Moriah was a Hebrew language daily newspaper, published in Ottoman Palestine between 1910 and 1915.

History

The newspaper was founded in Jerusalem by the printer Rabbi Yehuda Aharon Weiss, after the downfall of "Habazeleth" that was, prior to that, the leading newspaper of the

Haredi Jewish 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 in Jerusalem. The permit to publish "Moriah", which was also the name of the

printing house In publishing, printers are both companies providing printing services and individuals who directly operate printing presses. Printers can include: *Newspaper printers, often owned by newspaper publishers *Magazine printers, usually independe ...

that printed the newspaper (owned by Weiss and his partner, Rabbi Moshe Samuel Schinbaum), was granted by the Ottoman authorities, after assuring they would abide with the

Ottoman law The Ottoman Empire was governed by different sets of laws during its existence. The '' Qanun'', sultanic law, co-existed with religious law (mainly the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence). Legal administration in the Ottoman Empire was part ...

. The newspaper's

chief editor An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

, in all its years of publication, was

Yitzhak Yaakov Yellin Yitzchak Yaakov Yellin ( he, יצחק יעקב ילין, Isaac Jacob Yellin; 1885–1964) was one of the pioneers of the Hebrew language and press in Mandatory Palestine and then Israel. He was one of the founders and editor of the daily newspape ...

, who also wrote a significant portion of its articles. Together with Weiss, Yellin made it a goal of the newspaper to reform the " Old Yishuv" and its public conduct. Right from the first issue, the founders express their intent of addressing the Haredi Jews in a manner representing free speech and objectivity. The first issues of Moriah were published weekly, but later on it was published daily, with an extended weekly issue intended for readers out of the country. The newspaper was shut down by the Ottoman authorities on 11 January 1915 (כ"ה בטבת תרע"ה), in the peak of the First World War, after Yellin breached the order to refrain from dealing with political matters.

External links

Moriah
archive on the National Library of Israel web site
Moriah
full text search version on the Historical Jewish Press web site * העולם בצהוב: לידת עיתונות ההמון הארץ ישראלית : (מ"הצבי" ל"האור", 1914–1884), by Uzzi Elyada, Tel Aviv University press, 2015

References

Defunct Hebrew-language newspapers Yishuv newspapers 1910s in Jerusalem 1910 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Newspapers established in 1910 Publications disestablished in 1915 Newspapers disestablished in the 1910s 1915 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire Defunct weekly newspapers Defunct daily newspapers {{Israel-newspaper-stub