Tag: Bnei Brak
A rabbis’ conference at the seder?
What will be the single most popular question at seder tables around the world this year?
Probably the same as every year: “When do we eat?!”
Seriously speaking, have you had your fair share of questions...
Cyberattack shuts down Bnei Brak hospital’s computers
Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak was hit by a cyberattack on Monday night, Israel’s Health Ministry announced on Tuesday morning. The hospital’s administrative computers were shut down in what was described as...
Victims of terrorist shooting in Bnei Brak laid to rest
Some of the victims of the deadly terror attack in Bnei Brak carried out Tuesday night by a Palestinian gunman were laid to rest on Wednesday.
The terrorist, Diaa Hamarsheh, 27, who entered Israel illegally...
US, EU envoys condemn terror attack in Bnei Brak
Ambassadors from the United States and European Union condemned the latest terror attack in Israel, which claimed five lives in Bnei Brak.
“Just now hearing reports of another attack in Israel, this time taking the...
Hundreds of thousands accompany Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky to final resting place
Approximately 750,000 people gathered on Sunday morning in Bnei Brak in central Israel to accompany Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, who died on March 18, to his final resting place at the Shomrei Shabbat Bnei Brak...
1,800-year-old sarcophagi rediscovered in Ramat Gan’s Safari Park
Two sarcophagi dating from the Roman period have been rediscovered at the Ramat Gan Safari Park during the construction of a veterinary hospital, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday.
Rami Tam, head of the...
Can IsraeI’s ‘haredi’ leadership learn from their mistakes made during coronavirus outbreak?
With some ultra-Orthodox (haredi) communities in Israel having been under complete lockdown due to the high rate of COVID-19 infections, a major controversy has been raging in Israel over whether the leaders of these...
‘Bnei Brak is facing a serious crisis, we need to work quicker’
“We are currently undertaking delaying actions. We have to increase significantly the number of tests we’re carrying out in Bnei Brak. If this does not happen immediately, we will face a far more severe...
Report: Israel to open quarantine hotels for ultra-Orthodox COVID-19 patients
Two “quarantine hotels” are being prepared to house ultra-Orthodox coronavirus patients in Israel beginning on Tuesday, Hebrew media reported on Monday.
The hotels, which according to Channel 12 will be located in Bnei Brak and Beit Shemesh,...
Bnei Brak Torah scrolls recovered in Palestinian barn
Israeli security forces recently discovered four Torah scrolls stolen from a synagogue in the city of Bnei Brak hidden in a barn in a Palestinian Authority town near Nablus, along with a hunting rifle...