Haredim
Parashat Beshalach's lessons on unity, shared risk, and IDF service
A segment of Israeli society – largely comprising traditional, Religious-Zionist, and secular Jews – carries the overwhelming weight of military service.
2026 budget reading puts government at risk, after months of ideological sparring - analysis
Haredim in Israel’s periphery show distinct lifestyle gaps from center, Shoresh Institute finds
'I don’t care about optics': Inside United Hatzalah’s Jerusalem daycare disaster response
Haredi organizations press on efforts to prevent IDF recruitment - report
One of the associated hotlines actively works to intervene in cases of arrested draft dodgers.
Haredim verbally assault IDF Maj.-Gen. in Bnei Brak restaurant
Dozens of young men could be heard shouting insults at him, calling "murderer," and "shame on you."
338 haredim join IDF's special new tracks, compared to 10,000 summoned
Of the 338 new haredi draftees, 211 are in combat units, while 127 are in units to support combat units.
Gantz, Lapid push back against haredi draft exemption bill in the Knesset
Opposition MKs called the proposed haredi draft exemption bill harmful to IDF soldiers and warned of an intense parliamentary and public struggle to block its swift passage.
No backroom deals on IDF haredi draft bill, Likud MK Edelstein vows
“There are all kinds of talk about agreements behind the committee’s back. There is no such thing as behind the back of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee,” Edelstein said.
Five Israelis from Safed killed in fatal car accident in Morocco
The five killed were residents of Safed, and were all Breslov Hasidim, two of whom had families, according to Israeli media.
Netanyahu, IDF at odds over how many haredim it can absorb
While Netanyahu says IDF needs to build new programs, military said last week its tailored tracks for haredim were ready to go.
High Court suggests compromise extending haredi daycare for three months
The compromise would enable subsidies to continue for three months after the start of the school year, expecting them to expire at the end of November.
Haredi leaders urge draft defiance on front page of 'Yated Ne'eman' newspaper
Rabbi Dov Landau proclaimed: “We know full well that no yeshiva student or kollel scholar will join the army—under any circumstances and in any form whatsoever.”
IDF issues a thousand draft notices for haredi recruits, 6,000 more planned
One thousand haredi IDF draft orders were sent out on Sunday, and 6,000 more are planned for the coming two months. However, the IDF is weak on arrests, leaving the real fight to the government.
