Over 70 haredi draft dodgers arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport

Last night, dozens of haredi draft dodgers were arrested attempting to travel abroad for the High Holidays.

Two soldiers injured

Violent protest: Haredim riot, free detained draft dodger

Dozens of haredim protest outside Prison 10, block a van carrying detained draft dodgers, and manage to free one of them despite a heavy police presence. Two soldiers lightly injured.

MK Rothman: 'Haredim are society's punching bag'

MK Simcha Rothman pushes to split Attorney General’s role, warns Hamas 'is not safe anywhere,' decrying rising antisemitism and hatred of haredim.

Education Ministry issues ultimatum to haredi high schools

Head of haredi education department in Education Ministry sends sharp warning to principals of haredi girls' high schools, warning that they must accept all students registered - or lose funding.

Military Police raids target haredi hesder students

The Military Police tried to detain students of haredi Hesder yeshivas on suspicion of being absent without leave from the IDF, despite their Hesder track having been submitted for approval as early as February.

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.

Ramot Junction terror attack:

Haredi yeshiva student and haredi soldier neutralize terrorists

Haredi yeshiva student who received a license for a personal weapon approximately one year ago, commander in the Hahashmonaim Brigade, shot and eliminated terrorists responsible for Ramot Junction shooting attack.

Haredim are the biggest losers if we annex Judea and Samaria

Master politician Netanyahu is well aware that annexation would dramatically change the dynamics of Israeli politics. It would also affect the demographics even if Smotrich's plan is the one chosen. Opinion.

Closure of New York yeshivas halted

The New York State Supreme Court has issued a temporary injunction against the closure of six haredi yeshivas in Brooklyn.

Horrifying testimonies: 'Principal told me I was a waste'

Student tells story of extreme behavior on part of school principal, says she was told, 'Even if Rabbi Ovadia Yosef comes, I won't accept you.'

Shas spokesman reveals:

Why the law for regional enrollment stalled

Shas spokesman Asher Medina relates Degel Torah faction’s opposition, blames Ashkenazic-haredi party for enabling ongoing discrimination against Sephardic high school girls.

Despite Draft Law talks:

Haredi newspaper signals no budget support

Hamodia newspaper escalates tone, says haredi parties won't support budget bill despite talks on Draft Law.

Netanyahu’s message to the haredi parties

Prime Minister urges coalition partners to rejoin, citing existential threats and the importance of unity: "There’s no substitute for this government."

Leading rabbi: 'They're twisting my words'

Close aides of Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein condemn misrepresentation of his statements on IDF service.

National service enrollment reopens for haredi youth

National Service registration reopens for haredi youth, months after the program was halted; hundreds already serving in key security and emergency roles.

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.'

Elderly Kabbalist passes away at 93

Renowned Kabbalist Rabbi Alter David Chaim Stern passes away at 93.

Military police raid sparks clashes with haredi residents

Attempted arrest of yeshiva student thwarted after local haredi residents surround police officers.

AG rejects petition to sanction Arabs for not serving in IDF

Bnei Brak resident petitions to impose academic and financial sanctions on Arab citizens of draft age, Attorney General’s Office dismisses request.

Hasidic rebbe suffers stroke, collapses during prayers

Kretchnif Siget Rebbe collapses during prayers in Jerusalem, is evacuated to hospital in serious condition.

Leading rabbi: 'We are suffering great troubles'

Ahead of Elul term and following recent arrests, Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein calls on haredi yeshiva students to learn Torah constantly and avoid idle talk.

Haredi protests intensify, demonstrations and fast day planned

Haredi groups plan fresh protests against the detention of draft evaders, alongside a public fast and prayer later this week, while Tzohar’s Rabbi David Stav condemns refusal to serve as a 'disgrace of Hashem’s name.'

Meet the man who helped bring down the Lev Tahor cult

Yoel Levi, 23, who escaped the extremist Lev Tahor cult in Guatemala seven years ago, has successfully led an eight-month mission that resulted in the dismantling of the cult.

Haredi protesters block major roads in central Israel

Protests erupt in the Sharon area against draft dodgers' arrests, causing massive traffic jams.

Southern Command Chief slams: IDF has been sucked into politics

Major General Yaniv Asor highlights challenges in public trust, manpower issues, and the need for a large, well-equipped army.

Deputy AGs

Deny daycare subsidies to haredim who work as well

Deputy Attorneys General propose examining the possibility of including in the support eligibility criteria a requirement to regularize status with military authorities as a condition for receiving subsidies, regardless of the existing qualifying test.

Beitar Illit mayor to Netanyahu:

Apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria

In meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and local leaders, Beitar Illit Mayor Meir Rubinstein urges sovereignty over all of Israel and recognition of Torah study.

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: 'You believe Netanyahu? He's an atheist!'

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef slams heads of haredi parties, questioning why they believed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's promises regarding Draft Law.

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.

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.'

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 visits yeshiva students held in military prison

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

'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.

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.'

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.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.