Hasidic dynasty
Belz
Belz was founded in the early 19th century by Rabbi Shalom Rokeach, the “Sar Shalom,” in the town of Belz in Galicia. After the…
Topic
Eretz Yisroel
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Hasidic dynasty
Vizhnitz
Vizhnitz was founded in the mid-19th century by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager in the town of Vizhnitz in Bukovina (today in…
Hasidic dynasty
Ger
Ger was founded by Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter, the “Chiddushei HaRim,” in the town of Ger (Góra Kalwaria) near Warsaw. Before the…
Singer
Ishay Ribo
Ishay Ribo is a popular Sephardic Orthodox singer-songwriter in Israel whose songs cross Haredi, national-religious and secular…
Singer
Dedi Graucher
Dedi Graucher (1961–2023) was a beloved Israeli Orthodox singer whose voice accompanied Jewish music for decades.
Singer
Yonatan Razel
Yonatan Razel is an American-born Israeli singer, composer and conductor, known worldwide for his melody "Vehi She'amda".
Place
El'ad
El'ad is a Haredi city in central Israel, the only locality officially designated a religious municipality.
Place
Kiryat Sanz (Netanya)
Kiryat Sanz in Netanya is the world center of Sanz-Klausenburg Hasidism, founded by the Klausenburger Rebbe.
Rabbi
Rabbi Yaakov Galinsky, the Maggid
Rabbi Yaakov Galinsky zt"l, a product of Novardok, was one of the last great maggidim of his generation.
Personality
Rabbi Uri Zohar
Rabbi Uri Zohar zt"l was one of Israel's greatest filmmakers and comedians, who became a baal teshuva and a rabbi.
Institution
Ezer Mizion
Ezer Mizion is a major chesed organization in Israel helping the sick, disabled and elderly, and running the world's largest…
Institution
Yad Sarah
Yad Sarah is Israel's largest volunteer organization, known for free loans of medical equipment.
Media
Kol Chai Radio
Kol Chai is a Haredi radio station in Bnei Brak, on the air since 1996, six days a week, never on Shabbos.
Food
Bamba
Bamba is the beloved Israeli peanut-butter snack by Osem that every Jewish kid knows.
Institution
United Hatzalah of Israel
Israel's largest volunteer first-response organization, headquartered in Jerusalem.
Institution
Yad Eliezer
One of Israel's largest chesed organizations, known for food packages for needy families.
Institution
Meir Panim
An Israeli chesed organization running soup kitchens and help for the needy with dignity.
Institution
Badatz Beit Yosef
The Sephardi kosher certification in Israel, following the rulings of Rabbi Yosef Karo.
Institution
Chinuch Atzmai (Independent Education System)
Israel's Haredi school system, founded in 1953 by decision of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah.
Media
Kikar HaShabbat (news website)
A Hebrew Haredi news website founded in 2009, named after the famous Jerusalem intersection.
Institution
Lev L'Achim
A Litvish-Haredi kiruv and education organization in Israel, founded in 1989.
Personality
Menachem Toker
Pioneering Haredi radio and TV host from Jerusalem, one of the first well-known Orthodox broadcasters in Israel.
Badchan & comedian
Yisrael Campbell
Philadelphia-born comedian who converted and lives as an Orthodox Jew in Jerusalem.
Personality
Kobi Arieli
Well-known Israeli Haredi satirist, stand-up comedian, writer and radio/TV personality.
Store
Osem
The big Israeli food company behind soup mandels, ptitim and Bissli, founded in 1942.
Customs & life
The Kosher Phone
The rabbinically approved cellphone with no internet, apps, camera or texting.
Place
Bnei Brak
The Haredi city next to Tel Aviv, Israel's most densely populated, a center of Torah and chassidus.
Singer
Rav Shlomo Katz
Rav Shlomo Katz is an Israeli rabbi, singer and teacher who leads the Shirat David community in Efrat.
Influencer
Ari Lesser
Ari Lesser is a Jewish American rapper known for his songs about Israel and the Jewish holidays.
Influencer
I Am Chasidish
A channel sharing videos of Chasidish life, Kosel moments and Jewish events in Israel.
Encyclopedia
Call Me Back with Dan Senor
Call Me Back is a podcast hosted by Dan Senor offering political and geopolitical analysis from top experts.
News
Major Weapons Bust in Northern Israel
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Smotrich Warns Opposition Turnout Could Threaten Government
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned that high voter turnout among opposition supporters could impact the outcome of the…
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Shas Accuses Attorney General of Election Interference Following Arrests of 42 Chabad Bochurim
The Shas party issued a sharp statement against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara after 42 Chabad bochurim returning from New…
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Meir Porush dismisses new Chareidi party
MK Meir Porush dismissed Moti Leitner's new party in an interview with Yishai Cohen. Porush stated that he does not see a threat…
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40 Bochurim Released After Airport Arrests
Following the detention of 42 Chabad yeshiva students returning from 770 at Ben Gurion Airport, 40 of them have been released and…