Hamodia

Hamodia (Hebrew: המודיע‎ – "the Informer") is a Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in Jerusalem, Israel. 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 French-speaking readers debuted in 2008. The newspaper's slogan is "The Newspaper of Torah Jewry". It comes with two magazines, Inyan and Binyan. Haaretz, the newspaper of Israel's secular left, describes Hamodia as one of the "most powerful" newspapers in the Haredi community.

History

Hamodia was founded in 1950 by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Levin, son of the Agudat Israel leader Rabbi Yitzhak-Meir Levin of Warsaw and Jerusalem.

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

American edition

The English 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 Jewish Sabbath), Sunday, or the week of Passover. The weekly edition is printed on Wednesdays, and includes expanded sections and a glossy magazine. 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.