Haredim
'Blood on their hands': Top Modern Orthodox rabbi says haredim must serve in IDF
Twenty-six students gone. 39 relatives gone. Rabbi Kenneth Brander on what Israel's religious Zionist community owes its soldiers, and what it owes everyone else.
After October 7, the shattered tablets at the heart of Shavuot matter more than ever - opinion
Knesset dissolution bill vote set for Wednesday amid coalition crisis over haredi draft bill
End the haredi kingmaker era or watch the state unravel - opinion
Military announces new, last-ditch plan to re-enlist draft-dodgers
The new option will be available for draft dodgers until this coming Thursday.
Nation of soldiers or Jewish nation? Why Israel must not erase its soul - opinion
The Talmud itself debates the balance between military defense and spiritual commitment. But what we are seeing today is not a debate; it is an attempt to erase the Torah’s role in Israel’s future.
What is Shabbat life like in the most populated Jewish municipalities?
NGO report assesses weekend activity options in 53 non-ultra-orthodox municipalities.
Boaz Bismuth must introduce bill to formalize equal draft to include all haredim - editorial
Edelstein’s draft framework, which he and his team left as an inheritance of sorts, outlines agreements reached with the haredim throughout the war, as well as the gaps that remain.
International yeshiva students answer IDF's call as Har Etzion breaks records
This week, 32 overseas students from the prestigious yeshiva will be drafting into the IDF alongside their Israeli peers – the highest number in the yeshiva’s 56-year history.
Ultra-Orthodox paper calls for 'war' on government amid IDF conscription tensions
The Yated Ne’eman newspaper is affiliated with the haredi Lithuanian faction, Degel Hatorah, which forms part of the United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party.
Grapevine July 27, 2025: Changing the haredi image
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Understanding the ultra-Orthodox: Is haredim in the army a pipe dream or within reach?
Fears, hopes, and the IDF’s efforts to work with the community – and improve conditions to maximize ultra-Orthodox recruitment
There is nothing in the news that is new - opinion
I desperately hope that by the time this is published, it will all be out of date – that, happily, will be something new.
'My conscience is clear': Why MK Yuli Edelstein won't settle for a soft haredi draft - interview
"This law ends the phenomenon of pretending to study Torah. To me, that’s a disgrace to the world of Torah," Edelstein told Maariv.
