Haredim

Bennett: Employment More Important Than Equal Burden

Economy and Trade Minister says that ensuring employment for all Israelis is more important than equal burden in army service.

'Key' Challot to Make Their Appearance This Shabbat

This Shabbat is known among Jewish communities around the world as “the Key Shabbat"

Gafni: We Still Embrace Religious Zionists

Hareidi MK says hareidi world will ‘embrace’ religious Zionists, but will give religious-Zionist MKs a hard time.

Fiery Arutz Sheva interview

Video: Rabbi Druckman – 'Hareidim Boycott Others Full-Time'

Religious Zionist leader accuses hareidi spokesmen of hypocrisy in complaining about being left out of government.

Report: New Coalition will Make Conversion 'Easier'

Wide-ranging changes are expected in the role Jewish law plays in the life of the state, and many religious Jews are worried

'Sicarii' Accuse Gerrer Hassidim of Building in 'Cemetery'

Dozens of members of the hareidi community identified with the “Sicarii” group held an angry protest over an alleged grave violation.

Hareidi MKs: We're Now on the Left

In an interview, MK Moshe Gafni said that hareidi parties were now allying themselves with the left, permanently

MK: Wave of Hate Crimes against Hareidi Jews

Hareidi MK says anti-hareidi incitement has led to a wave of hate crimes that has been ignored by media, Knesset.

Two Youths Suspected of Arson in Hareidi Girls' School Fire

Two teens who are suspected of setting fire to a hareidi school had 'help' - from the media, which is inciting hatred, said school officials

Rabbi Calls for 5-Day Torah Marathon to 'Cancel Decree'

Hareidi-religious leader Rabbi Shteinman calls for a five-day Torah study marathon “to cancel the decree.”

Appeal to Bennett: Don’t Push Hareidi Jews Away

Former Yesha official calls on Bennett not to push away hareidi Jews for Yair Lapid’s sake.

Bayit Yehudi: Hareidi Draft Agreement Incomplete

Bayit Yehudi party denied Saturday night report that it had reached an agreement with Yesh Atid party on hareidi enlistment.

Finally, IDF Written Agreements for Accommodating Hareidim

A written order has finally replaced oral agreements relating to the treatment of hareidi-religious soldiers in the IDF.

Bennett to Hareidi Jews: 'The Stretcher is Falling'

Naftali Bennett appeals to ‘hareidi brothers’: Torah study is critical, but hareidi Jews must enlist.

‘Forced Hareidi Enlistment Means Rebellion, Chaos’

Forcing hareidi men to enlist in the IDF would mean rebellion and chaos on the streets of Israel, Shas leader says.

'IDF Must Keep its Promises - or Hareidi Soldiers Will Leave'

A rabbi who helped found an IDF unit for hareidi soldiers accuses the army of breaking its promises; warns hareidi Jews will leave.

Hareidi Academicians Make Less than Secular Ones

Study shows that 47% of hareidi academicians make up to NIS 7,200 per month.

Hareidi Students Choose Law, Business

Hareidi students prefer to study law, business and education, study finds. Most students have community support.

Video, Photos: Satmar Rebbe Arrives in Israel

The Satmar Rebbe arrived in Israel on Sunday night and took part in an anti-voting rally in Jerusalem.

Hareidi Elections Battle: To Vote or Not to Vote?

While in most of Israel parties compete for votes, in the hareidi world the battle is between pro- and anti-voting agendas.

Poll: 1 in 3 Want to Cut Funding for Hareidim

Pollsters ask where budget should be cut, and one-third name funding intended for hareidi-religious community.

Extremists Mount Anti-iPhone Campaign

Organization declares "war" on the practice of entering synagogues with smartphones.

Am Shalem: 'We Reflect The Forgotten View'

Moshe Tzarfati: “We reflect a view that had been forgotten for 30 years under Shas, but is still vibrant in hearts, minds of Hareidis."

Activists to Hareidi Parties: Include Women or Get Out

Feminists ask the Elections Committee to ban hareidi parties over their all-male Knesset lists.

Court: Stipends for Hareidi Students Won't Encourage Work

The State attempted to defend before the High Court a program for hareidi students, that provides them with a stipend for four years.

Hareidi School Teaches Smartphone Apps

Hareidi women in Bnei Brak learn to create smartphone applications in a new course.

Largest Kosher Kitchen in the World for New Chefs

Culinary art goes kosher in Israel, where the largest kosher kitchen in the world helps people learn to cook it up.

Polls: Israelis Prefer 'Known Quantity' in Neighbors

A poll released Sunday showed that Israelis prefer, in general, to live among those like them.

50 Haredim to Enlist in IDF

In two weeks, about fifty haredim will enlist in the IDF through the Shahar project, which has already enlisted around 300 haredim

With Interest Booming, Harish 'Not Only a Haredi City'

Real Estate managers of the yet-to-be built city of Harish report that interest is growing among orthodox and secular alike.

Hareidi Integration Continues with Border Police Unit

While politicians and activists debate hareidi service, hareidi integration in IDF quietly moves forward.

3 Hurt in Hareidi-Arab Rock Fight

Confrontation took place in Ramat Shlomo Saturday evening. Three hareidim arrested.

Housing Minister Launches New 'Hareidi Town'

Lots zoned for 5,000 apartments for hareidim will be marketed next week in the town of Harish, about an hour away from Tel Aviv.

Rarely-Seen Video Shows Hareidi Rav’s Love for IDF

A YouTube video that previously only had 1,000 views shows the love of hareidi Rabbi Grossman for the IDF in the war in Lebanon.

Activists Take Enlistment Battle to Yeshivas

‘Enlistment for all’ activists are taking their struggle to the hareidi street with booths outside yeshivas.

Woman Suing El Al for NIS 50k Over Seat Snafu

A passenger on an El Al flight is suing the airline for NIS 50,000 claiming she was forced to move when a Hareidi man took her seat

Knesset Speaker Urges Hiring Hareidi Accountants and Lawyers

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin has urged major accounting and legal firms to hire people from the hareidi-religious sector, Globes reported.

Rabbi: Hareidi Enlistment Won’t Stop Hate

Hareidi rabbi fears that hareidi IDF enlistment won’t stop hate. “They’ll just attack us more.”

Shas Minister: Enlist Hareidim, but Not 80%

Lada'at.net: Minister Ariel Atias told an interviewer he agrees to have 60% of Torah students conscripted.

UTJ Chairman Litzman Skips Cabinet Over Draft Law

United Torah Judaism party chairman Yaakov Litzman skipped the weekly cabinet meeting in protest over the universal draft law.

In Future, Half the Population Won't Enlist, Says Expert

Hebrew U expert: The changing birthrate among different sectors may lead to a point where half the people be exempted from military service.

Rabbi Elyashiv’s Condition Begins to Stabilize

Rabbi Elyashiv, 102, again show signs of recovering from critical condition as doctors successful perform a complicated procedure.

MK: Kadima Inciting a Civil War

MK Yisrael Eichler accuses Kadima of pitting Israelis against each other in order to justify its political sellout.

Jlem: Hareidi-Secular ‘Love March’ for Unity Despite Differences

Israelis from across the religious spectrum will take part in a “Love March” on Friday to show unity in the face of differences.

Posh Mall Tells Chabad Man: Stay Out

A hassidic Jew who invited shoppers to put on tefillin was told he may not enter Ramat Aviv mall.

Video: Funeral of Rabbi Nissim Toledano

Rabbi Nissim Toledano of the Council of Torah Sages has passed away. His funeral was held Sunday.

Hareidi Enlistment Continues to Rise

New programs created as hareidi youth continue to enlist in IDF. Hareidi soldiers get their own IDF rabbi.

Mass US Rally Against 'Ravages of the Internet'

Tens of thousands attended a Hareidi-led rally promoting a 'war on technology' that threatens 'Jewish sanctity' at Citi Field.

IDF has a Problem: Too Many Hareidi Reservists

Haredi reservists say IDF promised them that they would not serve outside haredi units, but it is not keeping its word.

Haredi Writer Calls for 'Elimination' of TV Journalist

Following TV journalist's article calling for shrinking of hareidi population, a hareidi writer retaliated with calls to 'eliminate' him.

Ultra-Orthodox Protest Dangers of Internet in NYC

Hareidi Orthodox leaders are organizing a rally in NYC to protest against the dangers of the Internet and modern digital technology.

PM: Middle Class Resents Hareidim, Arabs

In comments sure to anger some of his coalition partners, PM Netanyahu said that Hareidim and Arabs made Israeli 'look bad' in OECD reports.

Chance Encounter Saves 64 Lives

A rabbi’s encounter with a sick teenager leads him to campaign for live organ donation – saving 64 lives.

Hareidi Leader: Yeshiva Students Must Avoid IDF at All Costs

Top hareidi religious Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach has issued a ruling that yeshiva students 'must lay down their lives' rather than enter the IDF.

Hareidi Women Chefs Break Gefilte Fish Stigma

Suppression of women? Hareidi women’s convention breaks the myth and also the stigma that there is nothing to eat except gefilte fish.

Man Offers One Year for Rabbi Elyashiv

A hareidi-religious Torah student has offered a divine exchange: One year of his life for continued life for Rabbi Elyashiv.

Police Fail to Solve Anti-Hareidi Attacks

Minister promises police crackdown after anti-hareidi attacks, but is stymied by lack of suspects.

Satmar Stage Anti-Israel Protest in London

A group of anti-Israel extremists in London have sought to vilify Israel for cracking down on a violent fringe sect in Jerusalem

IMF Warns of Possible Economic Instability in Israel

IMF warned Israel of potential economic instability because of high unemployment and poverty in Arab, hareidi sectors.

Hareidi Soldiers Forced to Hear Lecture Given by Female Soldier

Hareidi-religious soldiers complain that contrary to guidelines they were forced to attend a Tu B'Shvat lecture given by a female soldier.