Shiva

A new survey reveals that 90% of Israeli Jews intend to observe traditional shiva mourning rites, showing high adherence across secular and religious communities alike.

Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, MK Boaz Bismuth, addressed in an interview with the C14 web program, "On the way to the ballot box with Dana Varon," the painful event where he was forced to interrupt his shiva to attend a Knesset vote. Bismuth was summoned to vote in favor of the "frozen funds" law, which was essential for passing the state budget.