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Supreme Court freezes one billion shekels for ultra-Orthodox education institutions

Freeze comes after after a Yesh Atid petition, pending a January 8 hearing; Lapid called the funds illegal; Haredi parties accused the court of waging war on religious education

Netael Bandel, Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay | 12.31.25

'Sweet like a mitzvah': inside the Ultra-orthodox world of candy and kosher snacks

In Me’a She’arim and beyond, a thriving parallel snack industry caters to the Haredi community with quirky alternatives to popular snacks made under strict kosher supervision and sold in bulk; we explored this unique, low-cost candy culture

Sapir Gordo | 12.27.25

‘There are code words, censored terms’: sex education in the ultra-Orthodox world

Sex and marriage guides in the Haredi world lay bare tensions between Hasidim and Lithuanians, from a rebbe’s rebuke of those who 'enjoy life' to oral strictures and how stringency can foster women’s pride

Shmuel Munitz | 12.26.25

'Naive Americans accept what they’re told': Rabbi warns US yeshiva students against enlisting in IDF

Ultra-Orthodox leader warns that more American yeshiva students in Israel are considering or joining the IDF, prompting a rabbinic campaign arguing enlistment serves a Zionist agenda and threatens religious observance

Shilo Freid | 12.26.25

Knesset speaker backs civil marriage bill, sparking outrage in ultra-Orthodox parties

Haredi political parties condemn Amir Ohana for backing an opposition-sponsored civil marriage bill; Yitzhak Goldknopf said the Netanyahu government was violating agreements, while Degel HaTorah and Shas called the move unacceptable and a grave provocation

Shilo Freid | 12.24.25

Early elections in sight? Netanyahu asks aides to prepare as coalition strains grow

PM quietly orders preparations for June vote, months ahead of schedule, amid deadlock over Haredi draft law and budget despite public insistence government will serve its full term

Moran Azulay | 12.24.25

קבלת פנים ליונתן כהן, אברך בן 25 תושב קריית אתא, שהיה עריק ונתפס נכלא וישב בכלא 10

With limousine and dancing: Haredi draft dodger gets hero’s welcome after release from prison

Yonatan Cohen, 25, from Kiryat Ata, was released Thursday from Military Prison No. 10 after being jailed for desertion; upon his return, he was greeted in the ultra-Orthodox town of Rechasim with a festive procession organized in his honor

Shilo Freid | 12.19.25

Haredi protest blocks roads in southern Israel after Jerusalem clashes; 8 arrested in Ashkelon

Police stopped a bus near Ashdod after learning protesters planned to rally at a Military Police officer’s home; after buses were barred from Ashkelon, organizers urged road blockades, shutting the city’s northern entrance and major routes

Shilo Freid, Sivan Hilaie | 12.18.25

Police, Haredi draft dodgers clash in Jerusalem, 13 hurt; bus carrying soldiers attacked

Unrest began with a parking ticket near Bar-Ilan Street, spiraled after false alerts spread fears of draft arrests, saw police withdraw and return, involved overturned patrol cars and stun grenades, and left five officers hospitalized

Liran Tamari, Shilo Freid | 12.18.25

Haredi toddler forgotten by parents found wandering in Palestinian village

The boy, who speaks only Yiddish and wore traditional Haredi dress, was found alone by a bus terminal worker; police later located his parents from Modi’in Illit, who are expected to be questioned

Liran Tamari, Alexandra Lukash, Shilo Freid | 12.15.25

Mamdani embraced by anti-Zionist Satmar leaders at major New York events

Mamdani joined celebrations of the anti-Zionist Satmar Hasidic movement in Williamsburg and Crown Heights, where he received an enthusiastic welcome from leaders of both rival factions’

Shilo Freid | 12.11.25

בועז ביסמוט, יו"ר ועדת החוץ והביטחון בדיון על חוק הגיוס

Four core mistakes behind support for Bismuth's conscription bill

Opinion: Once normal, respectful and properly tailored service tracks are built, ultra-Orthodox Israelis can become outstanding soldiers; the debate over the Bismuth bill is drowning in slogans, but four basic errors in its defense demand a serious look

Hagay Lober | 12.05.25

'Real structural reform needed before resolving ultra-Orthodox draft issue'

Lt. Col. (Res.) Dr. Doron Avital: 'I’m not sure this law is moving in that direction'

Calev Ben-David, ILTV | 12.05.25

Boaz Bsimuth, Benjamin Netanyahu, Aryeh Deri, Moshe Gafni, Yitzhak Goldknopf

Ultra-Orthodox leaders push back after Netanyahu cancels draft law address

Shas and UTJ leaders argue a public statement would ignite fresh criticism of long-standing Haredi conscription dispute while coalition tensions deepen and critics across the political spectrum vow to block the legislation

Moran Azulay, Shilo Freid | 12.03.25

She chooses to enlist in the IDF while her Haredi family chants ‘We’d rather die’

Tzipora, 18, left her Haredi upbringing to pursue IDF service: ‘IDF is a goal not a phase’; now in a pre-army academy, she prepares for a combat role and urges dialogue with rabbis to ease enlistment tensions

Yitzchak Tessler | 12.02.25

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