All 54,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews eligible for military service will be called on to arrive for actual service by July 2026.

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IDF Chief hails haredi soldiers of Hashmonaim Brigade as pioneers, emphasizing their vital role in national defense and ...

ALBAWABA - The ultra-Orthodox military draft law is causing a political standoff that could end Israel's coalition government ...

The committee decided to debate the proposal once again in a month’s time. The government’s Ministerial Legislation Committee ...

One in seven Jews worldwide are strictly Orthodox, or Haredi. It's a population of roughly 2 million out of 15 million Jews, ...

Haredi Jews (the word comes from the Hebrew word “hared,” meaning “to tremble”) have erected strong and seemingly impregnable barriers to any outside influence.

The Haredi world’s disregard for Zionism originates in its opposition to the movement’s secular orientation and the belief that Jewish nationhood could only be achieved through the Messiah.

While Israeli Jews are subject to a mandatory draft at age 18 — and regular reserve duty for decades afterward — an exception is made for the growing number of haredi Orthodox Israelis, who ...

Haredi Jews visit Israeli army soldiers on Oct. 11. Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images. Cohen, the Haredi journalist, who is a host on the popular Kol Berama radio station, ...

The founder and editor-in-chief of Shtetl is Naftuli Moster, a 37 year-old activist-turned-journalist.Moster says the website will show that, just like those small Jewish villages, the Haredi ...