yeshiva students

Thousands of haredim lose eligibility for discounted homes

Construction and Housing Ministry sends notices to thousands of haredi yeshiva students, informing them of revocation of eligibility for housing lotteries.

Legal adviser warns:

Torah Study Law could grant yeshiva students soldiers' privileges

Sagit Afik, legal adviser to Knesset, says Torah Study Law would grant yeshiva students privileges similar to those of soldiers - unless amendments are made.

Rehovot: 17-year-old Chabad yeshiva student collapses

Teenage boy in serious condition after collapsing at Chabad yeshiva in Rehovot, family and friends ask public to pray.

The new demand infuriating haredi yeshivas

Tax Authority demanding yeshivas submit statements and documents on students' enlistment status as condition for donors to receive tax credits.

Baharav-Miara's next steps against haredi draft-evaders

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara demands Supreme Court ban afternoon program subsidies for haredi children whose fathers did not enlist in the IDF.

Leading haredi rabbi speaks out against demonstrations

Rabbi Dov Lando, leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, warns against participating in demonstrations, days after colleague Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch gives them a green light.

After the dispute

Hesder Yeshiva students to enlist in Armored Corps in August

The Hesder Yeshiva Union decided to continue enlistment to the Armored Corps, while demanding that the IDF uphold the Joint Service Ordinance.

Haredi rabbi's inciting claim: 'They are children of Amalek'

Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch, a leading haredi rabbi, pens sharply-worded letters condemning arrests of haredi draft evaders and urging increased Torah study instead of violence as response to 'decree' of enlistment.

Massive convoy to protest arrests of yeshiva students

Jerusalem Faction, major hasidic groups, organize protest convoy expected to disrupt traffic around Israel.

Haredi protest returns to Beit Lid

Thousands of students and alumni from Be'er Hatalmud Yeshiva expected to arrive at detention facility to protest arrest of Sephardic yeshiva student.

Yeshiva students vs. IDF soldiers:

A denial of the Torah of Moses

Rabbi Re'em Hacohen sharply criticizes the proposed Basic Law on Torah Study, arguing that it undermines the value of Torah study, 'the very comparison between yeshiva students and those serving in the IDF is a fundamental mistake.'

Jerusalem Faction threatens to block main roads

Jerusalem Faction to block roads, hold mass demonstration, in central Israel.

Rabbi warns: Not every haircut is permitted

Rabbi Eliyahu Blum discusses question of whether newest trend in haircuts, with little hair near the 'sidelock' area, is permitted under Torah law.

Basic Law: Torah Study passes preliminary reading

Knesset plenum approves Basic Law: Torah Study in preliminary reading, recognizing Torah study as an underlying value of the State.

Wedding disrupted by sirens continues in bomb shelter

Students from Afula Yeshiva bring joy to bride and groom during wedding celebration - even in the bomb shelter.

Haredi rabbi speaks out against mass protests

Rabbi Avraham Salim, leading Sephardic-haredi rabbi, tells haredi yeshiva students to stay away from protests, warning they detract from Torah study and accustom participants to violence.

Haredi MK to Supreme Court justice: 'Who are you, anyway?'

Haredi MK Meir Porush slams judicial system's 'despotism,' condemning hatred 'dripping between the lines' of every legal decision.

MPs retreat after trying to arrest Yeshiva student

Military Police forces left empty-handed in Dimona without carrying out the arrest after a protest broke out.

Haredi Leader:

'They are killed because their rabbis teach a distorted Torah'

In response to a student's question about feelings of guilt among Haredi yeshiva students, Rabbi Lando said that misguided spiritual leadership and the devaluation of Torah study are the causes of the casualties.

Haredi leaders warn against haredi IDF service tracks

Dozens of Lithuanian-haredi yeshiva deans join conference warning of spiritual danger in joining IDF; letter warns that 'one who goes there hands himself over to the control and authority of the military rulership.'

Haredi rabbi slams: 'They are persecuting Torah learners'

Rabbi Dov Lando accuses judicial authorities and media of targeting Torah study, praises growing public support and expansion of yeshiva learning.

Haredi leaders demand: Release draft-evaders before Passover

Haredi rabbis, public figures, demand yeshiva students arrested for refusing to enlist be released to celebrate Passover with their families. 'Torah is the true shield.'

Warning to yeshiva students: Do not travel abroad

Leading haredi figures issue instructions for yeshiva students, urging them to avoid involvement in arguments, maintain rigorous Torah study schedule.

Shabbat in Jordan: Chabad students evacuate Israel

Dozens of Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva and seminary students studying in Tzfat find travel plans canceled due to war with Iran, end up waiting for flight out of Jordan.

Yeshiva students break out dancing

At dozens of Religious Zionist yeshivas, students break out with dancing following strikes on Iran, elimination of senior Iranian military and political leaders. Watch.

Extremist haredim to protest in Jerusalem

Toldot Avraham Yitzhak hasidic rebbe orders anti-draft protest in Jerusalem following recent arrests of draft-dodging yeshiva students.

Lapid files complaint over threats to Netanyahu

Police arrest yeshiva student who sent MK Yair Lapid offer to harm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

Leading rabbi: Torah scholars have always been harassed

Rabbi Dov Lando, leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, urges Hebron Yeshiva students to continue studying Torah, ignore hardships.

Chief Rabbi: Value of ancient half-shekel is 80 NIS

Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef says price of silver has risen, worth of ancient half-shekel coin stands at 80 NIS.

All detainees arrested in Bnei Brak riots released

Judges release all 26 arrested in Bnei Brak riots, attorneys say arrests were 'show arrests.'

MK Porush:

'Can the IDF deal with detaining thousands of yeshiva students?'

MK Meir Porush submitted an urgent parliamentary query to Defense Minister Israel Katz regarding the arrest of yeshiva students and the conditions of their detention in military prison.

Miki Zohar: We won't allow harm to Torah learners

Culture and Sport Minister Miki Zohar says 'surreal' Jews should be sent to prison for studying Torah, promises government will 'fight' the phenomenon.

Clashes break out between yeshiva students and police officers

Scuffle between yeshiva students and construction workers in Be'er Ya'akov escalates into violent clash with police.

Will protests restart after draft-evader arrest?

Ariel Koren, student at the Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva in Tel Aviv, arrested for draft-evasion.

Leading rabbi: Nothing takes precedence over Torah study

Rabbi Dov Lando speaks to yeshiva students, stressing that 'Torah study is the most important thing in the world, and nothing takes precedence over Torah study.'

Democrat Representative defends Yeshiva students

Patrick Ryan wrote to Prime Minister Netanyahu to ask that he ensure Yeshiva students with American citizenship can travel freely despite sanctions for avoiding IDF service.

Haredi leaders disagree on Draft Law

Meeting between Lithuanian-haredi leaders and hasidic rebbes concludes without agreement on Draft Law position.

Yeshiva students walk out of tribute over women's singing

Dozens of yeshiva students who came to attend a Golani Brigade event in Jerusalem left the hall during a performance by the military band that included women's singing.

Dr. Haim Shine:

Enlisting haredim requires great patience

Attorney Dr. Haim Shine discusses the Draft Law, and crucial points for Israel's future.

Shas spokesman: Only Sephardic yeshiva students are arrested

Shas party spokesman Asher Medina says current situation is untenable, extremely dangerous for the haredi community.

Rabbi Mazuz: 'I love the army!'

Rabbi Tzemach Mazuz attends event honoring yeshiva students released from military prison, says he 'loves every soldier.'

Breakthrough:

Yeshiva students to be trained as welfare officers

The first group of yeshiva students today enrolled in a course for IDF welfare officers being held with strict gender separation and other changes to make it suitable for a haredi lifestyle.

Economic sanctions for yeshivas: Here's how it will work

Defense Ministry Director General to be able to impose sanctions on yeshivas if students fail to meet legal requirements for full-time Torah study.

Haredi MK:

There are more draft-dodgers in Tel Aviv than among haredim

United Torah Judaism chief MK Yitzhak Goldknopf meets 12th graders from Ulpanat Ra'aya in Beit El, answers their questions about the lack of haredi enlistment.

After yeshiva student arrested:

Peleg Yerushalmi threatens to block roads

Sources in the Peleg Yerushalmi sect announce that they intend to hold demonstrations and block roads in protest of the arrest of an 18-year-old yeshiva student on Friday.

Leading Shas rabbi 'doesn't sleep at night' due to arrests

Rabbi Moshe Maya, leading rabbi at Shas' Council of Torah Sages, tells yeshiva student arrests are 'decree from Heaven,' as student describes conditions of imprisonment in military prisons.

'Lawlessness'

Satmar Rebbe expresses concern for American yeshiva students

The Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Aron Teitelbaum, described seeing American yeshiva students aimlessly roaming Jerusalem, warning parents that their sons are “descending, not ascending,” during his post-trip remarks.

Rare historic documents:

Army deferment only for dedicated yeshiva students

Letters from late haredi leaders Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach and Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman stress importance of ensuring only those truly dedicated to Torah learning receive deferments from military service.

Yeshiva student dies of brain bleed

Yosef Efraim Abramowitz, 29, declared dead after collapsing earlier this week.

Haredi newspaper editor: 'We do not belong on the Right'

'The moment working together endangers the Jewish future of Torah learners, the question will be brought to the sages; I don't know what will happen,' Yated Ne'eman editorial warns.

Knesset committee to advance Torah Studies Law

Ministerial Committee for Legislation to discuss recognizing Torah study as 'significant service,' parallel to cancellation of discussion on Draft Law.

Haredim fume: Jerusalem train station closed for haredi rally

Israel Railways announces closure of Yitzhak Navon station due to haredi anti-enlistment rally, citing public safety concerns.

Following yeshiva students' arrests:

Mass prayer rally planned in Jerusalem

Rabbi Dov Lando, Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, decide to hold mass prayer rally in protest of recent arrests of yeshiva students. 'Public prayer can help.'

Tragedy at Mir Yeshiva: American student found dead in dormitory

Shlomo Aryeh Rivkov, an American student at the Mir Yeshiva, is found lifeless in the yeshiva's dormitory; police investigating.

Haredim fume:

Military Police arrest yeshiva students at home for draft evasion

Two haredi yeshiva students, studying at prominent yeshivas, are arrested overnight for failing to appear for enlistment.

First haredi draft-dodger arrested en route to Uman

Haredi yeshiva student, age 23, is arrested at Ben Gurion International Airport while en route to Uman and brought to military prison.

Petition to cancel all Yeshiva subsidies rejected

The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a petition seeking to strip all funding from yeshiva students, but Justice Yitzhak Amit indicated to the petitioners that they may file an amended petition.

'Military police at the door? Get up and fight them'

Former Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef reassures yeshiva students that military police do not come to yeshivas, urges listeners to 'get up and fight them' if they make a home visit.

Leading rabbi clarifies: I did not say to leave Israel on Shabbat

Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein, a leading haredi figure, clarifies remarks on bans on Torah study, stressing that instruction to desecrate Shabbat does not apply in Israel, where the government allows Torah study. 'Anyone not learning - should enlist in a haredi unit.'

Haredi newspaper's front page announces 'war'

Yated Ne'eman headlines with the word 'War' following acts of enforcement against yeshiva students who refuse conscription, accuses Attorney General of attempting to create irreversible clash between State and haredi community.