“Several of the testimonies, published by an institute that runs a premilitary course and is affiliated with the left-leaning secular kibbutz movement, showed a distinct impatience with religious soldiers, portraying them as self-appointed holy warriors. A soldier, identified by the pseudonym Ram, is quoted as saying that in Gaza, “the rabbinate brought in a lot […]
Gedolei Yisrael, primarily among the Sephardim, will on Thursday release a kol korei urging the tzibur not to ‘waste’ money on the sweets and exorbitant mishloach manos that have become customary over recent years. Signing their name to the kol korei are Chacham Ovadia Yosef Shlita, Rav Shimon Badani Shlita, Rav Shalom Cohen Shlita, Rav […]
The anti - Zionist umbrella organization “Edah HaCharedit” declared a public fast day for this Thursday !
” In the Land of Israel we depend on G - d and our prayers to Him. Therefore, the Edah HaCharedit declares this Thursday also as a “Day of Prayer” and we should cry out to heaven. All of […]
“While the news is full of stories of war, missiles, and bombings, an Israeli company is developing a new system that will enable Palestinian Authority (PA) hospitals to more easily and efficiently take care of patients. It’s a twist to the story we usually hear about relations between Israel and the PA. And here’s an […]
“Israel’s largest airline company is currently in negotiations with representatives of the ultra-Orthodox sector on operating special flights for the haredi public with full separation between men and women, male flight attendants and no movies during flights. Several months ago, the “Rabbinic Committee for the Sanctity of the Shabbat” and the “Council for the Purity […]
“At any rate, the Indians sold Boro Park, along with the rest of Brooklyn and Manhattan, for some shirts, shoes, stockings, knives, scissors, and combs. Boro Park as a community celebrated its 120th birthday last year. In the early decades, Boro Park was sparsely populated, and there were few, if any, Jews here.”
“There were very […]
“As the members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) battle Hamas terrorists and Palestinian militants in Gaza, leading international Torah scholars have launched a worldwide effort aimed at providing them with spiritual support. “Operation Tefillah, Torah & Troops,” which was launched by Rabbi Simcha HaCohen Kook, the Chief Rabbi of Rehovot, Israel, and the Bostoner […]
The Chabad delegation preparing for the shloshim of the Mumbai terror victims also visited the house of the Rosh Yeshivah of the famous Mir Yeshiva, Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel. COLLive was the only one that was granted permission to photograph this historical meeting. more@COLlive.com
more photos@bhol.co.il“Thousands of people attended a demonstration in Jerusalem on Tuesday against government supervision of haredi educational institutions. In the rally, which was organized by the Haredi Community anti-Zionist faction, rabbis urged education institution heads not to apply for state funds.A banner hung over the central stage at the event read, “It’s time to say […]
The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival has rejected a film created by Orthodox women after the film director demanded screening for female audiences only in accordance with Halacha. The film, “A Light For Greytowers,” directed by Robin Garbose, was initially accepted by the festival on the basis of its artistic merits. The film was slated to […]
“At a time where anti-Semitic acts seem to be on the rise in Europe, a bill was proposed in Denmark that will affect mainly Jews – the banning of male child circumcision. Denmark’s National Council for Children has recommended the legislation of a law banning circumcision of boys under the age of 15. The passing of […]
