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Shabbat showdown ends: Jews for Jesus cafe to close on Saturdays

Cafe Basimta announces it will close on Shabbat after two months of clashes with haredi protesters over its Saturday operations and missionary ties.

Call of the Shofar

All the prophecies of the prophets are written in condensed form in this Torah portion. All the descriptions in the portion are, in fact, descriptions of…

Toronto rabbis spark backlash with burial ban over assisted dying

An Orthodox rabbis’ council has barred funerals and restricted burial for Jews who die through physician-assisted death, triggering a fierce backlash from other rabbis and community…

Poll shows pro-Netanyahu bloc pulling even with opponents, in sharp shift

PM seen nodding as yeshiva students sing about taking vengeance against Palestinians * Herzog claims to CNN that Israel is making ‘major effort’ to curb settler…

Shas rabbi ordered haredi IDF commander to resign from military – report

A rabbi reportedly told the commander to “leave the IDF because it is at war with the people of the Torah,” and warned that his family’s…

Rabbi Dov Lando signals: Degel Hatorah is not bound to Netanyahu

Rabbi Dov Lando says the haredi Torah world faces growing persecution and stresses that Degel Hatorah does not depend on any prime minister.

Haredi fund offers draft evaders NIS 1,000 a day in prison

Senior Lithuanian haredi rabbis back 'Prison 1,000' fund designed to reward draft evaders for each day spent behind bars.

Shafaq News..Katz: Israel prepares for Iran attack during Jewish holidays

Uman-bound haredi draft evaders stopped at airport, Taba border

Six haredi men caught trying to leave Israel at Ben Gurion Airport; dozens more headed for Uman stopped over active exit bans.

Northeast Philadelphia says goodbye to its last Jewish deli

Close of Steve Stein’s Famous Deli and Restaurant marks end of an era for the neighborhood once packed with synagogues and kosher eateries

Haredi enlistment to combat units jumps 30% as over 250 men join IDF in recent draft cycle

Current assessments indicate that some of the tracks are expected to meet the recruitment targets set by the head of the IDF Personnel Directorate, Maj.-Gen. Dado…

Rabbi Aviner responds to question on Ofer Winter's party

Rabbi Shlomo Aviner rejects the idea of voting for Ofer Winter’s party, over Yoseph Haddad’s No. 2 placement.

Elections in Brazil on Jewish holiday; thousands demand extending voting hours

Brazil’s elections will fall on Simchat Torah this year, with polls set to close at 5 pm, before the holiday ends. A petition signed by thousands…