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Illustrative: Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews attend a funeral procession for the head of the Brisk Yeshiva, Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik in Jerusalem on January 31, 2021, following his passing aged 99, due to months-long illness compounded by the coronavirus. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
January 31, 2021, 8:40 pm
Police say they were helpless to stop funeral of rabbi that drew 10,000
Officials say dispersing gathering would have caused bloodshed; businesses decry selective enforcement of rules; another funeral for ultra-Orthodox rabbi scheduled for Sunday night
By TOI staff
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox men attend the funeral of Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik in Jerusalem, January 31, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 31, 2021, 12:00 pm
Thousands attend funeral for ultra-Orthodox rabbi killed by COVID-19
Head of the Brisk Yeshiva, Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, dies aged 99 after months-long illness; police urged crowds to stay away from burial, to no avail
By TOI staff
Police officers during a raid on a yeshiva that opened in violation of COVID-19 lockdown regulations, in the Sanhedria neighborhood in Jerusalem, January 19, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 19, 2021, 8:29 pm
20 detained as ultra-Orthodox clash with cops enforcing lockdown
Dozens barricade themselves in Jerusalem yeshiva as police close it down for violating closure orders; man arrested with knife, pepper spray; riots also take place in Bnei Brak
By TOI staff
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