Haredi

Donors fund synagogue renovation at COGAT's Erez base near Gaza border, manned by haredi soldiers

The synagogue was renovated at COGAT's Erez Coordination and Liaison Administration base near the Gaza border, where the ultra-orthodox Netzah Yehuda Battalion serves.

IDF soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion attend the inauguration ceremony for the synagogue renovation at the Erez Coordination and Liaison Administration base, October 20, 2025
Police clash with ultra-Orthodox jews during a protest against the recruitment of Ultra orthodox Jews to the IDF, in the Ultra orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, October 19, 2025.

WATCH: Two police officers injured during Haredi protests against draft dodger arrests

Huvy Elisha.

The legacy of Huvy Elisha: The quiet life of a Mea She’arim painter and matriarch

Ultra orthodox Jewish reserve soldiers of the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade operate in the Gaza Strip on June 26, 2025.

Bismuth submits controversial haredi draft law outline in bid for Shas return to gov't


Moshe Haimoff: From New York’s haredi community to the king of luxury watches

Although Moshe Haimoff left the haredi community, during his journey he never abandoned Hashem, crediting God for his success.

Moshe Haimoff, the watch king.

Solving the haredi military draft crisis with technology, politics, and creativity - opinion

While no perfect solution exists, a combination of technological adaptation, political compromise, and creative policy mechanisms may help balance these competing values.

 An illustrative image of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Israeli Jews near a sign for an IDF recruiting office.

WATCH: Elderly rabbi pelted with chicken bones in antisemitic London incident

A 41-year-old man was arrested after hurling chicken bones and abuse at a 77-year-old rabbi outside a Stamford Hill pharmacy.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews stand in a street in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Stamford Hill in the UK; illustrative.

IDF grants draft dodgers 'holiday pardon' as thousands of soldiers observe holiday on front lines

The army further stressed that the move was taken “without any intervention or influence from the political echelon.”

 A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish man holds a placard next to a police horse as he takes part in a protest against pressure to conscript into the military in Bnei Brak, Israel, June 5, 2025. The words in Hebrew read "We will not enlist in the enemy army."

Liberman rules out possibility of Arab, haredi partes in next government

The Yisrael Beytenu chair said that his decision reflects the "basic values of the Zionist movement."

Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2025.

Haredi protesters block Jerusalem highway in protest against draft-dodger arrest orders

The police explained that rioters began to disrupt the order by blocking the traffic lanes near the String Bridge at the city's entrance.

Police declared the haredi protests illegal.

IDF warns of extreme manpower shortage as MKs clash over haredi draft bill

“Only 3,000 haredi soldiers were recruited from two full draft cycles,” Bar Kalifa said. “That is why I say clearly: I need more soldiers.”

 A soldier from the primarily Orthodox and haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Netzah Yehuda Battalion during a swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, June 11, 2025.

Nearly 30 haredi draft dodgers detained at Ben-Gurion Airport on way to Uman

The dodgers were detained and transferred to the Tel Hashomer recruitment center, where they will face trial or disciplinary action.

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with police outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, central Israel, April 28, 2025

Cannot explain how Netanyahu is avoiding haredi IDF draft issue, Edelstein says

Ex-FADC chair Yuli Edelstein says Netanyahu is ignoring the draft issue, warns IDF strength at risk without continuous haredi recruitment.

MK Yuli Edelstein attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, August 4, 2025; illustrative.

Young haredi man convicted of spying for Iran

Stern is a 22-year-old yeshiva student from Beit Shemesh, and belongs to the Vizhnitz hassidic dynasty. 

Elimelech Stern, convicted of spying on behalf of Iran, September 14, 2025.

Tensions with ultra-Orthodox are second most divisive conflict in Israeli society, poll finds

The poll also shows how 83% of Israeli Jews support ensuring freedom of religion, namely, the freedom for both secular and religious citizens to live according to their own worldview. 

 An illustrative image of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Israeli Jews near a sign for an IDF recruiting office.