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Report: One in eight Israelis is Haredi; decline in birth rates continues

Study shows stall in Haredi men’s employment linked to IDF draft policies and the economic fallout of war; trends also reveal declining birth rates and migration from core Haredi cities

Shilo Freid | 12.30.24

Ultra-Orthodox men at IDF recruitment office

Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic group mulls enlistment for its youth amid blacklash

IDF officials hold talks with the Karlin Hasidic sect, offering to create special enlistment programs for adults with a pilot of 200 men; They will serve without uniforms and in women-free environment; Haredi community slams decision as secession

Shilo Freid | 12.26.24

This is why Haredim refuse to enlist in the IDF: A deep dive

The refusal of most ultra-Orthodox men to enlist has a long history, which stems in part from preventing assimilation into Israeli society – and because of this, the dream of equality in sharing the burden of IDF service seems distant; Haredi leaders sought to restore the voice of the Torah that was silenced after the Holocaust, but what began as an exemption for for about 400 Torah scholars has now reached tens of thousands

Shilo Freid | 12.18.24

Leader of hardline Jerusalem Faction Rabbi Asher Deutsch dies at 79

Head of Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak frequently spoke out strongly against conscription of Haredim into IDF

Shilo Freid | 12.16.24

The Haredi officer who volunteers at a police station in an Arab town

Maor Korsias, a Haredi Jew from Tiberias, has become an unconventional presence at the police station in Kafr Kanna, with his long sidelocks and black kippah; He has earned the respect of the local community, who affectionately call him 'the Sheikh'; But how does he balance his Torah studies in a kollel with volunteering as a police officer?

Shilo Freid | 12.12.24

Minister Meir Porush and ultra-Orthodox youth at the recruitment office

Government party establishes hotline to provide legal advice for IDF draft dodgers

Agudat Yisrael, the faction led by Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, established a guidance center for ultra-Orthodox youth to help them avoid military conscription, describing the initiative as a response to 'the looming threat to the Torah world'

Shilo Freid | 12.05.24

Haredi lawmakers attend emergency meeting on avoiding IDF draft

Meeting held in Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community spiritual leader Rabbi Dov Landau's home , where United Torah Judaism Knesset members sit in after decree calls on all yeshiva students to stay away from recruiting offices

Shilo Freid | 12.04.24

Neo-Nazis attack ultra-Orthodox man in Vienna during far-right demonstration

The Haredi man who was on his way to the synagogue was attacked by members of the neo-Nazi hooligan group, the Vienna Dance Brigade; The attackers stole his shtreimel and kippa and fled

Itamar Eichner | 12.01.24

IDF to launch new Haredi brigade during Hanukkah

Military recruiting 30 troops for Hasmonean Brigade, with more primed to join later on, focusing on halachic lifestyle; brigade aims to build trust with Haredi community, offering combat roles with strict religious accommodations

Shilo Freid | 11.28.24

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish girl in UK seriously injured in suspected antisemitic attack

A man threw glass bottles from his balcony at a group of ultra-Orthodox girls walking home in Stamford Hill; One of the girls was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition

Itamar Eichner | 11.26.24

Judaism in a flash: Haredi man becomes photography enthusiast

Moshe Berenstein, a once-conventional yeshiva student now documents the breathtaking yet rapidly disappearing landscapes of the Dead Sea; despite societal norms, his lens reveals the natural beauty and poignant transformations of this unique environment

Assaf Kamar | 11.17.24

"יש התחשבות בחגים, בשבתות ובזמני תפילה". יעקב קרעי

Haredis find social service in lieu of draft

More Haredi men join medical emergency teams as volunteers after rejecting military claiming their religious sensibilities would be less harmed

Shilo Freid | 11.14.24

Even though he was fired, Gallant's draft orders for Haredim will be issued

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was fired, but the IDF is going ahead with issuing 7,000 additional draft orders to ultra-Orthodox Israeli young men, sparking controversy and protest; Only a fraction have reported for duty, highlighting tensions within Israeli society over conscription policies

Yoav Zitun, Shilo Freid | 11.12.24

Drop in reservists willing to serve raises concern

The IDF reveals a decline of about 15-25 percent in reservists showing up when called for duty in Gaza and in the north, affecting operational decisions while coalition pushes bill exempting Haredi men from service

Yoav Zitun, Alexandra Lukash, Hadar Gil-Ad | 11.11.24

Lithuanian haredi leader meets IDF officials while urging followers to avoid enlisting

As IDF intensifies efforts to recruit Haredim, issuing hundreds of draft notices, Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch met with senior military officials while leading a determined campaign to prevent enlistment

Korin Elbaz-Alush, Shilo Freid | 11.07.24

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