Glances in "Religion" Category

New Haredi Brigade Recruits Its First Soldiers

The first 50 recruits for the new HaHashmonaim Brigade, a Haredi Orthodox brigade in the Israel Defense Forces, enlisted at the Tel ...

Funeral of Rabbi David Tzadka Who Died Wednesday

Thousands attended the funeral of Rabbi David Tzadka, the late chief rabbi of Pardes Hana, who died Wednesday morning at the age of ...

‘Women at the Wall’ Hold Monthly Western Wall Prayer Service

The "Women of the Wall" who want to be permitted to hold prayer services at the Western Wall in which women are allowed to take part by ...

Ultra-Orthodox Prayer Session Against Women Dressing Immodestly in Public

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men on Wednesday held a prayer session/rally in Jerusalem on Agripas Street opposite the entrance to the ...

Celebrating a New Month

Residents of the Samaria area community of Evyatar dance at the end of festive morning prayers, marking the first day of the Hebrew month ...

A New Torah Scroll Honors Israeli Colonel Killed in October 7 Massacre

A celebration was held in the city of Kiryat Ono (located near Tel Aviv) for the reception of a newly written Tora Scroll that was ...

Kiryat Shmona’s Ghost of Holiday Past

An overturned sukkah, or booth, in the mostly-abandoned northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on April 4, 2024. More than 85% of the ...

The Nabi Musa Holy Site

Nabi Musa, a holy site in the Judean Desert near Jericho, where Muslims believe Moses is buried, on March 29, 2024. The current structures ...

Shofar Blowing at the Western Wall in Prayers for Israeli Held Hostage in Gaza

A special prayer session including the blowing of the shofar - a ram's horn - for the release of the Israelis held hostage in Gaza by Hamas ...

Brit Milah of Son of Israeli Soldier Killed in Gaza

The Brit Milah (ritual circumcision) of Amaziah Lober, the son of the late Staff Sergeant (res.) Elisha Yehonatan Lober who was killed ...