Haredi

Most of IDF reservists oppose ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions

The survey polled 800 reservists who fought in the Israel-Hamas War.

19/12/2024

What effects does first exposure to social media have on former haredi Jews?

The study aimed to look at ex-ultra-Orthodox Jews' use of social media after their first encounter with it to see what effect it had on them.

  A haredi man and an IDF soldier pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, November 14, 2024

On the haredi draft: Israelis are no longer tolerating the current situation

"We need a draft so that haredim don’t drift off and evolve into a separate people not just distinct from, but separated from, the rest of Jewry. We need each other too much for that to happen."

By AHARON E. WEXLER
17/12/2024

Rabbi Asher Deutsch, leader of Peleg Yerushalmi, dies at 79

He previously served as the head of the Lithuanian 'Ponevezh Yeshiva' for 46 years, and has been influential in draft dodging among yeshiva students.

'Throw them in the toilet': Yitzhak Yosef urges students to 'tear up' draft orders

"What do we have without our Torah? Why did we come here—to become secular? If a draft notice arrives, tear it up. Do you have a toilet at home? Flush it down,” Yosef said.

By YAKI ADAMKER
05/12/2024

Haredi soldiers complete air force technicians course, ensuring IAF's operational readiness

The course certified 26 soldiers as technicians, who will serve at the hangar and ensure operational support for IAF fighter jets and their weapons systems.

Editor's Notes: Diaspora donors to haredi yeshivas: You can demand change

If you care about Israel’s future—and I know you do—then it’s time to act. Meet with the rabbis. Challenge them. Urge them to find solutions.  

21/11/2024

Haredi military service: Change from the bottom up as grassroots support grows

When it comes to ultra-Orthodox (haredi) military service, the change within the haredi community will come from the bottom up.

19/11/2024
 Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israeli military draft orders, in Bnei Brak, November 17, 2024

1,000 haredi IDF draft orders sent out, 6,000 more over 2 months

Katz doesn't block draft orders despite his mission to compromise with the ultra-Orthodox.

The cover of a Haredi newspaper against the draft of Haredim into the IDF.

Haredi leaders urge draft defiance on front page of 'Yated Ne'eman' newspaper

Rabbi Dov Landau proclaimed: “We know full well that no yeshiva student or kollel scholar will join the army—under any circumstances and in any form whatsoever.”

By YAKI ADAMKER
17/11/2024
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