Emergency conference: 'We're protecting our very souls'

Dozens of representatives from haredi yeshivas and communities gather in Jerusalem to found help center for arrested yeshiva students.

Haredi leader turns to US Jews with unusual request

Rabbi Dov Lando tells visiting Jewish delegation his vision for American Jews' role in battle against haredi conscription, promising 'big role' and clear instructions later on. 'It will be in stages.'

Shas: Deri didn't call for draft evasion

Shas party denies Aryeh Deri called for draft evasion, calling it 'false libel,' says remarks were aimed at encouraging Torah students.

Haredi leader visits yeshiva students held in military prison

Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch visits yeshiva students in Military Prison, accompanied by leading Shas party rabbis.

IDF investigating:

Who allowed haredi rabbis to visit jailed draft dodgers?

IDF faces backlash after allowing senior haredi rabbis to visit jailed draft dodgers, pledges tighter enforcement of prison visitation rules.

Haredi leader ramps up pressure:

Rabbi Dov Lando pushing economic moves to harm Israel

Rabbi Dov Lando leads initiative for several haredi factions to withdraw investment funds from Israel in protest of the arrest of yeshiva students who refuse to enlist.

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.

Rubio envoy met secretly with haredi leaders in Bnei Brak

Degel Hatorah leaders Rabbi Dov Lando and Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch held secret meetings with a Trump Administration official hoping for US intervention in the issue of the haredi draft.

'All who are for G-d - follow me!'

Haredi soldiers end march for beret at Western Wall

Soldiers from first regular-service haredi company, 'Hashmonaim,' end march for beret at Western Wall.

Haredi official

'This is the most difficult period for the haredi community'

Amidst military police raids on haredi strongholds in an attempt to arrest yeshiva students who are draft dodgers, a senior haredi official claims that this is the most challenging time for his community.

New York:

Two arrested in Kiryas Joel for trying to extort haredi man

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.

Why do Ḥassidim dress as did the 18th Century Polish aristocracy?

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.

Aryeh Deri

'God forbid we consider if we should contribute'

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.

Ashdod:

Haredi resident attacked during midnight mitzvah

Victim beaten and cursed by three youths in early-morning assault; police responded quickly but suspects escaped.

Haredi journalist:

'I am ashamed, this is not the way a Jew talks'

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.'

'They Called Me a Nazi':

Haredim attack Injured IDF officer in Bnei Brak

A year and eight months after being severely wounded in combat, an IDF officer was attacked on his way to rehabilitation - by Jews.

Goldknopf threatens

'Israel will be without haredim if they are drafted'

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.'

Haredi yeshiva dean:

Don't argue over Draft Law with secular people

Rabbi Dovid Povarsky slams government hostility toward Torah learners, urges yeshiva students to stand firm in faith and avoid public disputes.

New York:

Haredi woman scammed out of $12K as digital fraud hits community

Sophisticated tech support scam highlights growing wave of digital fraud in New York, prompting community alerts and police involvement.

Internal pressure on haredi parties to vote for sovereignty

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.

Top haredi yeshiva in shock

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.

Warning to haredi youngsters to avoid going to airport

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.

Watch

Arab driver throws coffee on haredi pedestrians

An Arab man from eastern Jerusalem was arrested last night after throwing a coffee cup at haredi pedestrians on Sultan Suleiman Street.

UTJ Accuses Shas:

'Deri is mocking the Council of Torah Sages'

The United Torah Judaism claimed that the Shas chairman had deceived the Rabbis by keeping his party in the coalition.

From Chile to IDF

Haredi immigrant finds his path in high-tech unit

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.

Ashdod:

Haredi woman fights off two thieves

A 30-year-old Haredi woman was attacked in Ashdod by two young cyclists but managed to stop them and get her purse back.

Moshe Gafni avoids question on haredi draft

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.

After haredi parties quit gov't:

Netanyahu facing demands to appoint new ministers

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.

Media exposes internal haredi rift

As UTJ exits coalition, internal tensions within haredi bloc resurface as divide deepens between Gur-affiliated factions and the Shlomei Emunim alliance with Belz.

Draft Law presented to haredim:

Cancellation of property tax discounts and tax credits

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.

In Depth:

Black hats, black ops

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' warning to Diaspora Jews

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.

1st time

Haredi combat unit deployed in Border Police operational sector

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 parties considering option to dissolve Knesset?

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.

Haredi parties boycott votes, coalition withdraws all legislation

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 Zilberstein warns against 'state-haredi' schools

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 threaten to renew boycott over Draft Law delay

Haredi parties express anger over stalled Draft Law negotiations, warn voting boycott will continue until breakthrough is reached.

Amid Iran conflict:

IDF requests extension for response on Draft Law petition

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.

Haredi female pilot flies stranded Israelis back to Israel

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.

New York:

Drunk driver hits four pedestrians, including children

A serious accident occurred on Saturday night in Monsey, New York, where a drunk driver struck a group of four haredi pedestrians — including children.

Amid security crisis:

Rabbinic leaders urge compliance and private prayer

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.

How haredi leaders averted collapse to shield Torah students

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.

Likud MK to Arutz Sheva:

'Elections would endanger the hostages'

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.

Draft deal:

Haredi sanctions framework includes jail, funding cuts

New Draft Law outline imposes personal and financial sanctions on yeshiva students who avoid both Torah study and IDF service.

Agreements reached:

Knesset dissolution bill fails to pass

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.

Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf resigns from government

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.

Responsibility, anyone? On the future of Haredi politics

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.

Haredi source to Arutz Sheva:

'No law is the worst-case scenario'

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.”

Ahead of Knesset dissolution: Pessimism among haredi parties

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."

Rabbis decide:

Degel HaTorah members to vote in favor of dissolving the Knesset

Rabbi Dov Lando and Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch determine that representatives of Degel HaTorah will vote in favor of dissolving the Knesset on Wednesday.

ANALYSIS:

Why Haredim must serve in the IDF

Let me say it clearly: The halakhic imperative for haredi military service is clear and unambiguous.

Amb. Huckabee urges politicians to prevent elections in Israel

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.

Interior Committee chair urges action against mortgage collapse

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.

Haredim vandalize homes of real estate company managers

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.

Leading haredi rabbi calls to dissolve Knesset

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

Growing concern:

Haredi youth recruited to smuggle illegal substance abroad

Young men lured by quick cash face harsh penalties and community backlash as smuggling trend spreads.

Haredi enlistment

MK Illouz warns: 'The serving public will turn their backs on us'

'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.

Yeshiva heads ban travel for students with draft orders

Following arrests at Ben Gurion Airport and stricter enforcement of the draft law, top haredi leaders order: No exit from Israel without explicit approval.

UTJ: No coalition exit without full rabbinic backing

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 sets rules on dates and gifts during engagement

Ponovezh Yeshiva heads condemn lengthy dates and frequent gifting between engaged couples, calling these practices halakhically problematic and urging restraint during the engagement period.