Two suspects were arrested in Kiryas Joel for trying to extort $13,500 from a haredi resident after the victim coordinated with local Shomrim and police to set a trap for their capture.
Except for Hassidim, each ethnic, cultural, or geographic group living in Israel today has made some adjustments in diet, language, community, and climate, to adjust to living in an Israeli/Middle East environment.
While speaking with yeshiva students, Shas chairman says that even during times of war, the students should not even consider changes or enlisting in the military to defend the nation.
Victim beaten and cursed by three youths in early-morning assault; police responded quickly but suspects escaped.
Aryeh Ehrlich, editor of Mishpacha magazine, harshly condemned MK Yitzhak Goldknopf’s statement distancing himself from the grief of bereaved religious-Zionist families amid the war with Hamas. Calling the remarks 'un-Jewish' and 'callous.'
United Torah Judaism Party chairman says the haredi community would leave Israel entirely if they are faced with a mandatory IDF draft, tells religious Zionists who serve, 'don't transfer your pain to me.'
Rabbi Dovid Povarsky slams government hostility toward Torah learners, urges yeshiva students to stand firm in faith and avoid public disputes.
A year and eight months after being severely wounded in combat, an IDF officer was attacked on his way to rehabilitation - by Jews.
Sophisticated tech support scam highlights growing wave of digital fraud in New York, prompting community alerts and police involvement.
Arutz Sheva learns Beitar Illit Mayor Meir Rubinstein and Modi’in Illit Mayor Yaakov Guterman actively working to persuade haredi MKs to support proposal for Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
Wolfson Yeshiva held an emergency assembly after three students, including two Kol Torah alumni, declared plans to enlist in the IDF, sparking sharp rebuke from the dean.
The Yeshiva Council today distributed a letter to all haredi yeshivot across the country, warning students not to attempt to independently arrange their military status.
The United Torah Judaism claimed that the Shas chairman had deceived the Rabbis by keeping his party in the coalition.
An Arab man from eastern Jerusalem was arrested last night after throwing a coffee cup at haredi pedestrians on Sultan Suleiman Street.
Cpl. Y., a Haredi immigrant from Chile, shares his journey from yeshiva studies to serving in an IDF elite unit, says military service and religious commitment can go hand in hand.
A 30-year-old Haredi woman was attacked in Ashdod by two young cyclists but managed to stop them and get her purse back.
MK Moshe Gafni dodges question on whether haredim not studying Torah should be drafted into the IDF, emphasizes United Torah Judaism will return to coalition only with agreed-upon Draft Law.
Following Shas and United Torah Judaism's withdrawal from the government, Likud ministers are requesting upgraded roles, other coalition partners are requesting the evacuated positions.
As UTJ exits coalition, internal tensions within haredi bloc resurface as divide deepens between Gur-affiliated factions and the Shlomei Emunim alliance with Belz.
MK Yuli Edelstein's Draft Law includes a clause stating that if enlistment goals are not met within six months, daycare subsidies will be completely canceled.
Israel is currently seeing unprecedented steps on both sides of the issue of forcing haredim into service - but haredim are not so estranged from Israel's security as one might believe.
Haredi leaders in the Diaspora urge caution over granting Israeli citizenship to children, advise parents to consult before proceeding with immigration or citizenship applications due to 'risk' of IDF draft.
Approximately 80 Haredi soldiers who enlisted in the past year in a special track for them in the Border Police have begun operating in an operational sector in the Jerusalem envelope area.
Haredi Knesset parties contemplating voting with opposition to exert more pressure to pass Draft Law, warn of potential to dissolve Knesset if progress isn't made.
Following the announcement from the haredi parties that they would boycott the Knesset votes until the Draft Law is presented, the coalition withdrew all the laws that were on the agenda.
Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein issues a strong warning to haredi parents in Rishon Lezion, cautioning them against schools he says 'pose as haredi,' and urging them to choose schools such as Chinuch Atzmai and Bnei Yosef.
Haredi parties express anger over stalled Draft Law negotiations, warn voting boycott will continue until breakthrough is reached.
IDF set to request extension for response to Supreme Court petition regarding Draft Law, citing the ongoing conflict with Iran; emphasizes 50,000 draft orders will be sent to haredim as scheduled.
A haredi mother of seven children from Beit Shemesh piloted the flight that landed this morning in Israel after several days of Israeli airspace being closed.
A serious accident occurred on Saturday night in Monsey, New York, where a drunk driver struck a group of four haredi pedestrians — including children.
Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch instructs all haredi institutions to suspend studies; Rabbi David Stav calls for private Shabbat prayers due to the national emergency. Both urge full adherence to Home Front Command directives to protect lives.
Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf (United Torah Judaism) submitted his resignation from his position as Minister of Construction and Housing, amid allegations of failures to meet coalition commitments on the conscription and Torah study law.
Deputy Minister Uri Maklev, Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri, led a behind-the-scenes effort to block Knesset's dissolution, securing protections for yeshiva students from arrest amid looming IDF draft enforcement.
New Draft Law outline imposes personal and financial sanctions on yeshiva students who avoid both Torah study and IDF service.
Allowing thousands of non-yeshivah haredi boys to enter the Israel Defense Forces would relieve the pressure on those dedicated to full-time Torah study.
MK Shitrit warns that dissolving the Knesset would paralyze the political system, undermine efforts to bring the hostages home, and stall security and legislative progress.
After intensive talks with MK Yuli Edelstein, Degel HaTorah and Shas agree to vote against preliminary reading of the bill to dissolve the Knesset. Agudat Yisrael votes in favor. Bill fails to pass after 61 MKs vote against it compared to 53 who vote in favor.
After the meetings of the haredi parties with the Knesset's legal advisors, the gaps between the parties are still large. "Netanyahu is still not engaged."
Ahead of the Knesset vote on its dissolution, a haredi source tells Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that the current legal vacuum poses the gravest threat to the Haredi public. “Without a law, the decrees will only intensify.”
Rabbi Dov Lando and Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch determine that representatives of Degel HaTorah will vote in favor of dissolving the Knesset on Wednesday.
Let me say it clearly: The halakhic imperative for haredi military service is clear and unambiguous.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has reportedly urged senior haredi politicians to refrain from supporting the dissolution of the Israeli government, stressing that political stability is vital for confronting the Iranian threat.
MK Yaakov Asher has issued an urgent call to develop an immediate solution to the growing mortgage crisis, following alarming reports of a sharp increase in mortgage payment delinquencies.
Dozens of haredim broke into the homes of senior corporate officials and vandalized them due to unconfirmed claims about graves at a construction site in Yehud.
Yesh Atid to submit bill to dissolve the Knesset next week following Rabbi Dov Landau's call to back such a bill in the wake of a failed meeting with MK Yuli Edelstein
'I sincerely hope haredi parties won't bring down a right-wing government just to avoid sharing in this existential war. How will they explain this to their grandchildren? Jewish history will not forget they did this,' says MK Dan Illouz.
Young men lured by quick cash face harsh penalties and community backlash as smuggling trend spreads.
Following arrests at Ben Gurion Airport and stricter enforcement of the draft law, top haredi leaders order: No exit from Israel without explicit approval.
As tensions rise over stalled Draft Law, senior UTJ figure says no move will be made without agreement from all party rabbis. 'Symbolic withdrawal is pointless.'
Ponovezh Yeshiva heads condemn lengthy dates and frequent gifting between engaged couples, calling these practices halakhically problematic and urging restraint during the engagement period.
Hamevaser frames Meron pilgrimage as symbol of enduring Torah tradition amid rising tensions over national identity and yeshiva draft debate.
UTJ vows to continue boycott until draft issue is resolved, as Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara orders conscription notices for tens of thousands of haredi men starting in July.
Minister Itshak Waserlauf vows to prevent removal of Zionist presence from historic Jerusalem synagogue.
US Haredi businessman and controlling owner of El Al rakes in NIS 250 million following 10% jump in company's stock in just two days.
It is time for the Haredim to come out of the cold and recognize the wisdom of Hashem in history and the great potential that this Medina brings to all parts of Am Yisrael.
Supreme Court demands Israeli government explain why haredim have not been drafted on a scale appropriate for IDF's needs.
Haredi MKs denounced National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for allowing Rabbis to be questioned about illegal construction.
A haredi man who visited a spring fair in Haifa over Passover paid the price of all the chametz pizza and 30 kegs of beer and ensured that it all would be thrown in the trash, burned, and poured down the drain.
Brooklyn woman accused of causing a deadly crash that killed a Jewish mother and her two daughters pleads not guilty to second-degree manslaughter charges.
A Hasidic community announced that it will stop sending updates via email to its followers as part of its struggle against technology.
