Haredim

'We can only succeed together'

Health Ministry campaign targets haredi community, urging precautions alongside protective vaccination.

UK haredi Jews have one of highest COVID rates in the world

64% of London haredim had COVID, nine times more than the UK average of 7%. "Among the highest rate reported anywhere in the world"

Thousands gather at second mass funeral in Jerusalem

Ignoring lockdown, thousands of mourners gather in Jerusalem to pay their respects to Rabbi Yitzchak Shiner, in 2nd mass funeral of the day.

Police under fire for mass haredi gathering at rabbi's funeral

Police official pushes back on criticism: 'Use your head. No one wants to see violent clashes.' Gantz blasts 'unequal' lockdown enforcement.

Report: Haredim regularly holding illegal weddings in London

Haredi Jews in London hold illegal weddings regularly, Jewish newspaper reveals.

The haredi COVID tragedy has created a crisis for Judaism itself

They fear that if they shut their schools, they will lose an entire generation that learning Torah is more precious than life. Op-ed..

Haaretz journalist: 'Haredi birthrate huge danger to State'

Eugenics today? Haaretz journalist Naama Riva on families with many children: 'When will they start eradicating this crazy birth rate?'

Police commissioner called 'Hitler' in abusive graffiti

Unknown vandals malign new police commissioner amidst clashes between police and haredi rioters over lockdown enforcement.

25% of haredim won't back haredi parties in upcoming election

Half of haredi voters say they plan to vote for UTJ, with one quarter voting for Shas. Another 25% say they're still undecided.

'Instead of crushing haredi intifada, PM is extending lockdown'

Avidgor Liberman slams Netanyahu's plans to extend lockdown, calls violence against police a 'haredi intifada'.

UTJ MK Moshe Gafni in Knesset: 'I accuse'

In Knesset speech, MK Moshe Gafni refers to riots in haredi communities claiming rioters are not haredim.

We reap what we sow

The scenes of violence in our streets will be shown around the world. Are we exalting the Name of God?

Survey: Haredi population has lost faith in police

A new survey shows that overwhelming percentages of the Haredi community view police as a threat.

Watch: Haredim clash with police over school closures

With infection rate skyrocketing in haredi sector & some rabbis flouting gov't directives, police clashed with protesters in Bnei Brak.

Gantz calls for legal action against haredi leaders

Defense Minister Gantz says he is investigating the possibility of legal action against those ordering the flouting of public health rules

Clashes in J'lem, Ashdod during lockdown enforcement

Clashes erupt as police attempt to enforce lockdown restrictions in Meah Shearim, J'lem and Grodno Yeshiva in Ashdod.

Significant decrease in verified COVID cases among haredim

A significant decrease of 25 percent in verified cases of the virus in the haredi sector was recorded over Shabbat.

'Haredim are more dangerous than Hezbollah's missiles'

In Haaretz column, journalist Uri Misgav promises 'top star' status to anyone who starts a 'secular intifada.'

New ad for Haredi sector 'names' coronavirus victims

Health Ministry spearheads new campaign to raise awareness of coronavirus risks among haredi sector.

Har Nof rabbi: "People flouting guidelines shed blood"

Rabbi David Yosef, leader of the Har Nof community, says that Haredi residents need to be afraid of COVID-19 more than the police

Haredi sector afflicted by 'catastrophic' coronavirus outbreaks

Haredi journalists told that eleven percent of cases came from their demographic.

ZAKA founder calls some rabbis 'worse than Holocaust deniers'

The founder of ZAKA has had enough of people denying the deadly nature of COVID-19

Poll: Most haredim support closing schools

New poll by Kol Hai Radio shows over 60% support closing schools, over half of haredim disappointed with parties' conduct during pandemic, .

MK Kahana: Haredi parties will cause Reform conversions

"Once there is a ruling on a case, there will be no turning back."

Bennett:

Lapid and Liberman, stop inciting; the haredim are our brothers

Yamina Chairman MK Naftali Bennett rejects Liberman's 'almost anti-Semitic' video against haredi public: 'It's an attempt to garner votes.'

Vaccination campaign targets elderly haredim

High demand for the COVID vaccine in the haredi sector, but some among the elderly population have difficulty getting to vaccination centers

Peter Santenello:

Why Israeli sharpshooters are training Jews in US countryside

Anti-Semitic crime is on the rise in America and Hasidic and Orthodox Jews are preparing for the worst.

Leading haredi rabbi blasts violators of coronavirus guidelines

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein: Follow the guidelines of the doctors, be careful not to harm others.

'You spread disease': Haredi passengers harassed on NJ flight

Couple forced off of United Airlines flight after they repeatedly harassed haredi passengers in the terminal and onboard the plane.

Arson - or short circuit? Southern Israeli town torn over a tree

'Christmas tree' - actually erected to mark Russian New Year - found burnt in southern Israeli town. But was it arson, or faulty wiring?

Are COVID guidelines irreconcilable with haredi life?

New survey shows that 77% of haredim support government restrictions, but 60% breach them.

1 in every 132 haredim in Israel over 65 has died from COVID

Death toll among elderly haredim 3.6 times higher than among general elderly population in Israel.

Leading rabbi at Jerusalem yeshiva hospitalized with COVID-19

Rabbi Sholom Povarsky from Kol Torah Yeshiva in Jerusalem taken to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital after contracting coronavirus.

Knesset bill to designate public sector jobs for haredim

Haredim are chronically underrepresented in public sector jobs; in many state institutions, there are no haredi employees at all.

'The police sent Yosef to death's doorstep'

Family of elderly haredi man excoriate police for mistakenly arresting him - then abandoning on the street.

Alarming rise in morbidity in haredi sector

Health Ministry Director of Public Health warns of threefold increase in rate of positive coronavirus tests in haredi community.

Liberman: Public must know 'which side Bennett & Sa'ar are on'

'Israeli citizens want to know whether Yamina is Netanyahu's defense shield & if Sa'ar will make true on his promise to the haredim.

Health officials meet haredi rabbinical judges to push vaccine

"We're not opposed to COVID vaccine in principle," says Court head, "but it's premature to sanction it."

The culture of evil controversy part II

Not all members of the Haredi sector promote violence and controversy, but unfortunately, we also do not hear them condemn such phenomena.

'Haredi soldiers are our modern day Maccabbees'

Blue and White minister lauds Nahal Haredi soldiers, vows to expand programs for haredi service members.

Lessons from the culture of controversy

I met with Reform Jews with a clear understanding that the object is brotherhood, but that there are unbridgeable differences between us.

Shaked: This time we will present an alternative govt.

Former Justice Minister credits haredi pressure for decision to reopen education system.

'How is haredi morbidity declining?'

Health Minister seeks examine how there is no significant COVID increase among haredim, although many institutions stayed open.

Survey reveals just 54% of haredim trust their MKs

Another surprising finding: 47% of respondents trust the IDF & Home Front Command.

NYC Jewish schools, yeshivas stay open as public schools close

Jewish day schools, yeshivas, and other private educational institutions in New York City remain open amid public school closures.

Haredim are facing 'outbreak of hatred', says President Rivlin

Israeli president warns of anti-haredi incitement during coronavirus pandemic.

Police rescue soldiers from haredi neighborhood of Jerusalem

Hundreds of haredim surround 2 soldiers, several civilians in Beit Yisrael neighborhood.

Study: Israel's Haredi population to rise to 6.5 million by 2065

One out of every three Israelis will be haredi 45 years from now, study finds, as haredi population surges from 1.1 million to 6.5 million.

When Democracy is “Hostile Takeover”

The haredi WZO slate came in third, but that outcome put a spotlight on the intolerance of the leaders of the liberal movements. Op-ed.

COVID-19 fines delayed after haredi pressure

Haredi parties inform PM they will not support bill that was then removed from Knesset agenda.

Education Ministry slashes daycare budgets without warning

Suddenly, in the middle of the school year, the Ministry has discovered a legal issue that must be rectified immediately.

To the Esteemed Rabbis of the Agudath Israel of America

The recent "Statement of Agudath Israel of America on Haredi Principles." both profoundly saddens and frightens me. An Open Letter.

Haredi students help elderly

Students of haredi Hesder Yeshiva B'Tzavta volunteer with elderly just before enlistment. Rosh Yeshiva: 'I'm proud of the students.'

Gantz asks for six-month extension for haredi Draft Law

Haredi MKs suspect opposition parties of delaying a decision until after elections - in order to use it as a key campaign issue.

Study: Epidemic & lockdown hit haredim, Arab-Israelis far harder

In a crisis, almost 50% of haredim and Arab-Israelis would see their savings run out within a month.

Bennett scores accolades from haredi journalists

Bennett stood by the haredim when they were attacked. Today: 'It's impossible to tell the haredim not to learn Torah'; haredim respond.

Netanyahu: It is more difficult for the haredim

Prime minister notes greater population density among haredi sector, calls for cooperation in bringing coronavirus numbers down.

Benny Gantz:

There can't be one law for some, and another law for others

Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz addresses haredi guideline violations and dispute with Likud over budget.

MK Gafni tells PM: Leave our schools open, no harm will result

Degel HaTorah MK clarifies that his party intends to abide by the ruling of its spiritual head, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky.

'Isolate the haredim, cut them off'

"The haredi problem is truly difficult to address," says former Health Ministry director-general. "They have politicians in a stranglehold."