Ultra-Orthodox communities are increasingly divided, with a small but growing number of young people openly defying their rabbis and voting for non-Haredi candidates – with major implications for the Diaspora
The Council of Torah Sages decided not to support either Leon or his secular rival Ofer Berkovitch, in effect freeing some 30,000 voters to make up their own minds
In Jerusalem contenders Moshe Leon and Ofer Berkovitch compete in last-ditch fight for support of the ultra-Orthodox party
Ahead of Tuesday’s mayoral election, Shas leader Arye Dery says ‘entire left’ is supporting Berkovitch
Anyone who wants to understand just how poisonous the mix of religious fanaticism and brutal occupation is should look at Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming runoff election for mayor
Ultra-Orthodox charities are considered high-risk for money laundering, as all their operations are in cash and they lack all monitoring
The state encourages Haredi women to join the workforce, taking pride in the surge in their numbers, but doesn’t monitor or regulate the working conditions of many of them
Uri Zohar, one of the most prominent Israeli directors of the 1960s and 1970s and once a symbol of wild Tel Aviv, has returned to the screen – after decades as an ultra-Orthodox rabbi
With the counting of the final 1,300 ballots – from soldiers, the disabled and of a few dozen prisoners – Aliza Bloch is confirmed as mayor, ousting incumbent Moshe Abutbul
Ultra-Orthodox support for Haifa’s new mayor demonstrates that the exclusion of women is not a decree from heaven or holy concept in Jewish law, but is primarily derived from power struggles