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Police officers are seen detaining a suspect during a riot by ultra-Orthodox extremists against construction on the Jerusalem Light Rail, August 27, 2026. (X screenshot)
August 28, 2026, 5:37 am
Haredi extremists riot against Jerusalem Light Rail construction; at least 2 arrested
One suspect detained for setting fire to part of construction site; TV report says several of the demonstrators were investigated over June riot at deputy Supreme Court chief’s home
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jews immerse cooking pots in boiling water to remove any traces of leavening (hametz) in preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, March 31, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 31, 2026, 6:07 pm
For Jerusalem’s Haredim, it’s business as usual during wartime Passover shopping rush
As war with Iran keeps tourists away and quiets the Mahane Yehuda market, ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods remain packed with locals preparing for the holiday
By Zev Stub
A student stands outside of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, August 6, 2025. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
August 8, 2025, 7:04 am
Students at flagship Jerusalem yeshiva dismiss danger of arrest as IDF cracks down
‘Every day in [my prayers] I say that I am ready to die for the sanctification of God’s name,’ says student at Mir Yeshiva, insisting that he would rather go to jail than enlist
By Sam Sokol
Shoppers in the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem ahead of Passover, April 11, 2025 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
April 11, 2025, 11:01 am
As prices rise, Haredi Jerusalemites line shops — and soup kitchens — ahead of Passover
Despite rampant poverty in Mea Shearim neighborhood and a 5% rise in Passover food costs, demand for high-end goods is high, but so is reliance on charity
By Zev Stub
A swastika spray-painted onto a Magen David Adom emergency service vehicle in Jerusalem on March 9, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
March 9, 2025, 12:55 pm
Swastikas sprayed over Israeli flag logo on ambulances in Haredi Jerusalem neighborhood
After responding to call in Mea Shearim, paramedics return to vehicle to find graffiti; Magen David Adom head decries ‘shocking incident that has no place in our society’
By Charlie Summers
Palestinian flags and anti-Israel posters that were seized by Jerusalem police during operation in the ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood on February 17, 2025. (Israel Police)
February 17, 2025, 4:56 pm
Jerusalem police confiscate Palestinian flags, anti-Zionist posters in Haredi area
Residents of Mea Shearim neighborhood hurl eggs at officers as they work; posters in Hebrew, English, and Arabic bore messages including ‘Jews are not Zionists’
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with police in Jerusalem, December 15, 2022. (Israel Police)
January 30, 2023, 10:36 pm
Haredi suspect in serious injury of woman at protest says he’s ‘proud’ to be in jail
In letter displayed on posters around capital’s Mea Shearim neighborhood, Meir Kazav asks to be moved to a cell without a television to avoid being drawn into sin
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with police in Jerusalem, December 15, 2022. (Israel Police)
December 25, 2022, 8:55 pm
Police arrest suspect over blazing dumpster that injured mother during Haredi riot
Suspect from Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, where anti-police riot two weeks ago led to Mirel Dzalovsky being hospitalized; she remains in serious but stable condition
By ToI Staff
Yehoshua Dadon seen following a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, days before being indicted over a fire that destroyed a cell phone store in the Geula neighborhood in Jerusalem, December 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 23, 2022, 4:00 pm
Haredi man whose arrest sparked riot indicted for arson of Jerusalem cellphone store
Yehoshua Dadon also charged with extortion by threats and obstruction of justice over torching of shop that sells ‘non-kosher’ phones
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox men stand under a sign stating that the entrance of groups and of people in clothes that are not modest offend the feeling of the citizens in Meah Shearim, Jerusalem, on March 7, 2013. (Nati Shohat/Flash 90)
December 20, 2022, 3:27 pm
Politicians fume as ultra-Orthodox neighborhood grocery found setting men-only hours
Though it began under their tenure, Lapid and Liberman tie Jerusalem store’s policy to incoming government’s plan to permit gender-segregation in public spaces
By Judah Ari Gross
Ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with police in Jerusalem, December 15, 2022. (Israel Police)
December 20, 2022, 12:04 pm
Family of woman injured in Haredi protest defends culprits: ‘They didn’t mean harm’
Relatives of Mirel Dzalovsky, who remains unconscious and on a ventilator, say those using incident to advance their agenda are ‘fanning the flames of hate’
By ToI Staff
The scene in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood where a 40-year-old woman was hit by a dumpster that was pushed by ultra-Orthodox rioters, December 16, 2022. (Flash90)
December 19, 2022, 5:40 am
Clip shows moment burning dumpster pushed by ultra-Orthodox rioters hits J’lem woman
40-year-old mother of 10 still hospitalized in serious condition; police issue gag order on investigation into incident; nephew blames ‘anarchists’ dressed as Haredim
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with police in Jerusalem, December 15, 2022. (Israel Police)
December 16, 2022, 4:18 pm
Condemnation pours in after woman seriously hurt by Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox rioters
Outgoing PM Lapid, PM-designate Netanyahu, urge authorities to harshly punish perpetrators, as passerby, a mother of 10, hit by burning trash bin and hospitalized
By ToI Staff
The scene of a riot in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim on December 14, 2022. (Israel Police)
December 15, 2022, 4:33 am
Mea Shearim residents riot after police arrest suspect in torching of cellphone shop
Dozens in Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox neighborhood vandalize vehicles, block roads and set fire to trash cans; cops dispatched to evacuate bus driver who made wrong turn into enclave
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jews enjoy eating chulent, a traditional Jewish stew, at Yoel's restaurant in Meah Shearim, Jerusalem. Many of the restaurants in Meah Shearim open late on Thursday nights to serve chulent. December 24, 2015.(Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 18, 2022, 2:43 am
On the cholent-and-kugel trail with tours of the Haredi ’tisch’
Jerusalem tour guides offer glimpses of the ultra-Orthodox world, with tables full of traditional Sabbath fare
By Jessica Steinberg
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