Monday’s court decision that the Haredi educator is fit to stand trial on 74 counts of rape and sexual assault means that, pending appeals, she must return to Melbourne 12 years after fleeing in the dead of night
Driver was speeding near main protest site and 'putting protesters and police officers in danger,' police said, as anti-government demonstrations draw thousands across Israel despite coronavirus lockdown
About 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews traveled through Belarus in hope of celebrating Rosh Hashanah in the city of Uman, but couldn't reach their destination
Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services study shows Haredim also willing to have lecturers of either gender and see little importance in gender segregation on university campuses
Ultra-Orthodox community has launched unprecedented logistical campaign to enable adherence to guidelines and allow large as possible prayer gathering at Rosh Hashanah
Both the Ukranian and Israeli governments have attempted to limit the pilgrimage to Uman
Litzman may have been a senior minister for over a decade, but he is always nothing but a foot soldier for the Gerrer Rebbe
Meir Rubinstein received special permission from Ukrainian authorities ■ 2,000 Bratslav Hasidim are estimated to have made the pilgrimage despite restrictions
Amber Adler and her two young sons are becoming familiar faces in southern Brooklyn as she campaigns to win a seat at City Hall in 2021
Tens of thousands of worshipers expected in Haredi towns in very crowded conditions – and local authorities have given up
The High Holy Days are a particularly tough time for former members of the ultra-Orthodox community, most abandoned by their families and peers. Haaretz meets two young women who have successfully rebuilt their lives
The ‘capsule plan’ is supposed to prevent the coronavirus from spreading among ultra-Orthodox students in Israel, but a trip to a few yeshivas in Bnei Brak reveals some fatal flaws
For the first time since its inception, Israel’s socioeconomic disparities are being translated into government directives that restrict the activities of ordinary citizens
Delegation to be part of preparations made for annual pilgrimage of Bratslav Hasidim to the grave of Rabbi Nachman, to assist the local Uman police in maintaining public order
During the week-long curfew, residents' movement is restricted and all non-essential businesses are closed
After nixing a lockdown on coronavirus hot spots, experts say castrated plan seems unlikely to achieve anything other than giving the ultra-Orthodox a false sense of equality
Winter is on the way and if COVID-19 spreads more, Israel’s health care system won't be able to keep the death rate at one of the lowest levels in the world
Some Arab towns had already decided to shut their schools when the prime minister suddenly changed his mind about locking down communities with high rates of infection
Seeking the support of the Haredi parties as his corruption trial is set to reopen in December, PM sacrificed the man he appointed to manage the health crisis, crushing what was left of the public’s trust
As Israel is threatened by a total lockdown over Rosh Hashanah to satisfy Haredi rabbis, a trip abroad, even to sign a 'historic' agreement, is insufferable
Prof. Ronni Ganzu has to do whatever he can to prevent a nationwide lockdown until the High Holy Days begin
Move comes after mayors of four predominantly ultra-Orthodox municipalities send Netanyahu a letter, informing him that they plan to cease cooperation with government authorities
During the first wave, Haredi apologists said that the government had not made an effort to inform and educate their community. Those excuses are no longer available
Rising coronavirus cases, an economic crisis and the next phase in Netanyahu's trial could spell chaos
Many ultra-Orthodox religious institutions did not conduct testing or the capsule method of isolating groups of students from each other, leading to uptick