yeshiva students

Haredi draft evaders:

Yeshiva student arrested and handed over to Military Police

Escalation in draft battle: Yeshiva student arrested, clashes erupt at Maccabim checkpoint.

The hidden crisis facing haredi education

As government pushes core curriculum, severe teacher shortage prompting haredi leaders to confront deeper problem.

Sanzer Rebbe: Most Israelis do not hate Torah learners

Sanzer Rebbe meets young haredi man recently freed from military prison, praises his steadfastness, insisting 'most Jews in Israel' do not hate Torah students.

Watch: Yeshiva students dance at IDF enlistment center

Students from the Tefahot Yeshiva dance and sing at the Tel Hashomer inductment center, moments before joining Givati Brigade.

'The IDF's elite unit'

Faith and motivation at the Hesder yeshiva enlistment day

Father and son at Tel HaShomer discuss Hesder enlistment, Torah study, family service tradition, and motivation shaped by faith and recent war years.

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Unity between sectors at IDF induction base

A display of joyful unity as students from the Sderot Yeshiva fill the enlistment office with the song 'Yechi Adoneinu,' as a tribute to their Chabad friends who are enlisting to the Engineering Corps alongside them.

Court challenges freezing enforcement against draft evaders

An expanded panel of nine Supreme Court justices, headed by Deputy Chief Justice Noam Sohlberg, heard petitions Tuesday challenging a temporary measure that freezes arrest and enforcement proceedings against yeshiva students.

Haredim launch consumer initiative to combat cost of living

Haredi community leaders are launching a large-scale consumer initiative aimed at reducing the cost of living for families of Yeshiva students, following the recent economic sanctions imposed on Yeshiva students who do not report for IDF service.

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Haredi mob assaults IDF reservist

About 200 Gerrer hasidim demonstrated outside the home of AG Gali Baharav-Miara. An IDF reservist was injured after being assaulted by rioters.

Haredi Leader:

'There are wicked people in knitted kippot encouraging murder'

In a rare interview, haredi leader Rabbi Dov Lando sharply criticized efforts to draft yeshiva students into the IDF.

Mass protest planned for near military prison

Thousands of Sanz hasidim expected to protest outside Military Prison 10 after military court extends detention of two community members.

Supreme Court freezes law barring arrest of haredi draft-evaders

Supreme Court justice temporarily freezes implementation of newly-passed law halting the arrest of haredi draft evaders, orders State to justify.

Shas MK: Draft everyone who isn't studying in yeshiva

Shas MK Yaakov Margi opposes advancing 'Torah Study Law,' sharply rebukes anti-draft protesters chanting, 'We will die and not enlist.'

Gur hasid arrested as concerns of mass protests grow

Gur hasid Moshe Reuven Verdiger arrested while awaiting official approval of military exemption request, plans for possible protests not yet known.

Thousands of haredim lose eligibility for discounted homes

Construction and Housing Ministry sends notices to thousands of haredi yeshiva students, informing them of revocation of eligibility for housing lotteries.

Legal adviser warns:

Torah Study Law could grant yeshiva students soldiers' privileges

Sagit Afik, legal adviser to Knesset, says Torah Study Law would grant yeshiva students privileges similar to those of soldiers - unless amendments are made.

Rehovot: 17-year-old Chabad yeshiva student collapses

Teenage boy in serious condition after collapsing at Chabad yeshiva in Rehovot, family and friends ask public to pray.

The new demand infuriating haredi yeshivas

Tax Authority demanding yeshivas submit statements and documents on students' enlistment status as condition for donors to receive tax credits.

Baharav-Miara's next steps against haredi draft-evaders

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara demands Supreme Court ban afternoon program subsidies for haredi children whose fathers did not enlist in the IDF.

Leading haredi rabbi speaks out against demonstrations

Rabbi Dov Lando, leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, warns against participating in demonstrations, days after colleague Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch gives them a green light.

After the dispute

Hesder Yeshiva students to enlist in Armored Corps in August

The Hesder Yeshiva Union decided to continue enlistment to the Armored Corps, while demanding that the IDF uphold the Joint Service Ordinance.

Haredi rabbi's inciting claim: 'They are children of Amalek'

Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch, a leading haredi rabbi, pens sharply-worded letters condemning arrests of haredi draft evaders and urging increased Torah study instead of violence as response to 'decree' of enlistment.

Massive convoy to protest arrests of yeshiva students

Jerusalem Faction, major hasidic groups, organize protest convoy expected to disrupt traffic around Israel.

Haredi protest returns to Beit Lid

Thousands of students and alumni from Be'er Hatalmud Yeshiva expected to arrive at detention facility to protest arrest of Sephardic yeshiva student.

Yeshiva students vs. IDF soldiers:

A denial of the Torah of Moses

Rabbi Re'em Hacohen sharply criticizes the proposed Basic Law on Torah Study, arguing that it undermines the value of Torah study, 'the very comparison between yeshiva students and those serving in the IDF is a fundamental mistake.'

Jerusalem Faction threatens to block main roads

Jerusalem Faction to block roads, hold mass demonstration, in central Israel.

Rabbi warns: Not every haircut is permitted

Rabbi Eliyahu Blum discusses question of whether newest trend in haircuts, with little hair near the 'sidelock' area, is permitted under Torah law.

Basic Law: Torah Study passes preliminary reading

Knesset plenum approves Basic Law: Torah Study in preliminary reading, recognizing Torah study as an underlying value of the State.

Wedding disrupted by sirens continues in bomb shelter

Students from Afula Yeshiva bring joy to bride and groom during wedding celebration - even in the bomb shelter.

Haredi rabbi speaks out against mass protests

Rabbi Avraham Salim, leading Sephardic-haredi rabbi, tells haredi yeshiva students to stay away from protests, warning they detract from Torah study and accustom participants to violence.

Haredi MK to Supreme Court justice: 'Who are you, anyway?'

Haredi MK Meir Porush slams judicial system's 'despotism,' condemning hatred 'dripping between the lines' of every legal decision.

MPs retreat after trying to arrest Yeshiva student

Military Police forces left empty-handed in Dimona without carrying out the arrest after a protest broke out.

Haredi Leader:

'They are killed because their rabbis teach a distorted Torah'

In response to a student's question about feelings of guilt among Haredi yeshiva students, Rabbi Lando said that misguided spiritual leadership and the devaluation of Torah study are the causes of the casualties.

Haredi leaders warn against haredi IDF service tracks

Dozens of Lithuanian-haredi yeshiva deans join conference warning of spiritual danger in joining IDF; letter warns that 'one who goes there hands himself over to the control and authority of the military rulership.'

Haredi rabbi slams: 'They are persecuting Torah learners'

Rabbi Dov Lando accuses judicial authorities and media of targeting Torah study, praises growing public support and expansion of yeshiva learning.

Haredi leaders demand: Release draft-evaders before Passover

Haredi rabbis, public figures, demand yeshiva students arrested for refusing to enlist be released to celebrate Passover with their families. 'Torah is the true shield.'

Warning to yeshiva students: Do not travel abroad

Leading haredi figures issue instructions for yeshiva students, urging them to avoid involvement in arguments, maintain rigorous Torah study schedule.

Shabbat in Jordan: Chabad students evacuate Israel

Dozens of Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva and seminary students studying in Tzfat find travel plans canceled due to war with Iran, end up waiting for flight out of Jordan.

Yeshiva students break out dancing

At dozens of Religious Zionist yeshivas, students break out with dancing following strikes on Iran, elimination of senior Iranian military and political leaders. Watch.

Extremist haredim to protest in Jerusalem

Toldot Avraham Yitzhak hasidic rebbe orders anti-draft protest in Jerusalem following recent arrests of draft-dodging yeshiva students.

Lapid files complaint over threats to Netanyahu

Police arrest yeshiva student who sent MK Yair Lapid offer to harm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

Leading rabbi: Torah scholars have always been harassed

Rabbi Dov Lando, leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, urges Hebron Yeshiva students to continue studying Torah, ignore hardships.

Chief Rabbi: Value of ancient half-shekel is 80 NIS

Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef says price of silver has risen, worth of ancient half-shekel coin stands at 80 NIS.

All detainees arrested in Bnei Brak riots released

Judges release all 26 arrested in Bnei Brak riots, attorneys say arrests were 'show arrests.'

MK Porush:

'Can the IDF deal with detaining thousands of yeshiva students?'

MK Meir Porush submitted an urgent parliamentary query to Defense Minister Israel Katz regarding the arrest of yeshiva students and the conditions of their detention in military prison.

Miki Zohar: We won't allow harm to Torah learners

Culture and Sport Minister Miki Zohar says 'surreal' Jews should be sent to prison for studying Torah, promises government will 'fight' the phenomenon.

Clashes break out between yeshiva students and police officers

Scuffle between yeshiva students and construction workers in Be'er Ya'akov escalates into violent clash with police.

Will protests restart after draft-evader arrest?

Ariel Koren, student at the Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva in Tel Aviv, arrested for draft-evasion.

Leading rabbi: Nothing takes precedence over Torah study

Rabbi Dov Lando speaks to yeshiva students, stressing that 'Torah study is the most important thing in the world, and nothing takes precedence over Torah study.'

Democrat Representative defends Yeshiva students

Patrick Ryan wrote to Prime Minister Netanyahu to ask that he ensure Yeshiva students with American citizenship can travel freely despite sanctions for avoiding IDF service.

Haredi leaders disagree on Draft Law

Meeting between Lithuanian-haredi leaders and hasidic rebbes concludes without agreement on Draft Law position.

Yeshiva students walk out of tribute over women's singing

Dozens of yeshiva students who came to attend a Golani Brigade event in Jerusalem left the hall during a performance by the military band that included women's singing.

Dr. Haim Shine:

Enlisting haredim requires great patience

Attorney Dr. Haim Shine discusses the Draft Law, and crucial points for Israel's future.

Shas spokesman: Only Sephardic yeshiva students are arrested

Shas party spokesman Asher Medina says current situation is untenable, extremely dangerous for the haredi community.

Rabbi Mazuz: 'I love the army!'

Rabbi Tzemach Mazuz attends event honoring yeshiva students released from military prison, says he 'loves every soldier.'

Breakthrough:

Yeshiva students to be trained as welfare officers

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.

Economic sanctions for yeshivas: Here's how it will work

Defense Ministry Director General to be able to impose sanctions on yeshivas if students fail to meet legal requirements for full-time Torah study.

Haredi MK:

There are more draft-dodgers in Tel Aviv than among haredim

United Torah Judaism chief MK Yitzhak Goldknopf meets 12th graders from Ulpanat Ra'aya in Beit El, answers their questions about the lack of haredi enlistment.

After yeshiva student arrested:

Peleg Yerushalmi threatens to block roads

Sources in the Peleg Yerushalmi sect announce that they intend to hold demonstrations and block roads in protest of the arrest of an 18-year-old yeshiva student on Friday.

Leading Shas rabbi 'doesn't sleep at night' due to arrests

Rabbi Moshe Maya, leading rabbi at Shas' Council of Torah Sages, tells yeshiva student arrests are 'decree from Heaven,' as student describes conditions of imprisonment in military prisons.