Kikar HaShabbat (website)
| Kikar HaShabbat כיכר השבת | |
|---|---|
| Web address |
kikar |
Type of site | News website |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available in | Hebrew |
| Owner | Mordechai Lavi |
| Editor | Chaim Illouz |
| Launched | May 2009 |
Alexa rank | 173 (Israel, January 2015) |
| Current status | Online |
Kikar HaShabbat (Hebrew: כיכר השבת, lit. Sabbath Square) is a Hebrew–language Israeli news website directed toward Haredi audience. It is named after a street in Jerusalem inhabited by ultra-Orthodox Jews.
History
Kikar HaShabbat was started in 2009 by journalist Mordechai Lavi. In 2012, Israeli website Ynet acquired half of Kikar HaShabbat.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Tucker, Nati (13 August 2013). "New CEO of Haredi website eyes deeper ties with religious communities abroad". Haaretz. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
External links
- Official website (Hebrew)