Haredi community

A nationwide vehicle protest by the Haredi community got underway in coordination with police. About 7,000 vehicles set out from 19 locations around the country. Unusual traffic backups were reported, including a temporary halt on Highway 1.

Forty-four Knesset members voted in favor of the daycare subsidy bill, which would base eligibility for daycare assistance on the toddler’s mother rather than the father. Thirty-seven lawmakers opposed it, while members of the Religious Zionism faction were absent from the vote.

A planned story about Haredi teens falling away turns into something unexpected, revealing a quiet but meaningful spiritual rise.

During the polio outbreak in Israel, a desperate couple sought the Chazon Ish’s advice. His response would define their son’s life.