haredim

Shas Minister: Enlist Hareidim, but Not 80%

Lada'at.net: Minister Ariel Atias told an interviewer he agrees to have 60% of Torah students conscripted.

UTJ Chairman Litzman Skips Cabinet Over Draft Law

United Torah Judaism party chairman Yaakov Litzman skipped the weekly cabinet meeting in protest over the universal draft law.

In Future, Half the Population Won't Enlist, Says Expert

Hebrew U expert: The changing birthrate among different sectors may lead to a point where half the people be exempted from military service.

Rabbi Elyashiv’s Condition Begins to Stabilize

Rabbi Elyashiv, 102, again show signs of recovering from critical condition as doctors successful perform a complicated procedure.

MK: Kadima Inciting a Civil War

MK Yisrael Eichler accuses Kadima of pitting Israelis against each other in order to justify its political sellout.

Jlem: Hareidi-Secular ‘Love March’ for Unity Despite Differences

Israelis from across the religious spectrum will take part in a “Love March” on Friday to show unity in the face of differences.

Posh Mall Tells Chabad Man: Stay Out

A hassidic Jew who invited shoppers to put on tefillin was told he may not enter Ramat Aviv mall.

Video: Funeral of Rabbi Nissim Toledano

Rabbi Nissim Toledano of the Council of Torah Sages has passed away. His funeral was held Sunday.

Hareidi Enlistment Continues to Rise

New programs created as hareidi youth continue to enlist in IDF. Hareidi soldiers get their own IDF rabbi.

Mass US Rally Against 'Ravages of the Internet'

Tens of thousands attended a Hareidi-led rally promoting a 'war on technology' that threatens 'Jewish sanctity' at Citi Field.

IDF has a Problem: Too Many Hareidi Reservists

Haredi reservists say IDF promised them that they would not serve outside haredi units, but it is not keeping its word.

Haredi Writer Calls for 'Elimination' of TV Journalist

Following TV journalist's article calling for shrinking of hareidi population, a hareidi writer retaliated with calls to 'eliminate' him.

Ultra-Orthodox Protest Dangers of Internet in NYC

Hareidi Orthodox leaders are organizing a rally in NYC to protest against the dangers of the Internet and modern digital technology.

PM: Middle Class Resents Hareidim, Arabs

In comments sure to anger some of his coalition partners, PM Netanyahu said that Hareidim and Arabs made Israeli 'look bad' in OECD reports.

Chance Encounter Saves 64 Lives

A rabbi’s encounter with a sick teenager leads him to campaign for live organ donation – saving 64 lives.

Hareidi Leader: Yeshiva Students Must Avoid IDF at All Costs

Top hareidi religious Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach has issued a ruling that yeshiva students 'must lay down their lives' rather than enter the IDF.

Hareidi Women Chefs Break Gefilte Fish Stigma

Suppression of women? Hareidi women’s convention breaks the myth and also the stigma that there is nothing to eat except gefilte fish.

Man Offers One Year for Rabbi Elyashiv

A hareidi-religious Torah student has offered a divine exchange: One year of his life for continued life for Rabbi Elyashiv.

Police Fail to Solve Anti-Hareidi Attacks

Minister promises police crackdown after anti-hareidi attacks, but is stymied by lack of suspects.

Satmar Stage Anti-Israel Protest in London

A group of anti-Israel extremists in London have sought to vilify Israel for cracking down on a violent fringe sect in Jerusalem

IMF Warns of Possible Economic Instability in Israel

IMF warned Israel of potential economic instability because of high unemployment and poverty in Arab, hareidi sectors.

Hareidi Soldiers Forced to Hear Lecture Given by Female Soldier

Hareidi-religious soldiers complain that contrary to guidelines they were forced to attend a Tu B'Shvat lecture given by a female soldier.

‘Lone Soldiers’ in IDF Now Include Hareidi Youth

The term “lone IDF soldier” usually refers to olim without families in Israel but now includes hareidi youth rejected by their families.

U.S. Ambassador Visits Hareidi Institutions

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro visits the Mir Yeshiva and the Bedomaich Chayi Cord Blood Bank in Jerusalem.

Chabad Rabbi Donates Kidney, 'Act of Caring'

A Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi in New Jersey has donated his kidney to a Jewish man living on a secular moshav in Israel.

Anti-Hareidi Violence: 'I Feel Hurt That You Can't Walk Around'

The hareidi man who was attacked on Friday night in Ashdod recalls the attack. "I was hurt not just physically but also emotionally."

Knesset Committee Passes Nazi Symbol Bill

A Knesset committee has passed a bill to fine perpetrators NIS 100,000 if they use as a slur any Holocaust symbol or calls anyone a "Nazi."

Photo Essay: Beit Shemesh Women Protest with Flash Mob Dance

In wake of recent tension in Beit Shemesh, more than 200 local women and girls, most of them religious, held a giant flash mob dance.

Hareidi Man Attacked in Ashdod

A 31-year-old hareidi-religious man was attacked overnight Friday night in Ashdod. He required hospitalization.

Rabbi Lau: Shouts of 'Nazi!' Cause Me Nightmares

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau tells Ma'ariv he was shocked to see a photo of a Jewish boy wearing a yellow star in last week's hareidi protest.

UTJ Lawmaker Warns: 'Don't Enlist in IDF Yet'

A United Torah Judaism MK warns young hareidi religious men not to join IDF special programs without assurances they can observe Torah law.

IDF Chief Rabbi: Fire IAF Chief Rabbi Who Protested

Chief Military Rabbi Peretz wants Air Force to boot its Chief Rabbi, who resigned from leadership of hareidi project.

Hareidi Girl Attacked by Secular on Bus

A hareidi man was shown spitting at a girl as she walked to school, but now attacks on hareidim are coming from the other direction.

IDF Chief of Staff: All Troops Must Attend Official Ceremonies

IDF Chief of Staff Benny Ganz rules no soldier will be exempt from official military ceremonies, even if a woman is singing.

Yossi Peled: Protesters Crazy to Use Yellow Star

Pinning a yellow star on to the chest of a child to make a point at a protest is tantamount to a loss of sanity, says Minister Yossi Peled.

Aharonovitch: 'Don't Be Afraid to File Complaints'

Public Security Minister Yitzchak Aharonovitch tells women "don't be afraid" to file complaints if they are harrassed in public venues.

Minister: Some Gender Segregation is OK

Minister Limor Livnat thinks that hareidim can enforce segregation of bus space in their own cities.

Police Vow 'Zero Tolerance' on Discrimination Against Women

Israel Police Commissioner Yochanan Danino vows a "zero tolerance" policy on discrimination against women in public venues.

Hareidi Rabbinical Council: Give Us Private Bus Lines

Rabbinical Council on Transportation says latest "leftist provocation" shows hareidi need their own bus lines. Will hareidi tycoons donate?

'Revolution in Attitude Towards Charedi Special-Ed Children'

The first-ever conference of hareidi religious organizations that work with disabled children was held in Jerusalem.

Population Forecast: More Hareidim by 2059

Central Bureau of Statistics releases new population forecast, predicting that hareidim will make up 41% of the population by 2059.

Hareidi Soldier Enlistments Up 1000 Percent in Six Years

Soaring enlistment of hareidi religious men bodes well for the IDF and for society in general, according to the army.

Halevy: Sorry – but I Still Think I’m Right

Former Mossad chief apologizes for hurt caused by “hareidim worse than Iran” comment, but does not rescind remarks.

Former Mossad Chief – Anti-Semitic?

Former Mossad chief accused of incitement, anti-Semitism over comments targeting hareidi-religious Jews.

Religious Unity in Face of Destruction

Hareidi-religious MKs reach out to religious-Zionists, say: we oppose demolition of Jewish towns and always have.

Hareidi Fury over Trajtenberg ‘Blood Libel’

Hareidi-religious MKs outraged: Trajtenberg targets hareidi community without offering solutions.

New ‘Kosher’ Facebook Website Hacked

Pro-Arab computer vandals hacked the new “kosher” Facebook site that separates men and women and bans improper pictures.

Deal: Chabad Men to Join Israeli Army

Leaders of the Chabad chassidic movement are to sign a deal that will see young members integrated into the IDF.

Hareidi Religious Community Wants Work, Fills Job Fair

Israeli’s hareidi religious community shatters the myth they don’t want to work and overwhelms a government job fair aimed at them in Jerusa