The Halachic Left is one of several new Jewish protest groups that have formed after Oct. 7, 2023, to argue for a reclaiming ...

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Ultra-Orthodox leaders vow not to be cowed by 'sanctions and decrees, punishments and arrests' as major rabbi declares ...

The IDF has sent out 80,000 draft orders to haredi men and is preparing for large-scale arrest operations nationwide, in ...

Shas and United Torah Judaism said in a statement that they were willing to meet to discuss a hostage deal. The heads of the ...

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While Israeli Jews are subject to a mandatory draft at age 18 — and regular reserve duty for decades afterward — an exception is made for the growing number of haredi Orthodox Israelis, who ...

In a lengthy interview with the ultra-Orthodox Kikar Hashabbat news site, the veteran Haredi politician — whose United Torah ...

Despite their philosophical or practical differences with Haredim, Jews of all kinds have been motivated, inspired and moved by the Haredi commitment to core Jewish religious values.

JERUSALEM (RNS) — In ordinary times, Moshe, a 38-year-old Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish Israeli, would be working while also focusing on his Torah studies. But after Hamas terrorists ...

Police officers use water cannons as haredi Orthodox Jewish men block a main highway during a protest against drafting into the Israeli army on June 2, 2024 in Bnei Brak, Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty ...

News Are Haredi Jews in the IDF the new normal? ‘Sitting at home is the worst thing you can do in these times,’ said Ari Goldberg, a Haredi reservist who joined the IDF last month ...