Bnei brak

Child wounded in Bnei Brak missile strike dies after weeks in ICU

"Nesiah Karadi, may her memory be a blessing, returned her pure soul to its creator after being fatally wounded by a cluster missile on the eve of last Passover,” announced the city of Bnei Brak.

Nesiah Karadi, an 11-year-old girl from Bnei Brak, was declared dead following a three-week battle in the ICU after being struck by an Iranian missile, April 24, 2026
A ‘MOHEL’ holds a scalpel as he performs a circumcision

Third complaint filed against man suspected of causing infant's death after circumcision

NOTHING FEELS simple or settled.

Two wartime Independence Days, still no consensus on whether Israel won - opinion

MK BOAZ Bismuth leads a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, in February 2026.

MK Boaz Bismuth attacked by haredi mob in Bnei Brak, affirms dedication to draft law


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.

Israeli man swindled $47m. from Orthodox Jews in Ponzi scheme - SEC

Yossi Engel also allegedly promised that investor funds would be used to purchase property in Israel that would be developed and sold.

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Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Shimon Baadani passes away at 95

Baadani was admitted to hospital at the end of November, and his condition deteriorated on Tuesday night.

 Rabbi Shimon Baadani

Refugees in Bnei Brak left without papers by Immigration Authority office - report

After a six-month closure, malpractice at the Bnei Brak branch of Israel’s Immigration Authority has left hundreds waiting in long lines to get their visas renewed.

African migrants wait in line for the Population and Immigration Authority office to open in Bnei Brak.

Netanyahu greeted with insults, jeers on visit to B'nei Brak

Locals boo'd Netanyahu and chanted insults, calling him a heretic in both modern Hebrew (kofer) and mishnaic Hebrew (apicorus).

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU attends a conference in Jerusalem, last week.

Palestinian arrested on suspicion of stabbing Israeli near Bnei Brak

The victim, 47-years-old, suffered serious head wounds after being stabbed on a pedestrian bridge near Bnei Brak on Tuesday.

 The bridge where a 47-year-old Israeli was stabbed, July 5, 2022.