Jewish extremists attempted to disrupt a convention of Messianic Jews in Jerusalem on Thursday. Activists from the Lehava organization, which opposes interfaith and interethnic relationships and marriages, and Or l’Achim, an organization that tries to counter Christian proselytization in Israel,…[Continue Reading...]
After being expelled twice from the seminary (once because she watched "HaMerotz LaMillion" - an Israeli adventure reality game show based on the international Amazing Race franchise), Riki (then Rivki) Rotter overheard a secret late-night conversation between her parents. At…[Continue Reading...]
Kabbalah enthusiast Madonna is coming to Israel for the first time since taking the stage as an interval performer during the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. The international pop star, who unofficially adopted the Hebrew name Esther in…[Continue Reading...]
Anti-government demonstrators will gather in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak tonight to protest against what they are calling the “pillaging of the public coffers.” The march will depart from the Ayalon mall in neighboring Ramat Gan at 9 p.m.…[Continue Reading...]
In Kan's 'In the Name of the Father,' Bat Dor Ojalvo uses the platform of television to unmask the underage marriage, rape, excommunication and violence in a seemingly placid Hasidic community in northern Israel, which for decades was run from…[Continue Reading...]
In Israel, the ultra-Orthodox, who strictly observe Jewish law, are currently about 13% of Israel’s population, although their numbers are growing due to a high birthrate. At the same time, a growing number of ultra-Orthodox youth are opting out of…[Continue Reading...]
Israel Police in Jerusalem forcibly repelled ultra-Orthodox protesters after they became disorderly and committed acts of vandalism, including throwing stones at a light rail car, damaging one of its windows. Two of the protesters were arrested. The demonstrators had gathered…[Continue Reading...]
Rabbis of the Chabad movement, an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic denomination, announced on Wednesday that the “Messiah Congress in the Holy Land” will be held next week in the coastal city of Bat Yam. According to a notice posted to Chabad.info,…[Continue Reading...]
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men clashed with police outside a Jerusalem cellphone store Sunday evening, as a protest against the sale of phones that can access the internet turned into a brawl. Demonstrators who gathered on Malchei Israel Street in the…[Continue Reading...]
"Missionaries" from The Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles were seen handing out flyers to youths in Jerusalem inviting them to an event, according to a post on Facebook that attached the flyer. The Collegiate Association for the Research…[Continue Reading...]
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