''Hamodia'' ( he, המודיע – "''the Informer''") is a

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daily newspaper published in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. A daily English-language edition is also published in the United States, and weekly English-language editions in England and Israel. A weekly edition for

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readers debuted in 2008. The newspaper's slogan is "The Newspaper of Torah Jewry". It comes with two magazines, ''Inyan'' and ''Prime''. ''

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'', the newspaper of Israel's secular left, describes ''Hamodia'' as one of the "most powerful" newspapers in the

Haredi Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in oppos ...

community.

History

''Hamodia'' was founded in 1950 by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Levin, son of the

Agudat Israel Agudat Yisrael ( he, אֲגוּדָּת יִשְׂרָאֵל, lit., ''Union of Israel'', also transliterated ''Agudath Israel'', or, in Yiddish, ''Agudas Yisroel'') is a Haredi Jewish political party in Israel. It began as a political party re ...

leader Rabbi

Yitzhak-Meir Levin Yitzhak-Meir Levin, ( he, יצחק-מאיר לוין, pl, Izaak Meir Lewin; 30 January 1893 – 7 August 1971) was a Haredi politician in Poland and Israel. One of 37 people to sign the Israeli declaration of independence, he served in several Is ...

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and

. Its current director general is Rabbi Chaim Moshe Knopf, and its deputy director general is Knopf's son, Rabbi Elazar Knopf.

English-language edition

The English-language edition of ''Hamodia'' is published by Levin's daughter, Ruth Lichtenstein. It was first printed on February 27, 1998, as a weekly paper, and on December 15, 2003, it expanded to include a daily publication as well. The daily edition is published from Monday to Friday, with no edition appearing on Saturday (the

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), Sunday, or the week of

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, or the week of

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. The weekly edition is printed on Wednesdays, and includes expanded sections and two glossy magazines: ''Inyan'' and ''Prime''. The English-language ''Hamodia'' is published in four editions: United States (daily and weekly), Israel (weekly only), Australia (weekly only), and Britain (weekly only). The daily edition of the American ''Hamodia'' is also available in a digital online edition, which is updated throughout the day. The American version is the first

Jewish daily newspaper ever published in English in the U.S.. The newspaper has a website plus print circulation of 160,000.

Editorial policy

Its editorial policy reflects the Haredi point of view. Although not Zionist, on ideological grounds, it is right of center in its Israeli coverage. It is very vociferous on the thorny issue of Jerusalem, and opposes even minimal concessions. It includes editorials on all sides of American political and economic issues. The publication prohibits photographs of women on its pages and website. It avoids sensationalism and reveling in tragedies. As Haredi culture shuns television, internet usage, and the reading of

secular Secularity, also the secular or secularness (from Latin ''saeculum'', "worldly" or "of a generation"), is the state of being unrelated or neutral in regards to religion. Anything that does not have an explicit reference to religion, either negativ ...

newspapers, ''Hamodia'' is one of the few news sources available to many of its readers. At first, the publishers refused to produce an internet edition of ''Hamodia'', but it now exists.

Notable journalists and writers

*Rabbi

Dovid Kaplan Dovid Kaplan is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, kiruv educator, author, and speaker. He is known for his inspirational and humorous storytelling both in his international speaking engagements and in his ''Impact!'' series of books. Early life and educa ...

, '' chinuch'' (Jewish education) columnist * Rabbi

Issamar Ginzberg Issamar Ginzberg is a business strategy and marketing consultant. He is the founder and CEO of Monetized Intellect Consulting, a business and marketing firm with offices in New York City and Jerusalem. Ginzberg also founded English Speaking En ...

* Rebbetzin

Tziporah Heller Tziporah Heller Gottlieb is an American-born Haredi educator, author, and speaker based in Jerusalem. She is a senior faculty member at the Neve Yerushalayim College for Women, principal of the Bnos Avigail seminary on the Neve campus, and a lectu ...

, columnist * Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski

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