Bnei brak

Baby dies at unlicensed Bnei Brak daycare, worker detained by police for further questioning

Israel Police launched an investigation at the location and collected evidence, while the daycare worker who was in charge of the baby was arrested for questioning.

Police officer establishing the administrative closure order of a daycare where a six-month old baby died.
 Rain in Bnei Brak

Haredim in Israel’s periphery show distinct lifestyle gaps from center, Shoresh Institute finds

Burned flag found in home of 16-year-old from Bnei Brak.

Police arrest 16-year-old from Bnei Brak suspected of setting fire to Pride flag in Tel Aviv

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Multiple injured as severe weather causes tree collapses in Ashkelon, Bnei Brak


Five killed in Bnei Brak shooting as Israel enters 'new wave of terror'

Israel in the midst of new wave of terror - Bennett • PA's Mahmoud Abbas condemns attack in rare statement

Israel Police officers and rescue forces are seen at the scene of a shooting attack in Bnei Brak, March 29, 2022

Israel's golden opportunity to integrate haredim - opinion

What exactly is the opportunity? The genuine and positive integration of the haredi community into the wider Israeli society.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men walk in the funeral procession of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak on Sunday

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky buried, thousands break into cemetery

Officials concerned it could develop into a second Meron disaster • Clashes between police and some attendees at the funeral • Dozens already injured

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral ceremony of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky at the cemetery in the city of Bnei Brak, on March 20, 2022.

'An open heart and bright eyes': Israel mourns Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Politicians all along the political spectrum made statements in mourning of the rabbi, who was one of the most prominent figures in haredi society in Israel.

Ultra-Orthodox rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, haredi leader, dies at 94

One of the most prominent figures in Israeli haredi society passed away on Friday afternoon.

 Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Consortium buys Bnei Brak land for 200 homes

The master plan for development in Bnei Brak is approved for 200 apartments in seven-floor buildings.

 Bnei Brak

Kanafeh or cholent? Ambassador Nides visits Bnei Brak mayor, Mansour Abbas

"It is an honor for us that the ambassador chose to make his first visit to a local municipality in Israel to the capital of ultra-Orthodox Judaism."

 US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides is seen shaking hands with Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Avraham Rubenstein in his visit to the city, on December 16, 2021.

Ancient gold coins looted from archaeological sites found in Bnei Brak home

Hundreds of artifacts from the Hasmonean, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic period were saved from an illegal antique dealer.

 Looted gold coins

Swastikas scrawled on Bnei Brak synagogues

Photos of Shira Banki, who was murdered in the Jerusalem Pride Parade in 2015, were scattered in front of the entrance to Young Israel Synagogue.

Swastika scrawled on synagogue in Bnei Brak, July 2021

Teacher of teens-at-risk saves life of Rishon Lezion supermarket worker

The ordeal took just 15 minutes, but it was enough time for the United Hatzalah volunteer to save a man's life.

Teacher and United Hatzalah volunteer Meir Ya'ari.