Hareidi

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?

Haredi draft dodger disappears after hospital visit

Yeshiva student arrested for draft dodging missing after hospital visit.

Infant dies of measles in Jerusalem

Baby with measles rushed to Sha'arei Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem.

Group to Advocate Haredi Workers' Rights

Haredi Workers' Group chooses representatives to push for funding, integration for haredi community in the workforce in historic move.

Hareidi Women Launch Own Knesset Party

Yet another party for the hareidi camp in the 2015 elections by hareidi women frustrated by discrimination in their communities.

Hareidi Paper that Cropped Out Women: No Apology

After international attention, Hamevaser's editor says hareidi readers simply do not want to see photographs of women.

New Negev Town for 100,000 Hareidim

National Planning Council authorizes the establishment of Kassif in southern Israel, specifically geared to the hareidi community.

Israeli Workers Happier Than Their US Counterparts

Study shows Israeli workers are generally satisfied with their jobs, enjoy their work more than American workers.

Hareidi Party Lists Prerequisites for Coalition

United Torah Judaism MKs say budget for hareidi schools a must, vow to reverse hareidi enlistment law mandating IDF service.

Hareidi Party Lists Prerequisites for Joining Coalition

Rivlin: Hareidi Community Not a Minority

President Rivlin urges hareidi community to stop thinking in minority terms, become more involved in society at large at conference.

Threats Against Hareidi Women's Campaign for MKs

Women who run for hareidi parties 'will have all their descendants thrown out of school,' hareidi politician threatens.

Threats Made Against Hareidi Women Campaigning to Join Knesset

Hareidi Women Campaign for Right to Run for Office

Social media campaign for hareidi parties to allow female candidates picks up steam - but can it overcome a dominant social stigma?

Hareidim Prefer Sa'ar to Netanyahu as Likud Leader

Hareidi official tells Arutz Sheva reasons why Gideon Sa'ar is preferable to Netanyahu as Likud Chairman - 'good news for hareidim.'

J'lem Job Center Succeeds in Employing Hareidim

As part of Economy Ministry initiative, center in capital reaches 500 job placements since opening in March.

Jerusalem Job Center Succeeds in Employing Hareidim

Accusations of Anti-Hareidi Prejudice at Clinic

Hareidi women claim a particular doctor at an OB/GYN facility treats them with disdain. But are the allegations true?

Accusations of Anti-Hareidi Discrimination at Bnei Brak Clinic

Religious Jews Slam PM's 'Surf and Turf' Shabbat

For Shabbat lunch, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu dined at a pork palace - while for dinner, he went for the seafood.

Religious Jews Aghast At PM's 'Surf and Turf' Shabbat

Hareidi Signs in London Tell Women Where to Walk

London council removes hareidi group's signs telling women which side of street to walk on, in what may be a case of 'lost in translation.'

London Removes Hareidi Signs Telling Women Where to Walk

New NBN Flight Brings Dozens to New Life in Israel

Yet another Nefesh B'Nefesh flight arrived in Israel this week, bringing with it a new IDF soldier - from Lakewood, NJ

New NBN Flight Brings Dozens to a New Life in Israel

Court: Hareidi Schools May Ignore Gov't Meddling

The Supreme Court upholds hareidi-religious schools' right not to teach core subjects.

High Court: Hareidi Schools May Ignore Gov't Intervention

Hareidi Secular Tensions Over Beit Shemesh School

Education ministry orders hareidi girl's school closed, after Ramat Beit Shemesh appropriated rooms for it in secular school 'illicitly.'

Hareidi Yeshivot Cancel Summer Break Due to War

Extra Torah learning to bolster the war effort, Rabbis say, as a form of 'spiritual protection.' Religious-Zionist yeshivas follow suit.

Hareidi Youth Drowns in Golan Heights

Teen feared abducted by terrorists while on hike with friends discovered drowned in stream.

Gov't: Subsidy Program for Construction Workers

Deal to provide subsidized training for Jewish construction workers, in bid to both solve housing and hareidi integration problems.

Government Introduces Incentive Program for Construction Workers

Bet Shemesh: Soldiers Abused for Wearing Uniform

Hareidi soldiers in Beit Shemesh receive special permission to arrive home in civilian clothing, say they fear physical, verbal attacks.

'Returning to Beit Shemesh in Uniform Like Returning to Jenin'

Hareidim Warned 'Don't Play Into Media's Hands'

Hareidim should stand silent during Memorial Day siren even though it is a 'non-Jewish' remembrance custom, argues hassidic paper.

Hareidim Warned: 'Don't Ignore Siren, Media will Demonize Us'

First Hareidi Hesder Yeshiva Combines Torah, IDF

Ground-breaking four-year program opened in Jerusalem, integrates two years of study with two years of service in Cyber Defense Unit.

First Hareidi Hesder Yeshiva Combines Torah and Army

Poll: Israeli Workforce Riddled with Prejudice

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission survey reveals gender, religious discrimination. But is it due to change?

Employers Prejudiced Against Hareidi Men, Arabs, Working Mothers

Hareidi Leaders Demand More Police Protection

Hareidi leaders in New York were demanding that the authorities take more steps to protect the community after the latest knockout attack

J'lem Councilmen Call For Two Zionist Chief Rabbis

King and Shkedi opposed Mayor Barkat's 'deal' to balance Zionist rabbi with Shas hareidi candidate, call to seize 'one-time opportunity.'

Jerusalem Councilmen Call For Two Zionist Chief Rabbis

Ministry: Hareidi Homebuyers Don't Need VAT Cut

Not extending a VAT discount for first time home buyers in hareidi communities is not discriminatory, the Treasury said.

Finance Min: Hareidi Homebuyers Don't Need VAT Discount

Beit Shemesh Faces Renewed Calls to Split the City

Some Eli Cohen supporters react to elections loss with petition to split the city into hareidi, secular halves.

MK Slams Incitement Against Religious Zionists

Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Eli Ben-Dahan notes statements against other rabbis amount to 'desecration of G-d's name.'

Deputy Minister Slams Incitement Against Religious Zionists

Shas Rabbi: Religious Zionists 'Animals,' 'Idiots'

Event in Beit Shemesh held for hareidi mayoral candidate Mayor Moshe Abutbul degenerates as Rabbi calls government 'Amalek'.

Shas Rabbi Calls Religious Zionists 'Animals,' 'Idiots'

Shaked Committee Debates: Who is a Hareidi Jew?

Can the State determine a person's religiosity? MKs grapple with the issue.

23,000 Hareidim to Hit Job Market Within Months

Economics Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday led a round-table discussion on the employment situation in the hareidi community.

23,000 Hareidim to Hit the Job Market Within Months

MK: Hareidim 'Hungry' for Secular Education

Israeli colleges and universities should design programs specifically for Hareidi Israelis, said MK Boaz Toporovsky (Yesh Atid).

International Monetary Fund: Israel's GDP Stable

Israel's GDP continues to grow, according to new report - but unemployment in specific populations continue to threaten that growth.

International Monetary Fund: Israel's GDP Growth Stable

Lapid: Hareidi Israelis Are Our Brothers

Yair Lapid says he understands the anger in the hareidi community over the draft bill, but insists it was the 'right thing to do'.

IDF Soldier Attacked In Bnei Brak

Days after massive hareidi protest of yeshiva funding cuts, soldier attacked and sent to hospital. Follows hareidi MK warnings to Lapid.

Bennett: We Could Leave Coalition Over Kerry Plan

Bennett rejects coalition 'soap opera,' says will leave coalition if peace deal doesn't meet his party's values.