Haredim

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.

Police to compensate haredi youth NIS 414,000

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court sharply criticized police negligence in filling out arrest reports and conducting baseless legal proceedings.

Rabbi urges haredi participation in Holocaust Remembrance Day

Rabbi David Leibel calls on haredi public to reconsider its stance on Holocaust Remembrance Day, find ways to take part while preserving halakhic principles.

Man arriving with wife's coffin arrested for draft evasion

Yosef Haim Shriki, whose wife passed away on Passover, is detained upon arrival in Israel on suspicion of draft evasion.

Violent clashes break out at Jerusalem Draft Office

Dozens of violent protesters attempt to break security barriers, hurl objects at security forces; policewoman attacked by protester.

Rabbi warns: Iranians attempting to recruit haredi spies

Rabbi Yigal Cohen says security sources warned him haredi public is harming itself, warns against sending 'even a photograph.'

A-G freezes hundreds of millions approved for haredi sector

The Attorney General has halted the transfer of hundreds of millions of shekels to Torah institutions and haredi youth programs that were approved overnight in the Knesset plenum.

Suspected espionage:

Haredi journalist arrested in Kuwait - and released

Yitzchak Horowitz, a Haredi journalist, was arrested in Kuwait on suspicion of espionage after photographing American warships. Following a prolonged interrogation, he was released.

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.

Haredi rioters use babies as 'human shields' in Jerusalem

Riots broke out as haredi extremists attempted to prevent work on the Jerusalem light rail. Three police officers were wounded, including one who was bitten by a rioter.

Haredi who incited against security forces is arrested

Resident of Modi'in Illit arrested on suspicion of publicly inciting against security forces.

2,000 housing units planned for haredim in Ashdod

The plan includes height restrictions on buildings, extensive public areas for educational institutions and synagogues, and adaptation of public space for large families.

8 haredi men attacked amid rising antisemitic incidents

At least eight Haredi Jews, including children, were attacked in Belgium amid rising antisemitic incidents, prompting increased security after a Liège synagogue explosion.

Religious conflict in Dimona

Dozens of residents from the Haredi community in Dimona protested last night outside a Super-Pharm branch in the city following the mayor's decision to permit the pharmacy to operate on Shabbat.

International Women's Day:

Quiet revolution of the haredi economy

Data from the Institute for Haredi Strategy and Policy point to an economic change within the haredi community in which women lead in hourly pay.

Soldier dances for hasidic rebbe, moves hasidim

Rabbi Hananel Elran, who teaches at Religious Zionist yeshivas and serves in the Binyamin region, tells of the warmth of Karlin hasidim and their support for soldiers since the start of the war.

Lawsuit filed against Arab who assaulted haredi youth in Old City

Jewish teenager injured in a violent assault by an Arab assailant files an 80,000-shekel civil lawsuit, citing the pain and emotional distress he suffered.

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.

Protests to reignite?

Haredi yeshiva student arrested in Be'er Sheva

Daniel Pinto, a 28-year-old haredi yeshiva student from Be'er Sheva, was arrested, brought before an officer at Military Prison 10, and was sentenced to three days' detention.

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.

Haredi man denounces nurses as murderers for vaccinating

The man reportedly visited a healthcare clinic and warned of divine retribution against the nurses carrying out the vaccinations before vandalizing the premises.

Final version of Draft Law to be presented soon

Knesset committee to receive final version of Draft Law, haredi party expresses concerns that harsher sanctions could interfere with yeshiva students' right to study Torah.

Karlin-Stoliner Rebbe to followers: 'Have we lost our minds?'

Karlin-Stolin Rebbe condemns Bnei Brak riots, stressing 'no justification' for violent behavior.

Footage from Bnei Brak:

Suspects attack Viznitz hassidim and are arrested

Police arrest five suspects who allegedly threw projectiles at members of the Viznitz Hassidic court.

Bnei Brak burning

Arson, attacks on drivers, and clashes with police

Dozens of youths set fires, blocked roads, and clashed with police in Bnei Brak, as Mayor Hanoch Zeibert urged parents to keep teens at home.

'Handful of fringe individuals'

Bnei Brak Mayor urges parents to keep children away from protests

Mayor Hanoch Zeibert warns recent violent demonstrations are an 'educational disaster' and calls on families to prevent youth from joining unrest.

All detainees arrested in Bnei Brak riots released

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

This is Naftali Bennett's plan for drafting haredim

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett responds to destructive haredi riot, suggesting complete end to funding and solution for haredi enlistment in the IDF.

Shas MK:

'A disgrace, I am ashamed of this'

MK Yinon Azoulay strongly condemns the violence in the streets of Bnei Brak: "These people are not from our camp. All the great rabbis of the generation denounce such behavior."

Arrests for show?

27 haredi protesters detained, 20 released

Lawyers representing the detainees in Bnei Brak claim that most of them were passersby who were not involved in the riots.

IDF Chief to assaulted soldiers: This is an intolerable reality

Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir spoke with the two IDF commanders attacked by haredim in Bnei Brak, pledging to investigate the incident to ensure it does not happen again.

Appalling footage

Tefillin and prayerbook burned in Bnei Brak riot

Haredi rioters in Bnei Brak torched a police motorcycle that was carrying a bag containing tefillin and a prayerbook. Rioters also flipped over a police squadcar.

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.

"עושים היסטוריה" | צפו:

Hashmonaim Brigade’s first battalion declared operational

The “Yonatan" Battalion completed its first exercise in the Golan Heights, in open and built-up areas, and was declared operational, marking a milestone for the Hashmonaim Brigade.

Haredi battle against mixed performances escalates

Lithuanian-haredi rabbis issue ban on mixed-audience performers, even with full separation, alongside ban on men performing for women.

Will protests restart after draft-evader arrest?

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

Amit Segal estimates: Draft Law will not pass

Analyst Amit Segal says differences between haredi parties and Attorney General indicate that Draft Law will not pass, elections will be held early.

Smotrich:

'Destroy the Iranian regime, there is no other way'

Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich said in an interview with Arutz Sheva - Israel National News that Israel cannot tolerate the continued existence of Iran’s current regime.

IDF apologizes to haredi draft dodger: "An exceptional case"

The IDF issued an apology to a haredi draft dodger who was arrested and prevented from wearing tefillin for several hours.

After arrest of draft dodgers

Haredi protesters block Highway 4

Hundreds of disorderly demonstrators blocked Highway 4 in the area between the Alluf to Sdeh interchange and the Em HaMoshavot interchange. The police on the scene and clashed with the protesters

Haredi rabbi: Ashkenazic haredim are racists

Son-in-law of late Sephardic Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef answers query on inter-ethnic marriage in haredi community.

Bereaved grandson claims grandfather was burned to death

Elhanan Shkolnik, grandson of the late Amram Chai Mizrachi, who died last Thursday in a fire in his apartment, published a forceful statement on Sunday alleging that his grandfather’s death was not accidental.

'Don't talk about haredim when you didn't serve'

“The Patriots" host Yinon Magal criticized calls for enlistment coming from the Religious Zionist public. “There are hesder students who don’t do full military service-don’t talk about the Haredim.

Two injured en route to Uman

Two haredi youths injured in road accident en route to Uman, Ukraine.

Haredi composer: 'Weddings have become discos'

'Weddings have become nightmares, people wait for the music to end so they can run home,' haredi composer Rabbi Hillel Paley says.

Yeshiva student who spied for Iran sentenced to prison

Eliezer Stern, haredi involved in espionage for Iran, sentenced to three years in prison.

Haredi woman forced to remove head covering in Czech Republic

Hasidic woman flying out of Prague is shamed at passport control, forced to remove head covering.

Late‑night Knesset drama:

Haredi parties block budget-related bill, vote postponed

Haredi parties halt the split of the Arrangements Bill and demand progress on the Draft Law. Vote postponed to Monday after no solution reached.

London:

Yeshiva head passes away at 104

Rav Elyakim Schlesinger, elderly head of haredi yeshivot and Rosh Yeshivas HaRama passes away at age 104 in London.

Riots break out near Draft Office

Violent clashes break out between protesters and police after riots begin near Tel Hashomer Draft Office.

New study reveals: ASD diagnoses vary by sector

New study shows many children with risk factors are not brought for diagnoses, especially in poorer neighborhoods.

Zurich: Haredi man punched in antisemitic attack

A haredi man was punched by a man who shouted antisemitic slogans at him, and was slightly injured. Passersby managed to stop the attacker.

First time

The document that will regulate haredi service in the IDF

The IDF published the main points of the new order for regulating the service of the Haredim - which includes three designated tracks, institutional adjustments, and close supervision of the implementation.

Gafni:

'The Draft Law is just an excuse to bring down the government'

MK Moshe Gafni claims the protests over the Draft Law are a political tool, says he will act according to the guidance of leading rabbis, and leaves the door open for a return to the coalition.

Yoaz Hendel’s comparison angers the haredi community

Yoaz Hendel, chairman of the Reservists’ Party, sparks uproar after comparing Bnei Brak to Rahat in the context of loss of governance.

AG warns:

Tens of thousands of draft dodgers, insufficient enforcement

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said some 71,000 Israelis are evading conscription-around 80% from the haredi sector-warning of selective enforcement and announcing steps to tighten sanctions.

Minister Elkin's tip to the haredi parties

Minister Ze'ev Elkin casts doubt on possibility that Draft Law will pass, urges them to support budget bill regardless: Here's why.

Kosher food and no women

The IDF's new guidelines for integrating haredim

IDF Chief of Staff approves orders intended to ensure that every haredi soldier maintains the same way of life he did at home before enlisting.