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Rabbi Zevadia Cohen (Religious Services Ministry)
April 26, 2026, 10:23 pm
Shas-backed candidate Zevadia Cohen appointed new chief rabbi of Tel Aviv
Rabbi selected by a 64-member committee after receiving the support of Mayor Ron Huldai
By Rossella Tercatin
Thousands of runners take part in Tel Aviv on February 27, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90)
February 27, 2026, 4:59 pm
Over 3,000 people run largest-ever Tel Aviv Marathon; new women’s record set
Half-marathon also sees record participation with over 12,000 runners; mayor Ron Huldai expresses hope that race will come to symbolize a return to normalcy
By ToI Staff
Family members and friends attend a funeral service for singer and composer Matti Caspi, who died after a prolonged battle with cancer, in Tel Aviv, February 9, 2026. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 10, 2026, 12:04 am
‘Greatest musician of our generation’: Legendary artist Matti Caspi laid to rest
Thousands pay respects to iconic Israeli singer as his children hail him as an inspiration; ‘We wouldn’t have Israeli culture without you,’ says Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A US ninth grader places her cellphone in to a phone holder as she enters class at Delta High School, February 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
August 31, 2025, 12:18 pm
Tel Aviv’s pilot ban on smartphones in high schools meets opposition from students
As city preps for six schools to take away mobiles at start of each day, some students say program is ‘unreasonable,’ don’t intend to comply
By ToI Staff
Jews gather on the eve of Tisha B'av at a synagogue in Tel Aviv for the annual reading of the Book of Lamentations, August 12, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 24, 2025, 10:23 pm
Tel Aviv tells synagogues to operate ‘without distinction of gender,’ sparking storm
City says non-discrimination clause in new contract won’t affect Orthodox practice of men and women praying separately, but lawyers warn it could expose synagogues on municipal land to lawsuits
By Rossella Tercatin
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, June 22, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 22, 2025, 2:16 pm
86 wounded by Iranian missile attacks on Israel after US strikes 3 Iran nuclear sites
Broad devastation at impact sites in Tel Aviv and nearby Ness Ziona; failed interceptor crashes in Haifa; IDF destroys primed Iranian launchers, foiling larger attack
By Emanuel Fabian, Diana Bletter and Naomi Lanzkron
Illustrative: A US ninth grader places her cellphone in to a phone holder as she enters class at Delta High School, February 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
March 7, 2025, 1:22 am
Tel Aviv schools to ban smartphones starting in September
‘We won’t let technology control us,’ vows longtime Mayor Ron Huldai, saying schools must ‘allow children to have simple moments with each other’
By AFP
Participants in the 2025 Tel Aviv Marathon (Tel Aviv Marathon, Sport photography)
February 28, 2025, 11:43 pm
45,000 compete in Tel Aviv Marathon with symbolic yellow balloons
Felix Kimutai wins race as Kenya dominates podium; mayors says this year’s event held ‘with heavy hearts’ but also ‘looking ahead — to the triumph of the Israeli spirit’
By ToI Staff
Orthodox Jews pray on the Tisha B'Av day of mourning, in Tel Aviv on July 26, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 12, 2024, 6:23 pm
Sidelined by war, fight over gender-segregated prayer in Tel Aviv resumes in court
Residents file petition alleging discrimination in city’s refusal to permit Yom Kippur service, citing Muslim public events where municipal barriers separated male, female worshipers
By Canaan Lidor
Heavy traffic in Tel Aviv, January 23, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 3, 2024, 10:54 am
Tel Aviv to fine hurry-up honking
With mayor hoping to stamp out ‘bad habit’ at traffic lights, city seeks to penalize drivers NIS 475 if they toot for any reason other than to avoid danger
By Stuart Winer
People participate in the 25th annual Tel Aviv Pride Parade on June 8, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 8, 2024, 7:04 pm
Tel Aviv cancels annual Pride Parade out of respect for hostage situation
Mayor says city and LGBTQ groups will instead rally for ‘pride, hope and liberty’; Jerusalem Open House announces May 30 march still on as part of struggle for captives’ return
By ToI Staff
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion speaks to the media after winning a second term in office, Jerusalem, early on February 28, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 28, 2024, 10:58 am
Jerusalem’s Moshe Lion, Tel Aviv’s Ron Huldai cruise to victory in mayoral races
As election results roll in, Holon’s veteran mayor loses seat after 30 years while Beit Shemesh and Haifa will go to run-off races after no winners emerge
By ToI Staff
Transportation Minister Miri Regev speaks to the media after a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, January 31, 2024 (Flash90)
January 31, 2024, 3:23 pm
Judge asks Tel Aviv’s mayor to drop ‘time wasting’ libel lawsuit over public prayer
Ron Huldai is suing Transportation Minister Regev for saying he prevented people from putting on tefillin in the street
By Canaan Lidor
Illustrative: Students take their mathematics matriculation examination in Tel Aviv, June 29, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 29, 2023, 1:10 pm
Limited in-person classes held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, as ministry tightens rules
Education Ministry revisits earlier decision that schools in much of the country would continue as normal, instead saying only those with adequate staff, shelters can open doors
By Gavriel Fiske
Israel Zeira, head of Rosh Yehudi, an Orthodox group, speaks with police officers during protests after the group set up a gender divider for a Yom Kippur public prayer event at Dizengoff Square, in Tel Aviv, September 24, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)
September 29, 2023, 4:56 pm
Judge rejects Orthodox group’s petition over canceled permits for its Sukkot events
Tel Aviv District Court judge urges Rosh Yehudi, municipality to come to agreement on planned gatherings in city, after Yom Kippur altercations; jurist cites ‘reasonableness law’
By ToI Staff
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