Yeshiva being used as synagogue said shut down and worshipers there and elsewhere fined, while protesters pelt police car in Mea Shearim

20 synagogues said shut down in Bnei Brak ahead of holiday; pictures on social media appear to show mass gatherings going ahead with little police interference

TV report says some ultra-Orthodox communities planning holiday events; health officials say virus carriers were on 17 flights from Ukraine, Belarus

Dense crowds seen at Yom Kippur prayers in several cases; 'capsule program' for yeshiva students said neglected as thousands return home for vacation without testing

Months into pandemic, religious Jews seek advice on how to maintain proper Jewish observance under outbreak restrictions

Hundreds of infected Hasidic students moved to facility in Tel Aviv, prompting anger by local residents

Hiddush poll also finds 70% of Israelis reject notion that criticism of ultra-Orthodox conduct during pandemic is bigotry

Frustrated and feeling targeted, residents of ultra-Orthodox city say they are doing all they can to prevent the spread of the coronvairus in their close-knit community

Increasing infections may turn next month’s gatherings in schools and holiday synagogue services into superspreader events, reversing progress made over past few months

Only 49.2% of Borough Park filled out the 2010 census, thus the heavily Orthodox neighborhood lost out on federal funding allocated based on population. Will history repeat itself?