President Herzog visits the Maccabim training base on the eve of Tisha B'Av and speaks with soldiers of the Hasmonean Brigade. "What we are doing here is unconditional love, love for the land, and love for our people."
Netzah Yehuda soldiers completed their beret march as one mother flew from abroad to attend, with the battalion set for operations in Lebanon.
Commanders’ course of the haredi Hashmonaim Brigade documented singing 'Kah Echsof' moments before setting out to arrest terrorists. Watch.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits haredi Hashmonaim Brigade, tells soldiers he hopes future haredi IDF Chief of Staff will emerge from their ranks.
IDF publishes new data showing record number of haredi recruits, combat soldiers.
Captain (res.) Rabbi Yehuda Weitzman, 34, a Gur Hasid, describes his journey from the study hall to full military service and a post as rabbi in the Hashmonaim Brigade.
Photojournalist Chaim Goldberg snapped a picture of military rabbi Captain (Res.) Yehuda Weitzman en route to his base, armed with an assault rifle and a Torah scroll.
The Manpower Directorate presented a plan to fill ranks across seven combat arenas, including the establishment of a new haredi brigade.
The IDF has decided to establish a military production plant for suicide drones that will rely on about 200 haredi soldiers who will undergo technological training.
The new recruits to the haredi brigade held a special bonfire lighting together at their base to mark the passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Major General Dado Bar-Kalifa visited the recruitment office at Tel Hashomer and met dozens of young haredim who enlisted for combat service to commend them on enlisting despite the challenges.
Hasmonean Brigade stresses that even its troops operating in Lebanon will mark Memorial Day with a special ceremony on the front line.
Lt. Col. Yossi Levi, commander of Battalion 21, tells Arutz Sheva about his unit's rapid shift from Gaza to Judea and Samaria.
While fighter jets operate in Iran, the haredi technicians in the Air Force work around the clock to refuel, arm and return the aircraft for the next mission.
50 kilometers of faith and remembrance: Netzach Yehuda soldiers complete final beret march in memory of comrades who fell in the war in Gaza.
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.
The first group of yeshiva students today enrolled in a course for IDF welfare officers being held with strict gender separation and other changes to make it suitable for a haredi lifestyle.
The IDF informed the Knesset that a record number of haredi soldiers have enlisted, with hundreds already serving in combat and support roles, as debate continues over the Defense Service Bill.
A new bulletin published by IDF’s haredi Hashmonaim Brigade triggers fierce opposition from anti-draft activists, who are urging synagogues to remove 'dangerous materials' aimed at encouraging enlistment.
Haredi soldier Haim Treitel, who was injured by sniper fire in Gaza and now helps integrate other haredi soldiers into the IDF, signs on for career service. 'It's never enough to contribute to the State and the nation.'
Hashmonaim Brigade completes operational activity and training exercises in Syria, gathering intelligence and working to ensure safety of northern Israel's residents.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir lit Hanukkah candles with soldiers from the Hashmonaim Brigade, praised their work, and announced the opening of a dedicated officers' training course for haredi troops.
Hashmonaim Brigade's first group of squad commanders graduates course with 70 haredi future commanders to lead the brigade's next generations.
Dozens protest outside Jerusalem Draft Office, MK Tzvi Succot distributes chocolates to haredi recruits, offering encouragement.
Shimon Refaeli, a haredi who served as Minister Ron Dermer's political assistant, tells of his decision to enlist in the IDF.
Soldiers from the Netzach Yehuda Battalion complete their beret march, dedicating it to comrades who fell in the recent war.
IDF considering closure of haredi 'Tomer' company in Givati Brigade, amid low enlistment.
The IDF’s haredi Hashmonaim Brigade entered Gaza as a full battalion for the first time, marking a historic step with a Torah dedication and training haredi squad commanders.
At the Sultan's Pool in Jerusalem, soldiers were invited to a Selichot show with well-known artists, but were surprised to find a women's military choir also on stage.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Netzach Yehuda soldiers, hesder soldiers, that Israel enables the continuation of Jewish traditions alongside the protection of the country.
Mendel Roth, a haredi soldier in the Hashmonaim Brigade, arrived at the Western Wall to recite Selichot prayers, where a group of Hasidic boys gathered around him, curious about his military service. Some extremists attempted to distance them and even claimed there is a "halachic ruling to throw him out of the place."
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.
MK Zvi Succot visited the Tel Hashomer Induction Center to support haredi men enlisting in IDF combat units, handing out chocolate as protesters from the Jerusalem Faction jeered.
Soldiers from first regular-service haredi company, 'Hashmonaim,' end march for beret at Western Wall.
Several haredi IDF soldiers, including Chabad hasidim, say they were denied entry to the Military Rabbinate Course due to bias; IDF denies allegations.
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.
We must stop vilifying a community that represents the soul of our people for political purposes. And yes, we must see to it that those who are not seriously learning gradually join the IDF.
IDF Chief hails haredi soldiers of Hashmonaim Brigade as pioneers, emphasizing their vital role in national defense and integration of Torah values with military service.
Haredi soldiers from the Tomer Company and Netzach Yehuda Battalion completed their training, surrounded by family and rabbis.
Where are the hundreds of thousands of Arab men – citizens of Israel – who could serve in the IDF and why is nobody mentioning this? Opinion.
Yanki Hareshkovitz, a soldier in the haredi Netzach Yehuda battalion, discovered that the terrorist eliminated by the battalion was the same sniper who tried to shoot him twice.
A large dummy dressed as a haredi IDF soldier was hanged over the street in the Mea She'arim neighborhood in Jerusalem.
The Hashmonaim Brigade is intended as a destination for 'God-fearing haredim' and includes a number of special regulations intended to preserve a haredi lifestyle while in uniform.
Demonstrators throw stones and use pepper spray against police during protest against an event honoring haredi IDF soldiers at the venue.
Mendel Roth, Hasidic singer and son of the Shmore Emunim Rebbe, shares his reaction to his first hours in the new haredi "Hashmonaim" Brigade.
The soldiers were recruited under the Home Front Command and will be stationed in towns in Judea and Samaria to reinforce the towns' security forces.
IDF examining option of dismantling haredi military 'administration,' due to sharp criticism of its functioning and performance in recent years, report says.
Haredi musician Mendel Rata shared why he decided to enlist in the Haredi brigade in the IDF. 'If I care about the truth, I must get up and take action.'
Samaria Regional Council announces fall of IDF soldier Shneur Zalman Cohen, resident of Yitzhar; he is the Council's 25th fallen soldier.
Family of Haim Treitel, a haredi soldier injured by sniper fire in Gaza, asks the public to pray for his recovery. 'A sniper fired at him and missed.'
The course certifies graduates at the level necessary to allow them to join the civilian emergency squads stationed in towns throughout Judea and Samaria.
'I affirm': Soldiers from the haredi Hanegev Squadron in the IAF and Bislach 314 affirm allegiance to the IDF at the Nevatim Airbase.
Haredi soldiers ate at a kosher McDonald's and posted their photo online, which sparked calls for an Arab boycott of the popular food chain.
The religious Zionist soldiers made their mark in this war. No more issues with commanders davening and reciting Psalms with troops. Now we need the haredi young men's numbers to make that atmosphere more pervasive. Op-ed
The new brigade will not include any women, will have a special admissions committee to ensure that the recruits are haredi, and all commanders will be religious.
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi spoke with the soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion and praised them for their work.
Haredi soldiers mark the day with the Israeli national anthem and Ani Maamin - a song of faith sung by many as they went to the gas chambers.
Two granddaughters of two MKs from the party most strongly against the drafting of haredim are serving at a military base in the center of the country, where they are working on intelligence projects.
Leader of the haredi extremist faction said that he would rather that an Arab murder his family over the possibility that they would become secular, ‘secularism is beyond death.’
Soldiers from the Netzah Yehuda Battalion who were en route to join their battalion in Gaza stopped at the scenes of the October 7th massacre to sing and pray.
