Jerusalem Hevra Kadisha Refuses Funeral, Returns Baby’s Body In Cardboard Box
The Jerusalem burial society refused to bury a deceased infant and returned his body to the family in a cardboard box, the family said this week.
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Visits Victims Of Gay Pride Parade Stabbing Spree
Jerusalem – Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Aryeh Stern visited the victims of the stabbing attack at the capital’s gay pride march, denouncing the assault as “totally contrary to the Torah.”
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Calls LGBT Community ‘Cult of Abomination’
Chief Sephardi Rabbi of Jerusalem Shlomo Amar spoke out harshly against Reform Jews and the LGBT community.
Jerusalem – Women Of The Wall For Smuggl Torah Scroll Into Holy Site
Jerusalem – Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the chief cleric in charge of overseeing religious affairs at the Western Wall, denounced the prayer rights group Women of the Wall on Monday for bringing a Torah scroll into the women’s section of the plaza adjoining Judaism’s holiest site.
Jerusalem – Violent Fracas Breaks Out At Western Wall
Violent skirmishes broke out Wednesday morning at the Western Wall as Reform, Conservative and Women of the Wall leaders and activists brought 14 Torah scrolls into the site in defiance of administrative regulations.
Jerusalem – Thousands Of Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Protest Military Draft
Thousands of haredim are gathered this evening, Tuesday, on Jerusalem’s Malchei Yisrael Street, the main street connecting the haredi neighborhoods in central Jerusalem, for a protest defined as “the protest of thousands” against “the decree of the draft.”
Jerusalem – State Attorney Bans Haredi Protests Outside IDF Officers’ Homes
The State Attorney has informed Chief of Police Roni Alsheich he is entitled to ban protests by extremist haredi activists outside the private houses of IDF personnel.
Jerusalem – Sharp Drop In Western Wall Prayers Before Yom Kippur
Just days away from Yom Kippur authorities at the Western Wall are reporting a sharp decline in the number of participants at prayer gatherings held at the holy site during the ten days of repentance, the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, compared to previous years.
Jerusalem – Shabbos Blech Reportedly Culprit In Jewish Couples Dead, Name of Pair ID’d
Jerusalem – A man and a woman in their fifties were found dead in their apartment in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning after what was thought to be a suspected gas leak.
Jerusalem – Religious War At Western Wall: Kerfuffle Over Egalitarian Prayer Service
An egalitarian prayer service at the Western Wall descended into a bad tempered skirmish on Thursday afternoon, when haredi demonstrators sabotaged an event held by the Reform and Conservative Movements to underline their demands for a pluralist prayer space at the site.