Haredi Orthodox

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly has withdrawn his support for a bill that would allow local rabbis to oversee conversions.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.

Israel

Haredim’s refusal to sit by women delays El Al flight

Global

Posters telling women where to walk removed from haredi London neighborhood

Israel

Parents, teachers protest division of secular school for haredi girls

Global

Ex-Melbourne principal arrested in Israel for allegedly abusing students

Culture

The Israel-Hamas war through haredi Orthodox eyes

United States

Assault victim sues alleged Hasidic attackers, security patrol

Culture

From the Archive: Mourning the Rebbe, under overcast skies

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