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Romi Gonen reunited with her mother
“Only The Chareidim Know All The Names Of The Hostages & Their Mothers”

Exclusive: Hostage’s Mother Reveals Romi has Been Keeping Shabbat Since her Release from Hamas Captivity

Meirav Leshem-Gonen, the mother of Romi Gonen, who was freed from Gaza after 471 days, recently shared her emotional journey in an interview with Kol Berama. Romi was released two and a half weeks ago, and since her return, she has remained strong in her faith, even keeping Shabbat.

Eliana Fleming
2/6/2025
Shababnikim

Worth waiting for

'Shababnikim' Season 3: What We Know About Our Favorite Yeshiva Bad Boys' Return

Gila Isaacson1
Ultra-Orthodox Jews at an IDF enlistment office

Good Good, As they should

Report: The IDF Plans to Issue Thousands of Additional Enlistment Orders for Haredim

Eliana Fleming
Chabad soldier enlisting in brand new Haredi brigade

Finally someone pushing for enlistment equality

MK Evgeny Sova to IDF Chief of Staff: "Everyone should draft to the IDF, including Haredim"

Eliana Fleming
4X-EDH Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner El Al

And she's a mom of eight!!

Meet Nechama Spiegel Novak: El Al's first Haredi female captain

Gila Isaacson1
Aryeh Deri and Defense Minister Israel Katz.

As If We Needed More Drama...

Aryeh Deri to Benjamin Netanyahu: Pass the Draft Law in two months - or we go to elections

Avi Woolf
Ultra orthodox Jews protest and clash with police during a protest against the drafting of ultra orthodox jews to the Israeli army, outside a conference of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in Jerusalem, January 28, 2025

Absolute mayhem

WATCH: Violence Erupts in Jerusalem: Haredi fanatics clash with police 

Gila Isaacson
Evyatar Banai

Discussions about mental health are so 2025

Israeli rock star Evyatar Banai opens up about his struggles with addiction 

Gila Isaacson
Illustrative: Smoking causes lung damage

DYING FOR A CIGARETTE

Israel's youth smoking crisis: Alarming trends revealed 

Gila Isaacson
Itamar Ben Gvir

A quiet revolution

Breaking the black hat barrier: How Itamar Ben Gvir transformed Israel's Haredi community

Gila Isaacson
Damage caused by violent extremists in Beit Shemesh

Concerning

Violent Night in Beit Shemesh: Sex Crime Suspect Arrest Sparks Ultra-Orthodox Riots

Gila Isaacson
Yeshiva students

Targeting Yeshiva Students

Crisis in Yeshiva World: Missionary Groups Posing as Haredim Target Students

Gila Isaacson
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In Jerusalem's Halls, 600 Dreams Fade

Jerusalem's Haredi girls' seminaries blatantly discriminate against Mizrachi students – and the parents are furious

Gila Isaacson
Rabbi Naftali Tzvi (Herschel) Weinberg ztz"l

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

OBITUARY: Rabbi Weinberg, Prominent Slonim Hasidic Leader, Dies at 73

Gila Isaacson
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This Was Always Coming

Israel Defense Forces takes steps against ultra-Orthodox draftees ignoring callup notices

Avi Woolf
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Again: Reasonable, But Maybe Not Realistic

Yuli Edelstein: No Haredi draft law is getting passed without these conditions

Avi Woolf
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Talk About Really Bad Timing

WATCH: Anti-draft protestors clash with police at IDF recruitment center

Avi Woolf
Haredim protesting the draft

Heating up

IDF hunts draft dodgers as Haredi Leaders Rally Against Military Draft

Gila Isaacson
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Sounds Reasonable, But Is It Realistic?

Yuli Edelstein: These are my three conditions for a draft law

Avi Woolf
Romanian synagogue

Welcome home

A Haredi family made aliyah to Israel from this unexpected place 

Avi Nachmani