Netanyahu reportedly withdraws support for conversion bill Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly has withdrawn his support for a bill that would allow local rabbis to oversee conversions.
Some Beit Shemesh lawmakers eye splitting city into haredi and non-haredi entities Opposition members of the Beit Shemesh City Council submitted a proposal to divide the community into haredi Orthodox and non-haredi municipalities.
In New York, high-end dealers cater to Jews seeking the perfect etrog Some discerning haredi Orthodox Jews are spending as much as $350 for unblemished citrons sold in a Brooklyn neighborhood and grown in a storied region of Morocco.