologized and his family says he suffers from mental health issues

Shilo Freid, Liran Tamari, Idan Bloemhof | 08.11.25

'Holocaust in Gaza': Western Wall vandalized with anti-war graffiti

Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites of Israel, condemned the act as a serious desecration showing blatant disrespect for the site’s sanctity

Shilo Freid | 08.11.25

סרטון אות החיים של רום ברסלבסקי שאושר על ידי משפחתו

Father of hostage Rom Braslavski: 'He's dying in front of my eyes'

Ofir Braslavski urges Israeli leaders to pursue a deal over military action and criticizes the international silence and lack of updates from officials

Shilo Freid, Alexandra Lukash | 08.04.25

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