A fire broke out in Ponevezh Yeshivah in the pre-dawn hours of Thursday morning, forcing dozens of yeshivah bochorim to flee the building. A large number
Massive crowds accompany spiritual leader of the non-Hasidic Ashkenazi Haredi community in Israel on his last journey; Roads to city closed; Police call on mourners to behave with restraint, responsibility and obey instructions
Seculars celebrate the moderate politics of the leader of the Lithuanian stream of ultra-Orthodoxy in Israel, while his students recall his compassionate approach to education