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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

Bread thrown at Haredi UK homes during Passover

Organization probes antisemitic acts targeting ultra-Orthodox Jewish homes, linking incidents to harassment and community tensions in London

Itamar Eichner | 04.16.25

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

Shabbat wars: Inside the high-stakes culture war for the soul of Israeli retail

Opinion: As ultra-Orthodox boycotts target BIG’s Shabbat operations, a fiery clash over consumer freedom, religious tradition and corporate power could reshape Israel’s cultural and economic landscape

Dr. Amit Serusi | 04.01.25

Mother, two daughters killed in Midwood crash; young son in critical condition

Natasha (Sara) Saada and daughters Diana, 7, and Debra, 5, were struck while walking home from synagogue; Driver Miriam Yarimi, had her license previously suspended

Itamar Eichner, Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.30.25

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

Connecticut man arrested after attempted abduction of 8-year-old Jewish girl

Local community’s swift action stops predator’s abduction attempt after ultra-Orthodox girl flees man who attempted to lure her into getting into his car's trunk

Itamar Eichner | 03.25.25

US joins antisemitism lawsuit against NY town for blocking housing project for ultra-Orthodox Jews

'Dirty money from the Jewish mafia is involved, and you wonder why Germans did what they say they did', says one resident of Forestburgh, NY, which is obstructing the Lost Lake Holdings project; Town officials warn that the Jews 'take over, like locusts — killing everything they encounter, draining every last resource'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 03.25.25

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

טקס השבעת נשיא בית המשפט העליון הנכנס, יצחק עמית, בבית הנשיא

Herzog: Israel cannot fight war while waging political battles at home

President warns against deepening divisions during wartime, as political tensions escalate over military exemptions, Shin Bet head and attorney general dismissals and Netanyahu’s attacks on 'deep state'

Ynet | 03.20.25

Ultra-Orthodox rabbi becomes a Microsoft corporate vice president: 'There were challenges and stigmas, of course'

Rabbi Yitzhak Kesselman, who grew up in a mixed Jewish-Arab neighborhood in Ramla, will lead the real-time data analytics division, managing around 400 employees; 'I've never seen a conflict between my work and my faith'

Israel Wolman | 03.16.25

'More strict than the rest': A rare look at Israel’s most insular Hasidic sect

Dr. Sima Zalcberg-Blak spent years uncovering the hidden lives of ultra-Orthodox Toldot Aharon women, shedding light on their strict traditions, deep faith and quiet defiance in a rapidly changing world

Eliezer Hayun | 03.09.25

'Beit Roy': A legacy of support for Haredi soldiers in memory of Captain Roy Miller

Jerusalem’s new Beit Roy home provides a supportive community for ultra-Orthodox soldiers estranged from their families, fostering unity and legacy

Shilo Freid | 03.07.25

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