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Charedi Jews on Rabbi Akiva Street in Bnei Brak. The proposed gender segregation is due to apply to two specific streets in the city at certain times of day (Creative Commons/deror_avi)

July 15, 2026, 11:42 am

Anger as strictly Orthodox Israeli city moves to gender-segregate several streets

Senior Rabbis in Bnei Brak have ordered two roads - home to several popular event halls - to have separate pavements for men and women at specific times of day

By JN Reporter

Video footage shoed protestors in Bnei Brak upending a police car

February 16, 2026, 10:54 am

Charedi rioters target female IDF soldiers in Bnei Brak

22 arrested, as mob throw stones and overturn a police car, with rising tensions amidst attempts to pass a bill which would require the strictly orthodox to serve in the army

By JN Reporter

An injured child being carried after an incident at the daycare centre. Photo Credit: United Hatzalah

January 20, 2026, 12:11 pm

Strictly orthodox protest against autopsies on infants who died at Jerusalem nursery

More than 50 other children with various levels of injury were evacuated from the daycare centre in Romema on Monday

By JN Reporter

Strictly orthodox Jews protesting outside the Israeli embassy in Kensington today (Picture: Lee Harpin)

December 11, 2025, 4:55 pm

Why I, a Satmar chassid, protested outside the Israeli embassy today

The debate is not only about equality or army service, but about deeper questions of identity and the role of the State

By Joel Friedman

Michael Gove (then Communities Secretary) visiting Beis Ruchel d'Satmar along with Shimon Cohen (centre) in 2022

September 16, 2025, 4:16 pm

OPINION: Condemning successful Jewish schools is itself a fundamentalist act

Shimon Cohen argues that while the state school system is in deep crisis, an anti-faith lobby group has sought to condemn flourishing faith schools

By Shimon Cohen

The Charedi tourists in the process of dismantling a cross (Facebook)

August 21, 2025, 11:37 am

Charedi holidaymakers condemned after replacing cross with star of David

Video footage shows teenagers dismantling large loose-stone cross and erecting the Jewish symbol instead

By Jewish News Reporter

By Zivya / Wikimedia images.
License: CC BY SA 3.0

May 29, 2022, 10:55 am

OPINION: Nahamu co-founder: Education bill can ensure rounded outlook for Charedim

EVE SACKS welcomes the prospect of new legislation which would ensure homeschooled children are properly registered and all schools are fully licensed

By Toby Porter

Up to 1,500 boys are estimated to attend unregistered schools in Hackney (Screengrab)

May 4, 2022, 9:44 am

Two-in-five British Jews will be strictly-Orthodox by 2040, new study finds

It projects high fertility and low mortality rates will help the Charedi population double in size in less than two decades

By Michael Daventry

The books of Chaim Walder that used to take pride of place have been binned by readers and recalled by publishers around the world. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

January 20, 2022, 9:00 am

Chaim Walder case triggers TENFOLD increase in abuse survivors seeking help

EXCLUSIVE: The horrific case of the paedophile Israeli author has encouraged members of the Charedi community to open up about their own experiences

By Stephen Oryszczuk

January 10, 2022, 11:00 am

Chaim Walder case prompts Charedim to ask questions like never before

The once popular, now disgraced children's author, broadcaster and therapist’s death has led to difficult conversations in schools and homes

By Michael Daventry

Nearly 350,000 flyers expressing support for victims of sexual abuse were distributed in Orthodox communities across Israel by a group of volunteers Friday. (Courtesy Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll)

January 5, 2022, 4:20 pm

Frustrated by leaders, Charedi activists push for stronger response to sexual abuse

Journalist and activist Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll handed out flyers in support of victims of sexual abuse, after the suicide of Chaim Walder, a writer accused of abuse

By Shira Hanau (JTA)

April 28, 2021, 6:38 pm

Outrage in Jerusalem over ‘rabbi’ exposed as Christian missionary

Israeli media say the man, named as Michael Elkohen, infiltrated a Charedi community in a bid to convert its members

By Michael Daventry

Strictly-Orthodox man receives his jab from a Jewish volunteer

February 15, 2021, 12:34 pm

More than 250 Charedim attended mass vaccination event after Shabbat

Hackney Jewish community praised for being 'role models who have not been swayed by fear-mongering or misinformation'

By Jewish News Reporter

A Jewish man with his son walk along Oxford Street while while wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of Coronavirus.

February 1, 2021, 11:13 pm

Two thirds of London Charedim had Covid last year

Government-funded study shows strictly-Orthodox community had one of the highest rates in the world in March 2020 - but lockdown led to steep fall

By Adam Decker

March 19, 2020, 2:32 pm

Israeli Charedim on coronavirus: ‘We’re not scared, God will protect us’

As Israel - like the rest of the world - grapples with a major health and economic emergency, some religious Jews are refusing to cease their daily activities

By Sam Sokol (JTA)

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