Haredim

‘Lone Soldiers’ in IDF Now Include Hareidi Youth

The term “lone IDF soldier” usually refers to olim without families in Israel but now includes hareidi youth rejected by their families.

U.S. Ambassador Visits Hareidi Institutions

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro visits the Mir Yeshiva and the Bedomaich Chayi Cord Blood Bank in Jerusalem.

Chabad Rabbi Donates Kidney, 'Act of Caring'

A Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi in New Jersey has donated his kidney to a Jewish man living on a secular moshav in Israel.

Anti-Hareidi Violence: 'I Feel Hurt That You Can't Walk Around'

The hareidi man who was attacked on Friday night in Ashdod recalls the attack. "I was hurt not just physically but also emotionally."

Knesset Committee Passes Nazi Symbol Bill

A Knesset committee has passed a bill to fine perpetrators NIS 100,000 if they use as a slur any Holocaust symbol or calls anyone a "Nazi."

Photo Essay: Beit Shemesh Women Protest with Flash Mob Dance

In wake of recent tension in Beit Shemesh, more than 200 local women and girls, most of them religious, held a giant flash mob dance.

Hareidi Man Attacked in Ashdod

A 31-year-old hareidi-religious man was attacked overnight Friday night in Ashdod. He required hospitalization.

Rabbi Lau: Shouts of 'Nazi!' Cause Me Nightmares

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau tells Ma'ariv he was shocked to see a photo of a Jewish boy wearing a yellow star in last week's hareidi protest.

UTJ Lawmaker Warns: 'Don't Enlist in IDF Yet'

A United Torah Judaism MK warns young hareidi religious men not to join IDF special programs without assurances they can observe Torah law.

IDF Chief Rabbi: Fire IAF Chief Rabbi Who Protested

Chief Military Rabbi Peretz wants Air Force to boot its Chief Rabbi, who resigned from leadership of hareidi project.

Hareidi Girl Attacked by Secular on Bus

A hareidi man was shown spitting at a girl as she walked to school, but now attacks on hareidim are coming from the other direction.

IDF Chief of Staff: All Troops Must Attend Official Ceremonies

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Ganz rules no soldier will be exempt from official military ceremonies, even if a woman is singing.

Yossi Peled: Protesters Crazy to Use Yellow Star

Pinning a yellow star on to the chest of a child to make a point at a protest is tantamount to a loss of sanity, says Minister Yossi Peled.

Aharonovitch: 'Don't Be Afraid to File Complaints'

Public Security Minister Yitzchak Aharonovitch tells women "don't be afraid" to file complaints if they are harrassed in public venues.

Minister: Some Gender Segregation is OK

Minister Limor Livnat thinks that hareidim can enforce segregation of bus space in their own cities.

Police Vow 'Zero Tolerance' on Discrimination Against Women

Israel Police Commissioner Yochanan Danino vows a "zero tolerance" policy on discrimination against women in public venues.

Hareidi Rabbinical Council: Give Us Private Bus Lines

Rabbinical Council on Transportation says latest "leftist provocation" shows hareidi need their own bus lines. Will hareidi tycoons donate?

'Revolution in Attitude Towards Charedi Special-Ed Children'

The first-ever conference of hareidi religious organizations that work with disabled children was held in Jerusalem.

Population Forecast: More Hareidim by 2059

Central Bureau of Statistics releases new population forecast, predicting that hareidim will make up 41% of the population by 2059.

Hareidi Soldier Enlistments Up 1000 Percent in Six Years

Soaring enlistment of hareidi religious men bodes well for the IDF and for society in general, according to the army.

Halevy: Sorry – but I Still Think I’m Right

Former Mossad chief apologizes for hurt caused by “hareidim worse than Iran” comment, but does not rescind remarks.

Former Mossad Chief – Anti-Semitic?

Former Mossad chief accused of incitement, anti-Semitism over comments targeting hareidi-religious Jews.

Religious Unity in Face of Destruction

Hareidi-religious MKs reach out to religious-Zionists, say: we oppose demolition of Jewish towns and always have.

Hareidi Fury over Trajtenberg ‘Blood Libel’

Hareidi-religious MKs outraged: Trajtenberg targets hareidi community without offering solutions.

New ‘Kosher’ Facebook Website Hacked

Pro-Arab computer vandals hacked the new “kosher” Facebook site that separates men and women and bans improper pictures.

Deal: Chabad Men to Join Israeli Army

Leaders of the Chabad chassidic movement are to sign a deal that will see young members integrated into the IDF.

Hareidi Religious Community Wants Work, Fills Job Fair

Israeli’s hareidi religious community shatters the myth they don’t want to work and overwhelms a government job fair aimed at them in Jerusa