The late head of the Bnei Brak-based Ponevezh Yeshiva was a spiritual guide of the United Torah Judaism party

Gantz says new national budget, passed after marathon overnight session, means citizens 'will pay the price' for prioritizing Haredi demands over soaring cost of living

Lawmakers speed through hundreds of objections to finally pass final vote of fiscal roadmap decried as 'reckless' by critics opposed to special earmarks for ultra-Orthodox

PM looks to project stability as passage of budget to remove looming threat to coalition's survival; Lapid slams 'reckless' spending plans, says they don't address cost of living

As final budget votes begin in Knesset, government secures critical support for two-year, trillion-shekel plan

Yisrael Beytenu head says Netanyahu government's subsidies will doom many to remain in poverty; predicts UTJ, Otzma Yehudit will get 'backdoor' funds

Natan Eshel tells reporters they shouldn't believe PM losing grip on government, as coalition members make threats over state budget disagreements

Agudat Yisrael, part of UTJ, says it wants more funding for full-time religious scholars and their families, in line with coalition deals; coalition official: 'There's a limit'

Agudath Yisrael faction reportedly seeking additional funds for education in exchange for its support, threatens to renew ultimatum on draft exemption law

Controversial plan addresses the concerns of strictly devout Jews about consuming power produced by co-religionists on the Sabbath