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'We will die rather than be drafted': extremist Haredi protesters block Highway 4 over arrest of draft evader

The yeshiva student was detained after a problem with his public transportation card; the hard-line Jerusalem Faction said the young man was 'abducted to military prison

Shilo Freid | 08.24.26

45,000 Breslov Hasidim prepare for wartime Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Uman

With direct flights to Ukraine impossible, pilgrims will travel through six neighboring countries as Israel deploys police and diplomats to ease the journey

Shilo Freid | 08.24.26

Israel caps ketubah payments at 36,000 to 360,000 shekels

Chief Rabbinate approves landmark limits on the sum a groom pledges in a Jewish marriage contract, saying unrealistic commitments have undermined the ketubah’s legal and religious meaning

Shilo Freid | 08.24.26

Iran targets Haredi Israelis for spying as Shin Bet launches community campaign

Security officials have met rabbis, media figures and local politicians to warn that seemingly harmless approaches may be part of Iranian recruitment efforts

Shilo Freid | 08.23.26

Israel buries last soldier missing from disastrous 1982 First Lebanon War clash

Sgt. 1st Class Yehuda Katz laid to rest 44 years after the Battle of Sultan Yacoub, closing the final missing-soldier case from one of the IDF’s most painful battles

Liran Tamari, Shilo Freid | 08.21.26

He fought alongside Yehuda Katz in Battle of Sultan Yacoub: 'I prayed for this moment for 44 years'

Rabbi Baruch Wieder fought alongside his friend in the historic battle and said the phone call he received telling him that Katz had been returned to Israel 'shook my life'; 'For 44 years I have not stopped praying for this day, that he would return, alive or dead'

Shilo Freid, Ron Crissy | 08.19.26

A time for repentance: Selichot prayers begin across Israel

As Elul begins, yeshiva students return to study and Sephardic Jews begin nightly Selichot prayers; The month of repentance also brings crowds to the Western Wall, alongside performances and tours inspired by centuries-old liturgical poetry

Shilo Freid | 08.14.26

Wearing yellow stars and chanting 'the army is worse than death': Haredi protest blocks major highway

Thousands of haredim who oppose the IDF draft came out to protest the arrest of a draft dodger after 3 weeks with no arrests; they appeared to be trying to trample on the memory of both the Holocaust and of soldiers who fell defending the state of Israel

Shilo Freid | 08.12.26

Haredi protesters plan roadblocks after arrest of alleged draft dodger

Demonstrations are expected around Bnei Brak after a yeshiva student who came to police to testify in a fraud case was allegedly escorted from the station and handed over to military police

Shilo Freid | 08.12.26

Breslov Hasidim recreate Uman in Israel as draft-age men fear arrest upon return

Hundreds are expected at a Rosh Hashanah gathering near the Sea of Galilee that will mirror Uman’s prayers, meals and schedule, as the war in Ukraine complicates travel and some young men fear legal action over alleged draft evasion after returning to Israel

Shilo Freid | 08.12.26

Thousands at Birkat Kohanim at the Western Wall

Right before the High Holidays, religious sites to be closed across the country

Religious Services Ministry says it lacks the budget to keep the holy places open after the Supreme Court froze the transfer of funds approved by the Knesset finance committee for religious needs and Haredi education networks

Shilo Freid | 08.11.26

$13,000 for a wig? Orthodox women challenge a costly religious norm

Chabad attorney is asking a rabbinical court to classify wigs as an essential religious necessity and cap profits, while wig makers say rising demand, scarce human hair and higher production standards justify the cost

Shilo Freid | 08.07.26

From kollel to startup: Haredi entrepreneurs raise $62 million and expand into global markets

A mentorship program for Haredi entrepreneurs has delivered striking results, helping most participating startups raise millions of dollars and break into international markets

Shilo Freid | 08.07.26

Satmar billionaire offers $1 million to take Israel draft fight to The Hague

Billionaire Yoeli Landau proposed allocating $1 million to the fight against the draft law and providing legal assistance to every yeshiva student who was arrested; Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter did not respond to the proposal, but also did not oppose it

Shilo Freid | 08.06.26

Bennett says no coalition with Haredi factions: 'Door shut to draft dodgers'

Former PM warns that Israel faces an existential threat from a separate Haredi society and rejects Gadi Eisenkot’s plan to exempt 3% of each draft cohort, saying it would effectively spare nearly a third of eligible Haredi men

Shilo Freid | 08.06.26

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