Bnei brak

Rabbis hold key to safety in Israel's haredi society - opinion

In haredi society, religious authority matters more than warnings when it comes to missile safety.

An Israeli emergency worker wipes the tears off a child's face at an impact site, after Iran launched missiles towards Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Bnei Brak, Israel April 1, 2026.
Security camera footage showing the impact near MK Moshe Gafni's Bnei Brak residence, April 4, 2026.

Iranian missile fragments damage MK Gafni's Bnei Brak house, none injured

Damaged caused by shrapnel of an Iranian missile in central Israel, April 3, 2026.

Iranian cluster munitions cause heavy damage to vehicles, buildings across central Israel

A ‘MOHEL’ holds a scalpel as he performs a circumcision

Mohel arrested for death of baby linked to circumcision


Israeli girl hospitalized for rat bites as infestation plagues Bnei Brak

The city of Bnei Brak has for months suffered an infestation of rats, which has led to multiple incidents of children being hospitalized after rat bites.

 Rats (illustrative).

Ashdod female mayoral candidate's campaign posters vandalized

Ashdod mayoral candidate Helen Gelber criticized the incident and vowed not to let Ashdod become Bnei Brak.

View of new high-rise apartment buildings next to older small homes, in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod

200,000 gather as senior ultra-Orthodox rabbi Edelstein laid to rest

Netanyahu: Jewish world lost a brilliant scholar, leader • The funeral service has begun

 Thousands at the funeral of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein. May 30, 2023

Israeli pharmacy returns images of women's faces to products in Bnei Brak

Last week, the branch located in a haredi area made headlines when it covered the faces of the models on boxes of hair dye with purple stickers.  

 Illustrative image of boxes of hair dye.

Stop the demonization of Israel's haredim - editorial

The absence of that sense of common good leads to resentment, frustration and even hatred.

 Haredi youth are handcuffed together during a protest against National Service enlistment in Jerusalem’s Shabbat Square.

Was Bnei Brak Jewish community's founding blessed by a hassidic rebbe?

Did the Sochaczewer Rebbe stand in the street of Bnei Brak and pronounced this rare blessing with God’s name.

 BNEI BRAK main street, 1938.

Haredim declare boycott of Angel bakery after Bar-Lev protests in Bnei Brak

Haredi MKs questioned the legitimacy of the bakery's kashrut as it is chaired by Bar Lev, and claimed that the former minister "has no respect for the Torah."

 Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev at the Knesset, May 31, 2022.

Israeli artists draw a red line to High Court in protest of judicial reform

The Israeli protesters noted in a statement that the paint used was designed specifically for the demonstration, noting that it is "easy to paint over."

 The red line drawn by Israeli protesters as part of a 'Day of Disruption' in Jerusalem on Thursday, March 16, 2023

Israelis protest in front of UTJ's Moshe Gafni's house in Bnei Brak

Despite calls by Gafni to his supporters not to arrive and confront the protesters, dozens of Bnei Brak residents came to the scene.

 Protests in front of Moshe Gafni's house in Bnei Brak, March 14 2023.

A look at the synagogues in the Israeli haredi city of Bnei Brak

Try to visit the Israeli haredi city of Bnei Brak on Shabbat and let yourself feel part of a community and way of life that is rarely on the tourist agenda.

 INTERIOR OF Beth Midrash Hagadol, Vizhnitz. Observe the three ladies’ galleries.