Israel

The Prime Minister is trying to find a compromise acceptable to the chief rabbinate concerning conversion bill approved yesterday • this morning he summoned the chief rabbis, Hgr"y Yosef and Hgr"d Lau office to discuss the possibilities of compromise • Chief Rabbinate to Behadrey Haredim: "Netanyahu realized that you cannot pass a conversion law without the consent of chief Rabbis "The meeting at 13:30

The District Court decided a petition by a student against the 'Lamerchav' school, Petah Tikva, and held that "external tests are prohibited even when they are held within the school grounds" • "It was better that an educational institution would be wise enough not to run its 'wars of principle' on the backs of young students" • inside: full story and precedent decisions of the Court

Last week thousands embarked to pray at the tomb of Shimon HaTzaddik on the day of his Hillula. Koby Har Tzvi was there and documented

The body of a toddler who died yesterday will not be analyzed, and it will be buried today at the Shamgar Funeral Home in Jerusalem

Rosh Yeshivat Lakewood arrived this morning for a 48-hour visit to Israel, will be hosted at his sons home in Ramat Shlomo in Jerusalem

Conversion law will be decided by the Arab vote and the battle heats up • MK Gafni: "I tell them," support us as we supported you"

Ashkenazi Rabbi of Jerusalem, Rabbi Aryeh Stern, in a first announcement after winning: "I will unite hearts in the way of Rabbi Kook"

Talmidim of the Rishon Letzion and Jerusalem Rabbi, Hagaon R' Shlomo Moshe Amar, celebrated to the wee hours in a shull at Givat Hamevater • Video and gallery

Hagaon R' Shimon Elituv who served as temporary Rabbi of Jerusalem greets the incoming guard: "sign from heaven that one should act in unity"

MKs of Yesh Atid require the attorney general to open an investigation against publishers of posters that show haredi soldiers as pigs

Noam Meshurer who collapsed at the Talmud Torah in Rishon Lezion, was released from the Institute of Forensic Medicine

Getting ready for elections? • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew support from conversion law: "does not want to break away from the ultra-Orthodox"

The court ordered the owners of supermarkets in Tel Aviv immediately close their businesses on Saturday rather than wait for the appointment of a new interior minister

Sikriks protested at Sabbath Square threw stones and slashed tires of buses • Reason: Advertising boards of Women of the Wall • One arrested

Rebbe attacks induction centers: "as soon as a boy who is not strong and firm arrives- he falls right into the enlistment trap •" stated: "no student has reason to be there, I will not let him go • "more words:" Soon scheduled to convene Council of Torah Sages and there will emerge a clear and consistent teaching of all"

Foreign minister compared PA chairman to ISIS, noting that "under the suit he is trying to ignite a religious war"

At the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya a patient arrived after visiting Africa • After tests concern was removed that this is the Ebola virus

Two year old from Tifrah lost consciousness for an unknown reason • After successful resuscitation was taken to hospital in serious condition

Rebbe addressed the status of the traditional Shteidiga Torah and sharply raised interest in the Internet • Enter for the full sermon

This year the Rebbe of Sanz didn’t throw apples at the tish • Reason: Chabadnik climbed onto the table • View documentation

Miracle in Jerusalem: vehicle lost control on the brakes and drove into a sukkah in the city, rescue forces arrived and evacuated three children who were slightly injured

During preparations for Hoshana Raba in Toldot Aharon, the equipment manager fell into a pot of boiling soup • Testimony: "walked backwards and didn’t notice the pot"

Breslev Chassidim danced and sang for hours at the Beit Midrash in Meah Shearim. Koby Har Tzvi witnessed and documented. View video and gallery

As every year, Behadrey Haredim photographer Koby Har Tzvi toured the four species market, and when equipped with a camera and with reverence, documented yeshiva students and older boys, young boys and the elderly, looking for a black dot on the etrog, closed lulav, triangle myrtle and willow • blossoming gallery

Israeli spy, who was supposed to be released in a year, revealed that the release date was canceled and was defined as a 'life' prisoner

Chief of Staff handed a medal to naval commando - Squadron 13, for "unique ground-breaking operations at different locations"

Etrog against heart: Chabad rose to the Sukka of the prime minister, and gave him four species • Together they reminisced, and of course – affected

Disaster on the eve of Succos • Yosef Sheinker, 30 years old avrech from Modiin Illit, was fixing his hideaway laundry porch, fell several floors below and was critically injured • taken to Tel Hashomer hospital unconscious where he was pronounced dead • Testimony: "We came to treat him - he was bruised all over his body, unconscious"

Round of blows between Obama and Netanyahu continues, in response White House spokesman said: "American values built Iron Dome"

Dutch judge ruled that Rabbi Berland will remain free until the hearing, but must appear daily in the local police station • Before his pursuers manage to harm followers who came to stay with him, the rabbi instructed them to go to Belgium • Attorney Sharon Nahari: "We welcome the decision. This is what we proposed to court, and I'm glad they accepted it"