Rabbi Haim Yosef David Abergel, head of a community in Netivot, calls on haredim who are not seriously learning Torah to enlist in the IDF's new haredi brigade.
Present-day Hasidism isa sub-group within ultra-Orthodox ("Haredi") Judaism, and is noted for its religious and social conservatism and social seclusion. Its members adhere closely both to Orthodox Jewish practice – with the movement's own unique emphases – and the traditions of Eastern Europe...
Rave music parties (RMP) are dance events that take place during the night and may last sometimes up to 12 h or longer [1]. RMP are usually held outdoors, in nature, on weekends, in clandestine places like deserts, forests and deserted beaches [2]. They typically feature DJ (disc jocke...
“The name Esther means ‘hidden,’ and though the events in the book of Esther are seemingly random, it is God’s hidden hand guiding the outcome of the Purim story. By dressing up, each person has an opportunity to take on a new identity. Past and present merge; evil and goodness a...
MK Moshe Gafni, was absent since he was at the Sorotzkin wedding. Yet, that did not stop the members from approving scandalous funding proposals for haredi yeshivas and educational institutions, including Ateret Shlomo – the very institution whose students were calling the state a “regime of he...
They must think back 15 years to recall a worse six-month stretch than the first half of 2008. Sales fell twice as fast in June as in September 2001. Blame falling house prices or layoffs, but mostly, blame USD4-a-gallon gasoline. Thirsty pickups and sport-utility vehicles are backed ...
He also criticized a haredi rabbi’s condemnation this week of Amir Ohana, a gay ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is the new Knesset speaker, saying on Twitter, “There is no disease more dangerous than baseless hatred.”