Modi'in

Shabbat under fire: Navigating Jewish law, missile alerts in Israel during war - opinion

Jerusalem residents faced a Shabbat like no other amid incoming missiles from Iran.

|ByBRIAN BLUM
Smartphone shows a missile alert, in Mishmar David, Feb. 28.
Raising their flags in berets.

When first graders in Modi’in sang 'You Won’t Defeat Me,' I cried - opinion

First graders in Modi’in danced and sang prayers for soldiers and peace, a moving reminder of faith, resilience, and hope.

|ByBARBARA SOFER
The highlight of the Fedrik menu is the meat dishes, says the writer.

Fedrik: Modi'in's upscale restaurant becomes kosher - restaurant review

About five years ago, with the change in the local demographic, the restaurant became kosher under the supervision of the Hevel Modi’in Rabbinate.

|ByDEBBIE LAMPERT
ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country.

Millions of Israelis, including 900,000 children, live in poverty, NII report for 2024 shows

Poverty rates remain especially high among Arab and haredi populations, who together account for 65.1% of people in poverty, nearly double their share of the population.

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM

First woman to work as a rabbi in Israel pursues her dreams

Kinneret Shiryon: Bringing her ideas to fruition.

NOVEMBER 26, 2021ByLEAH HAKIMIAN
Kinneret Shiryon

Turkey allows consular visit to jailed Israeli couple

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that the Oaknins are “two innocent citizens who accidentally ended up in a complex situation.”

NOVEMBER 15, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the re-opening of the Ottoman-era Yildiz Hamidiye mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, August 4, 2017

Herzog lauds education system at opening of new school year

“We have a wonderful education system,” said Herzog as he lauded pre-school principals and their assistants for preparing the youngsters in their care for their first day in school.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli president Isaac Herzog and his wife visit first graders at the Inbalim school in Modi'in Maccabim Reut on the first day of the new academic year, on September 1, 2021

Ikea invests $22.5m. in 'buy now, pay later' company Jifiti

The fact that this is Ikea's first investment in an Israeli company is a huge honor that underscores the added value that Jifiti brings to the industry as a whole.k

AUGUST 31, 2021ByZEV STUB
Jifiti's co-founders.

First visual arts gallery in Modi'in opens with eye-opening exhibition

The exhibition “Beauty Salon,” curated by Nitza Perry, is meant to explore the different meanings of beauty in our current cultural moment.

JULY 20, 2021ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘MOUNTAIN OF Lamborghini’ by Alina Orlov.