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Shalhevet news online: When we know it, you'll know it

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GOVERNING:   Israel’s parliament meeting in the Knesset in December before it was adjourned until after new elections. At center is Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party

Instability in Israeli government leads Netanyahu to call early elections

By Sivan Karz, Staff Writer
February 21, 2019

Elections in Israel are now set to take place seven months early, as instability within Knesset coalitions and corruption charges...

PLAYING: Young Haredi boys grow their payot long and their tzitzit out.

HAREDI: Behind the label is a world apart

By Leila Miller, Editor-in-Chief
June 14, 2012

Many girls at Bais Yaakov – an all-girls Haredi high school in West Hollywood – don’t know who Brad Pitt or Justin Bieber...

HAREDI: From Beit Shemesh, a spark that exposed a simmering fire

By Leila Miller, Editor-in-Chief
June 14, 2012

Last fall, an insular community that does its best to separate itself from the outside world was thrust into the spotlight after...

Haredi Dating: Rabbis, research, resumes and a look into the soul

By Leila Miller, Editor-in-Chief
June 12, 2012

Although students at Shalhevet may start dating before girls at Bais Yaakov, they’re probably farther away from marriage. Most...

When you hear the word ‘Haredi’ …

By BP Editorial Board
June 12, 2012

What’s the difference between Haredim and other Jews?  Trick question: we’re all the same. But somehow, it is not uncommon...

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