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Purim Shpiel: Chabad reveals decades-old human-alien shidduch service
Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!
Knesset advances bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer
Knesset panel advances bill to expand rabbinical courts’ power over civil matters
High Court: Israeli gov't must explain why it funds haredi schools without core studies
Netanyahu to appoint UTJ’s Yisrael Eichler to gov’t role to pass contentious haredi draft bill
The move will reportedly allow Yitzhak Pindrus, from the Degel Hatorah faction, to return to the Knesset as well, after he had previously been pushed off the United Torah Judaism Party list.
IDF draft equality is minimum condition to restore Israeli solidarity - editorial
The Israel-Hamas War did not only take bodies; it took spirit. It took marriages, jobs, sleep, and the sense that someone competent is steering.
‘Maybe we’ll bomb them, maybe I’ll just dance’: Eretz Nehederet laughs at Trump’s Iran attack plan
As it seems possible that a US attack on Iran may lead to another Iranian attack on Israel, there’s very little any of us can do except stock up on groceries and try to laugh about it all.
Ultra-Orthodox sages convene on haredi IDF draft bill, withhold official stance
The rabbis reportedly did not reach a decision on the matter; however, they allegedly decided internally to reject the sanctions imposed on draft evaders.
Millions transferred to haredi schools without Knesset approval, state admits to court
During the hearing, a state representative acknowledged that a significant portion of the funds had already been transferred prior to the Finance Committee discussion.
Beyond the bus: Addressing hate behind Eisenthal’s death in a Jerusalem riot - editorial
The driver, an Arab Israeli, reportedly called the police seeking assistance in getting out of the mob.
From yellow badges to ‘extermination ovens’: Toxic rhetoric of haredi draft protests - editorial
The latest affront occurred on Sunday when UTJ chairperson Yitzhak Goldknopf compared enforcing yeshiva students’ conscription to “placing a yellow badge on them.”
High Court to hear two cases blocking haredi education funds amid legal disputes
Supreme Court Justice Yael Willner ordered that hearings in both cases be held by January 8, and instructed the parties to submit preliminary responses up to 24 hours beforehand.
High Court freezes NIS 1b. haredi education transfer over recovery concerns
The petition was filed by opposition head and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, together with party lawmakers, against budget transfers approved by the Knesset Finance Committee.
Despite turbulent week, demand for commission of inquiry, bloc map remain stable - poll
Against the backdrop of the draft law, the establishment of a government commission of inquiry, and the interview by Eli Feldstein on the Qatargate affair, coalition parties maintain their strength.
