Chief Rabbi Says Legal Restrictions Prevented Him From Signing Rabbinic Certificates

Sixty new rabbis and judges received certification last night at a ceremony led by Rabbi David Yosef. Yosef said legal restrictions prevented him from signing the certificates himself, and severe traffic tied to a vehicle protest kept several senior rabbis away.

Kikar HaShabbat

French Court Fines City After It Refused to Approve a Suspected Sham Marriage

A court in Meaux, France, ordered Chessy to pay 7,500 euros total to an Algerian man and his Finnish partner after the city refused to officiate their wedding. The municipality said the marriage was fraudulent and intended to bypass immigration rules, but it was eventually forced to perform the ceremony under court pressure.

Kikar HaShabbat

Fourth-Grade Pupil Injures Teacher’s Head During Violent School Fight in Petah Tikva

A fourth-grade pupil in Petah Tikva attacked his class teacher while she was breaking up a fight, hitting her in the head with a stainless-steel bottle. She was evacuated for treatment and is in stable condition. The report places the assault in a broader pattern of escalating violence in Israeli schools.

Kan News

Pride March in Haifa May Cause Traffic Disruptions

Police warned that Haifa’s Pride march, set to begin within the hour, may disrupt traffic in the city. The route from Carmel French toward Central Carmel will be intermittently closed, with drivers diverted to Yafe Nof and HaTishbi.

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Report Reveals Secret Underground Tehran Complex Built for Khamenei

Iran International says it uncovered a secret underground complex built for Ali Khamenei in central Tehran. The report says the Revolutionary Guards built and concealed the site, which included deep shelters, an escape tunnel system, and a blast-proof room.

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Rebbe Raises Protest Sign During Grand Wedding in Bnei Brak

Hundreds attended a wedding Wednesday night inside the Shevet HaLevi study hall in Bnei Brak, the first such family wedding there. During the celebration, the rebbe raised a protest sign reading “עד כאן” while the crowd sang and danced.

Kikar HaShabbat

Maccabi Tel Aviv Weighs Reunion With Eli Dasa

Maccabi Tel Aviv is seriously weighing a move to bring back Eli Dasa, who left the club in 2019. The 33-year-old Israel captain is now a free agent after a strong season with NEC Nijmegen, and the club may offer him a major long-term deal.

Walla

Roman Sorkin Released From Israel Squad Because of Injury

Roman Sorkin has been released from Israel’s national team squad because of injury ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Croatia. Israel is also missing five other injured players, while Danny Avdija remains unavailable because he was not released from the NBA.

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Veteran Ad Agency Boroda Kaplan Rebrands as KPLN After Ownership Shift

Boroda Kaplan has split from Adler Chomsky, rebranded as KPLN, and changed ownership after about 25 years. Guy Boroda left for KashCash, Eyal Chomsky bought his stake, and Ron Kaplan continues as CEO.

Globes

Complaints Chief Says Political Events Should Not Be Held in Judges’ Homes

Israel’s judges’ complaints commissioner dismissed a complaint over an event at Judge Yifat Mishori’s home in Afula. He said she was unaware of it, but warned that political gatherings should generally not be held in judges’ homes.

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Tiberias Childhood Friends Turn a Café Gamble Into a Hotel Bar Expansion

Maor Sahar and Idan Shmo, childhood friends from Tiberias, are opening NO.2, a kosher bar-restaurant on Tel Aviv’s waterfront next week. Their café business led to a partnership with Israel Canada Hotels after CEO Reuven Elkes approached them, and they now operate multiple venues and plan more expansion.

Ynet

Report Says Russia Used Cellebrite Tool to Hack Dissident’s iPhone

Citizen Lab says Russian authorities used a Cellebrite tool to access Andrei Pivovarov’s iPhone after his 2021 arrest in St. Petersburg. The report says the data taken included messages from WhatsApp, Viber and Telegram, and that attempts to access his MacBook failed.

Calcalist

How Trump’s Iran Policy Reversed from Total War to a Deal

An Israeli-style reconstruction says Donald Trump went from threatening to destroy Iran to accepting a June 2026 deal that leaves Tehran richer and more secure. The article traces that reversal through Trump’s posts, the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran, and the economic pressure that followed.

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Israel Faces a Deepening Trap in Lebanon Amid Diplomatic Pressure

The article says Israel is trapped in southern Lebanon by U.S.-Iranian diplomacy, while Hezbollah strengthens and international monitoring fails. It warns that pressure for a quick withdrawal could undo Israeli gains and revive the threat to northern Israel.

Kikar HaShabbat

Jellyfish: Ancient, Brainless, and Surprisingly Sophisticated

The article explains why jellyfish are ancient, brainless but highly successful marine animals, and details the species found in Israel and around the world. It also covers dangerous stings, proper first aid, and the famous scientific and fatal cases linked to box jellyfish and Irukandji jellyfish.

Kikar HaShabbat

The White Tiger: How an Iowa Mother Became America’s Most Wanted Female Fugitive

Kikar HaShabbat

How to Build a Real Bond With Your Child

A Hebrew column says parents should stop treating daily check-ins like interrogations and instead build emotional connection through open conversation. It argues that when children are heard from a young age, they are more likely to share their feelings later in life.

Kikar HaShabbat

Nevé Yaakov Marks 102 Years Since Its Founding as the “Second Jerusalem”

Neve Yaakov marked 102 years since its founding as a Hebrew settlement north of Jerusalem. The article links a small antiquities site there to the Talmudic idea of “two Jerusalems,” and recalls the neighborhood’s destruction in 1948 and rebuilding in 1970.

Kikar HaShabbat

Pressed Into Dating, a Seminar Student Finds an Unexpected Match

Mimi, a 22-year-old seminary student, reluctantly entered the dating process after nearly two years of family and social pressure. On a hotel date, she discovered that Moti was under the same pressure and felt unready too, and the two eventually agreed to continue and became engaged.

Kikar HaShabbat

Parents Urged to Set Clear Boundaries Using the 'Traffic Light' Method

Rabbi Asaf Ratzon and Rabbi Moshe Rabi present the “traffic light” method for parenting in the third episode of “Talking About Education.” They say children need clear limits, but those limits should be few, age-appropriate, and delivered with love and authority.

Kikar HaShabbat

Mגדל העמק Emerges as a Promising Northern Option for Haredi Families and Investors

Mגדל העמק is portrayed as an affordable, fast-developing northern city with jobs, transport, and active urban renewal. The article says it may suit Haredi families and investors, especially as new projects and community infrastructure expand.

Kikar HaShabbat

Rabbi Shares How He Chose His Son’s Happiness Over Community Expectations

Jerusalem rabbi Moshe Mordechai says he overrode communal pressure to accept his son Shalom Aharon’s more modern wife, Bina. After a tense family moment, he confronted his children and insisted that their happiness and peace at home mattered more than appearances. He says the couple was embraced and now live happily with four children.

Kikar HaShabbat

Chasidic Man Says a Hasty Match Left Him in Years of Quiet Misery

A 35-year-old Chasidic father of six says a rushed arranged marriage at age 19 left him in years of misery. Therapist Mordechai Rot published his testimony to warn parents against ignoring a child’s doubts during shidduchim.

Kikar HaShabbat

Jewish law of visual privacy, and what it means for modern windows and wiretaps

A Torah-law article examines hezek re’iyah, the harm of visual intrusion, through Balaam and the Talmud. It explains the legal debate over walls, windows, modern apartment design, and whether privacy rules extend to secret recordings. On wiretapping, it says there may be debate about listening harm, but a recording already made can be used after the fact.

Kikar HaShabbat

Apple raises Mac and iPad prices by hundreds of dollars as chip costs surge

Apple is raising prices on several Mac and iPad models after a sharp surge in memory chip costs tied to AI demand. iPhone prices have not changed yet, but further increases could come around September when Apple is expected to unveil new models.

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Mother of slain hostage Itay Chen warns that erasing memorials does not erase responsibility

Hagit Chen, mother of Itay Chen, criticized Shin Bet chief David Zini after he ordered a memorial corner removed at a headquarters for Oct. 7 fallen service members. Speaking at an October Council press conference, she said wiping out memorial symbols does not erase responsibility.

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Rabbi Yigal Cohen Shares a Weekly Torah Insight on Parashat Balak

Rabbi Yigal Cohen delivered a short weekly Torah teaching on Parashat Balak for Kikar HaShabbat viewers. The article presents it as a brief inspirational clip, filmed by Shimon Bardi and lasting 1 minute and 32 seconds.

Kikar HaShabbat

Iranian Parliament Speaker Rejects Trump Claim on Unfrozen Funds and U.S. Farm Purchases

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejected Donald Trump’s claim that unfrozen Iranian funds would buy U.S. farm products. Tehran said Iran, not Washington, will decide how the money is used.

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Netanyahu’s allies float breakaway threat if Likud primary plan is rejected

Likud is heading into a crucial Sunday vote on its primary system amid rising internal tensions. Allies of Benjamin Netanyahu are warning that if his plan is rejected, he and most of the party’s Knesset faction could break away, though they would not be able to use the Likud name.

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Brooklyn cafe sparks uproar after refusing to serve Jewish congressman Dan Goldman

Dozens protested outside a Brooklyn cafe after it refused service to Jewish Congressman Dan Goldman over his pro-Israel views. The U.S. Department of Justice opened a review, while Goldman rejected the accusation that he supports genocide.

Kikar HaShabbat

MK Demands Disciplinary Action Against Psychologist Over Anti-LGBTQ Views

MK Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu asked the Health Ministry to discipline psychologist Hila Mordechai after a Channel 13 investigation alleged she promoted anti-LGBTQ views and conversion therapy. The investigation said Mordechai, chosen by the Education Ministry to help revise student-protection guidelines, dismissed gender identity and referred parents to conversion-therapy-linked figures. The case comes as Israeli groups warn of rising school hostility toward LGBTQ students.

Channel 13

LaMelo Ball Traded to Minnesota in Blockbuster NBA Deal

LaMelo Ball was traded from Charlotte to Minnesota in an NBA deal reported on June 25, 2026. Minnesota pairs Ball with Anthony Edwards, while Charlotte receives Rudy Reid and four draft picks.

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Brazilian World Cup fans caught up in viral alien-abduction prophecy

A viral prediction by Brazilian medium Wue Bahiana sparked online claims that aliens could interrupt Brazil’s World Cup match against Scotland in Miami. The game went ahead normally, and Brazil won 3-0.

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Rabbi Israel Rider Explains Choice, Providence Through Balak and Rabbi Moshe Aaron Stern

Rabbi Israel Rider’s Parashat Balak teaching says Balaam’s story shows that God guides people according to their chosen path. He illustrates the idea with Rabbi Moshe Aaron Stern’s account of being unexpectedly led to a minyan in Amsterdam.

Kikar HaShabbat

Europe's Cheapest and Most Expensive Destinations for Travelers

Eurostat data shows wide cost-of-living gaps across Europe, with Iceland and Switzerland the most expensive and several Balkan and eastern countries the cheapest. The article says destination prices can shape a vacation budget as much as airfare.

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Ronit Esh’s Father Urges Israelis to Join 1,000-Day War Events and Demand Answers

Ayal Esh, whose daughter Ronit Esh was killed on October 7, spoke at an October Council press conference before the war reaches its 1,000th day next Thursday. He called for a state commission of inquiry and urged Israelis to join public events and demand answers.

Ynet

Pineapple-Enzyme Drug Tested in Global Phase 3 Trial for Chronic Leg Wounds

EscharEx, a pineapple-enzyme experimental drug, is in a phase 3 international trial for venous leg ulcers. The study is approved by Israeli, US, and European regulators and includes several Israeli hospitals. Prof. Yossi Chayek said the treatment can remove dead tissue quickly and may improve wound healing.

Ynet

Former Labor legal adviser says Netanyahu trial was built on an expectation he would quit politics

Daniel Cohen, a former Labor Party legal adviser, denounced the Netanyahu corruption trial in an interview with Bat El Benjamin. He said the case was built on a mistaken assumption that Netanyahu would quit politics, criticized the prosecution and law-enforcement agencies, and argued the trial harms the prime minister during wartime.

Srugim

FBI warns advanced drones could let attackers strike from afar in the U.S.

FBI Deputy Director Chris Rea warned that advanced drones, including models controlled over 5G and LTE, could let attackers operate from great distances inside the United States. He cited a recent alleged plot to use explosive drones at a UFC event at the White House, and said encrypted messaging remains a major enforcement gap.

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Dor Peretz Close to New Maccabi Tel Aviv Deal With Bonus-Heavy Contract

Dor Peretz is close to signing a new contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv after weeks of negotiations. The deal includes a 500,000-euro base salary, plus bonuses that could lift his total earnings above last season’s 550,000 euros.

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