Netanyahu halts Shabbat train work amid political crisis In a statement, the prime minister blamed Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz, also of the Likud Party, of fomenting the crisis.
Veteran haredi Orthodox teacher reportedly fired for obtaining driver’s license The woman obtained the license in order to more easily transport her disabled daughter and received permission from a senior rabbi before taking the test, a haredi website reported.
Chief Rabbi David Lau asks educators to deal seriously with every child abuse report The letter comes amid several new investigations and indictments of child sex abuse in the haredi Orthodox community.