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'Disrespects God and the Torah': Haredi leaders escalate boycott against shopping chain

Prominent ultra-Orthodox rabbis in Beit Shemesh are urging a boycott of the BIG shopping complex, citing its connection to the new Glilot mall, which operates on Shabbat

Shilo Freid | 05.05.25

א', נשואה ואם לתאומות, מפתחת ביחידת אופק

Haredi women in IDF: 'Proud to contribute in way that respects my values'

Around 400 Haredi women, holding high-security clearances, work in elite IDF units like Unit 8200; competing for coveted roles, they later advance to senior positions in high-tech industry while challenging societal norms

Shoshana Chen | 05.02.25

הפגנת חרדים קיצוניים בלשכת הגיוס בתל השומר בזמן הגיוס לחטיבת חשמונאים

Haredi extremists clash with police, new haredi recruits outside IDF enlistment center

Haredi extremists at the IDF enlistment center in Tel Hashomer protested the enlistment of Haredi soldiers on a draft day designed just for them; Demonstrators blocked roads, hurled insults, and distributed anti-enlistment propaganda, while recruits voluntarily joined the Haredi Netzach Yehuda Battalion under heavy security

Shilo Freid | 04.28.25

On one leg: Ultra-Orthodox soldier severely wounded in Gaza to light memorial candle

After losing his leg in battle, Y., a combatant in the Haredi Netzah Yehuda battalion, stands tall at Auschwitz, honoring fallen comrades and Holocaust victims

Ynet | 04.24.25

Funds raised in US to keep Israeli haredi yeshivas afloat are nearly gone

A year after rabbis raised over $100 million to offset a High Court ruling to freeze yeshiva funding over the military draft issue, the money is nearly gone and the budget has not been replaced, but donors are willing to give more as

Shilo Freid | 04.22.25

No glass ceiling for Haredim, says ultra-Orthodox top tech executive

Rabbi Yitzhak Kesselman, newly promoted to Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Global, says being Haredi never held him back in high-tech — and reflects on how far he’s come

Israel Wullman | 04.17.25

Four Haredi New York investors sentenced in multi-million real estate fraud

Investors sentenced to prison for defrauding banks and investors of millions through inflated property values and falsified documents, exposing systemic issues within community’s business practices

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.02.25

Thousands of haredim protest in Jerusalem against military conscription: "We are scapegoats for soldiers in Gaza'

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews call to 'fight Amalek', referring not to Hamas but to the IDF; 'A law should be passed that everyone goes to yeshiva, not to the army'

Idan Blumhof, Shilo Freid | 03.27.25

Switching sides: Few Israelis leave Judaism, many shift within it

Pew survey finds 22% of Israeli Jews have shifted their religious identity within Judaism, mostly from religious or traditional to secular, while Haredim show the highest retention and stability; findings highlight the unusually strong grip of Jewish identity in Israel; US Jews see modest disaffiliation compared to Israel’s high retention

Ynetnews | 03.26.25

The rise of ultra-Orthodox feminism: a movement against all odds

Once deemed impossible, Haredi women have organized to challenge exclusion from political parties; while no women have entered the Knesset yet, their activism is reshaping political discourse

Eliezer Hayun | 03.24.25

Haredi minister sparks outrage in dance to song slamming IDF

Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf faces coalition and opposition backlash after a video shows him at a wedding with ultra-Orthodox men chanting 'We’ll die and not enlist,'; Netanyahu resists calls to dismiss him as government funds draft doggers

Shilo Freid | 03.24.25

IDF prepares to release 14,000 draft notices for young Haredi men, but limited response expected

Response to call-up of 10,000 Haredim since June has been dismal so far - under 200; the IDF will focus on communities and cities where enlistment rates were higher in earlier draft rounds; Ultra-Orthodox call it a 'war against yeshivot'

Shilo Freid, Sivan Hilaie | 03.11.25

'I don't need the publicity': The Haredi businessman who gave Emily Damari a BMW

Shai Graucher, inspired by his late father’s charity work, unites wealthy US donors and Israeli war victims through lavish gifts, viral acts of kindness and a mission to showcase Jewish unity amid tragedy

Shilo Freid | 03.09.25

סשה טרופנוב והרב זילברשטיין בבית הרב בבני ברק

Returned hostage Sasha Troufanov visits home of haredi rabbi who prayed for his release

Troufanov meets Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein and recites Birkat Hagomel, a Jewish prayer of thanks after danger; 'Even in great darkness I was not alone,' he says; rabbi replies: 'You are a symbol of our nation; history will remember you and the hostages'

Shilo Freid | 03.09.25

טקס ההשבעה של חטיבת החשמונאים באנדרטת קברות המכבים במודיעין

IDF's Hasmonean Brigade—first all-Haredi combat unit—is sworn in, but without the oath

In unusual scene for military event, audience separated by gender with partition; Instead of military band music, religious songs blast from speakers

Shilo Freid | 02.27.25

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