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'Corrupting our children': Bnei Brak moves to shut vending machines after 10 p.m.

Ultra-Orthodox city extends late-night food restrictions to snack and drink machines after officials say they have become gathering spots for youths, drawing complaints of noise, cigarette sales and what backers call 'spiritual harm'

Shilo Freid | 04.14.26

'Fitness improves faith': the trainer bringing workouts to the Haredi world

After moving to Israel, Jacob Fein turned a personal transformation into a mission, training religious and ultra-Orthodox men while challenging stigma, building a following online, and promoting fitness as part of a balanced, observant lifestyle

Eitan Gefen | 04.11.26

Ultra-Orthodox fur hats turn into luxury status symbol with prices reaching tens of thousands

Worn primarily by married Hasidic men, the round fur hat varies in size and style across communities and can cost anywhere from a few thousand shekels to more than 25,000 shekels (about $6,500)

Shilo Freid | 04.10.26

Study reveals Israel’s war divide: women more stressed, ultra-Orthodox less fearful, Arabs most distressed

Study finds Arab citizens report highest distress, women more likely to seek shelter and feel stress, while ultra-Orthodox report stronger faith and resilience during the war

Or Sofer | 03.17.26

מיצג מחאה במודיעין עלית המשווה את בחורי הישיבה העצורים בגלל עריקות לחטופים

Outrage as Haredi protesters set up ‘Hostages Square’ for detained draft dodgers

In Modiin Illit, activists protesting arrest of ultra-Orthodox men who failed to report for military service erect 'Hostages Square' modeled on Tel Aviv’s plaza for Gaza captives, adopting hostage-family symbols

Shilo Freid | 02.26.26

שמחה גרינבויים ומנחם קיין שרכשו את קניון ערד

Mayor warns ultra-Orthodox mall owners against undermining city’s secular identity

After Ger Hasidic businessmen bought Arad’s main shopping center, tenants say they were asked to remove images of women and adopt stricter modesty standards; officials call it illegal discrimination and an attempt to reshape the largely secular city

Ilana Curiel | 02.16.26

22 arrested in Bnei Brak riots; female IDF soldiers say they hid in dumpsters

Unrest erupted after false reports they were serving draft notices; police rescued the soldiers as rioters overturned a patrol car and torched a motorcycle, while commanders cited lack of coordination with the army

Maya Cohen | 02.15.26

Haredi boycott of key draft exemption bill vote throws state budget into jeopardy

Ultra-Orthodox lawmakers claimed there was no progress in the discussions on draft bill so they decided not to support vote on the Arrangements Law; צove threatens timetable set by coalition and the advancement of its reforms, including milk reform

Shilo Freid | 02.05.26

Security guard at Prague airport forces ultra-Orthodox woman to remove head covering

The woman, who was flying to London with her husband, said she took off her headscarf out of fear of being arrested; 'I said I'm a religious Jew and I can't take it off but he yelled again, Take it off'; She was afraid of arrest so she complied

Itamar Eichner | 02.04.26

IDF unveils three new enlistment tracks for ultra-Orthodox recruits, including separate officer training

New General Staff order creates fully gender-segregated units, separate command courses and an external rabbinical body to oversee compliance, as the military seeks to expand ultra-Orthodox enlistment without altering religious lifestyles

Shilo Freid, Yoav Zitun | 02.03.26

71,000 draft evaders, 80% ultra-Orthodox: Israel sees slight rise in Haredi enlistment

As the High Court demands an effective draft plan, new data show a modest increase in ultra-Orthodox enlistment alongside a sharp jump in draft evaders, most of them Haredi, and growing criticism of police enforcement

Tova Zimuky | 02.01.26

Senior Hasidic power broker accuses Netanyahu of deceiving ultra-Orthodox public

In a rare public interview, Moti Babchik said the current crisis over military conscription of ultra-Orthodox men has shattered trust that once existed between the community’s leadership and Netanyahu

Amir Ettinger | 01.31.26

Haredi bloc to back budget in first reading despite draft dispute

Parties condition support on progress toward draft exemption law, but with legal concerns unresolved, receive rabbinic approval to back coalition in initial vote

Shilo Freid, Amir Ettinger | 01.28.26

Netanyahu holds emergency talks as budget crisis deepens over Haredi draft exemption row

Vote on 2026 budget delayed to Wednesday after ultra-Orthodox parties demand legal review of draft law; Smotrich threatens elections if budget remains tied to military exemption legislation

Moran Azulay, Amir Ettinger, Shilo Freid | 01.26.26

When ultra-Orthodox autonomy becomes anarchy, children pay the price

Opinion: A deadly daycare tragedy exposes how lack of oversight became an excuse for neglect — by the state, by leaders and by those who refuse accountability

Yair Ettinger | 01.20.26

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