Lithuanian Haredi leadership reportedly agrees to Netanyahu's proposal that would see yeshivas keep operating, with restrictions, after defying coronavirus orders to shut schools

Lithuanian Haredi leadership had ordered schools to remain open, in violation of coronavirus regulations

While Hasidic and national religious sectors follow Health Ministry restrictions, Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox leadership orders schools to remain open, violating regulations

Ahead of Rivlin consultations, factions signal eagerness to reach across traditional fault lines; ultra-Orthodox may be willing to work with secularist Lapid

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox gather in Jerusalem in support of United Torah Judaism party; event attended by top rabbis

Ashkenazi religious leader says work should stop 10 minutes before lighting candles, 10 minutes after the end of the Sabbath because competition finals require Saturday rehearsals

Ultra-Orthodox leaders call for mass prayer, allege Sabbath-observant Israelis will be forced to work Saturday preparing song contest final