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File photo of Shas leader Aryeh Deri (right) with United Torah Judaism's Moshe Gafni in the Knesset

3 min

Society

Ultra-Orthodox parties threaten to withdraw from coalition over IDF draft

The parties consider the army draft of ultra-Orthodox men an immediate threat • Meanwhile, the Knesset approved an emergency recruitment of additional reservists, supported by ultra-Orthodox lawmakers

Read time: 3 min.


Ultra orthodox Jews block a road during a protest against the ultra-Orthodox draft bill, with the sign saying they would rather die than jointhe military

3 min

Society

Dozens protest against IDF draft of ultra-Orthodox men to new brigade

The current recruitment is drafting religious men into the Israel Defense Forces for various combat and combat support paths, which are open to them and allow them to maintain their lifestyle

Read time: 3 min.


Hearing held by the Supreme Court over the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar

2 min

Society

Supreme Court demands gov't explain insufficient ultra-Orthodox recruits

The court also asked the government to justify the absence of sanctions against those who, although summoned, did not report to the recruitment office

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Ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest against the draft in Jerusalem on September 13, 2023.

1 min

Society

Over 1,000 arrest warrants issued after only 177 ultra-Orthodox men enlist

Less than two percent of the ultra-Orthodox men to whom orders were sent between July 2024 and March 2025 actually enlisted • 1,066 arrest warrants and 2,231 warnings were issued

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Ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with law enforcement after a demonstration in northern Israel was declared illegal

3 min

Society

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters block road near northern army base

Young ultra-Orthodox men clash with law enforcement as protest turns violent, with abusive slogans shouted at police and soldiers stationed at the base

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Ultra Orthodox Jewish men protest against the conscription bill that would end broad exemptions for yeshiva students, with one carrying a poster reading "To prison and not to the army," in Jerusalem, March 18, 2024.

3 min

Society

Daycare funds for draft-dodging ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students halted

Labor Minister 'gravely views the harsh and direct attack against those helpless toddlers who will be left without supervised educational frameworks' after attorney general's order

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Ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest against the draft in Jerusalem on September 13, 2023.

1 min

Society

Israel's social security to transfer data to military, thousands await IDF draft orders

An unknown number estimated at several thousand yeshiva boys is expected to be conscripted soon, with previous officials stating that some 3,000 will be drafted by the end of the year

Read time: 1 min.


Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with IDF troops in the northern West Bank

3 min

Society

Defense Minister Gallant: IDF needs 10,000 more recruits

'Unlike planes or bombs, soldiers cannot be brought from abroad, so we need to recruit more,' Defense Minister Gallant says

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Robert Kraft, CEO of the New England Patriots, poses on the red carpet at the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 58 football game Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Las Vegas

6 min

US / Canada

Robert Kraft donates $1 Million to Yeshiva University after ditching Columbia

This decision comes two months after Kraft withdrew his support from his Ivy League alma mater, Columbia University, over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests

Read time: 6 min.


A Jewish man blows a shofar as Jews pray for forgiveness ahead of the Jewish New Year, in Meron, northern Israel.

7 min

Religion

Torah and fauna: Inside the largest-ever collection of shofars

The most famous of biblical instruments, the special exhibit explores the relationship between Judaism and the natural world

Read time: 7 min.


A scientist is pictured working during a visit by Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, to Oxford Vaccine Group's laboratory facility at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, west of London on June 24, 2020.

3 min

Technology & Science

Students from around the world join research program with Israel’s top scientists

The students 'get to know researchers from all the diverse sectors of Israeli society' says program lead, Professor Arlene Wilson-Gordon of Bar-Ilan University

Read time: 3 min.


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) with Justice Minister Yariv Levin (L) and MK Aryeh Deri at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem.

2 min

Politics

Israel to allocate over $1.37 billion of state budget to ultra-Orthodox community

The overall state budget will amount to $133 billion in 2023 and $141 billion in 2024; Israel's gov has until May 29 to successfully vote the budget through

Read time: 2 min.


The skyline of the Gulf Emirate of Dubai with Burj Khalifa (center) on March 3, 2021.

1 min

Culture

Yeshiva University holds first Jewish studies conference in Dubai

Program will discuss philosophical exchange and mutual influence between Judaism and Islam

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FILE - Skyscrapers line the skyline of Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 18, 2018.

3 min

Economy

OECD report recommends increasing ultra-Orthodox, Arab labor integration

Corruption in Israel is high compared to the rest of the world, according to the report

Read time: 3 min.


Right-wing Jewish settlers build tents as they gather in the former Jewish West Bank settlement of Homesh.

2 min

Politics

Knesset repeals law barring Israelis from evacuated West Bank settlements

Smotrich hails legislation: 'What you vote for is what you get!'

Read time: 2 min.


View of the unauthorized outpost of Homesh, in the West Bank.

3 min

Politics

Settler leaders hail ministers' plans to legalize unauthorized West Bank outpost

Two new Israeli ministers issued a joint statement on Monday announcing the plan to repeal the Disengagement Law

Read time: 3 min.


View of Yeshiva University in New York City, United States, March 4, 2020.

3 min

US / Canada

Yeshiva University must recognize LGBTQ+ club, New York court rules

Court upholds a judge's ruling that the school doesn't qualify as a 'religious corporation'

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Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with ultra-Orthodox party leader Aryeh Deri.

2 min

Politics

Israel: Netanyahu promises ultra-Orthodox military exemption - report

Netanyahu reportedly reassured the United Torah Judaism and Shas parties: 'In the Jewish state, no one will go to prison for learning Torah'

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Rabbi Elishma HaCohen (L), head of the Homesh Yeshiva with Yigal Dilmony, the outgoing CEO of the Yesha Council, at the Homesh outpost in the West Bank, November 24, 2022.

3 min

Politics

West Bank council head issues call to next gov't during Homesh visit

'The hourglass of Homesh is running out,' says the outgoing CEO of the Yesha Council, Yigal Dilmoni

Read time: 3 min.


Jewish men study at Bnei Rachel Yeshiva, near Rachel's Tomb, south of Jerusalem.

2 min

Politics

Report: Netanyahu, religious parties agree on raising yeshiva stipends

The stipends that are given to Orthodox men studying will be raised to $380 instead of the current $205

Read time: 2 min.


View of Yeshiva University in New York City, United States, March 4, 2020.

3 min

US / Canada

New York's Yeshiva University halts student clubs in dispute over LGBTQ group

LGBTQ group's lawyer blasts decision as 'shameful tactic'

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks with attendees after the unveiling of a sculpture of herself at the Bronx Terminal Market, on September 8, 2022, in New York, US.

2 min

US / Canada

US: Sotomayor lets Jewish university bar LGBT student club

'We are grateful that Justice Sotomayor stepped in to protect Yeshiva’s religious liberty in this case'

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View of Yeshiva University in New York City, United States, March 4, 2020.

2 min

US / Canada

US judge orders Yeshiva University to recognize LGBT organization

The judge determined that 'Yeshiva University is not a ‘religious corporation''

Read time: 2 min.


Finance Minister and Israel Beytenu party chairman Avigdor Liberman speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 30, 2022.

2 min

Politics

Israel: Ultra-Orthodox institutions teach 'idleness,' says finance minister

The minister wants to cut the budget for these schools by over $120 million

Read time: 2 min.


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