Ultra-Orthodox
Ultra-Orthodox protesters launch feces at real estate CEO's home over grave-digging issue
Individuals rioted outside the homes of the CEO and VP of Aura real estate in protest of a new project in Yehud, which they claim would take place on top of graves.
Ultra-orthodox ultimatum pressures Netanyahu over military draft crisis - explainer
Netanyahu puppeteering government's collapse to avoid cross-examination in trial - report
Yitzhak Teshuva: "Where others tried and failed - I succeeded only through faith"
Haredi school counselors train to identify domestic abuse under new initiative
"We teach counselors to do more than recognize distress—we teach them how to respond effectively," said Bat Melech director of education and outreach.
Israeli society is veering towards the brink of collapse – opinion
Israeli society is splitting in two, and the bridges, if any still exist, are collapsing rapidly. How can we repair our divides?
'Articles of Faith': Faithful to tradition, open to complexity - book review
A recurring theme in Articles of Faith is the delicate balance between upholding rabbinic authority while acknowledging the realities of a post-modern, digitally saturated world.
In the pink: Israeli films showcase ethnic, LGBT diversity in the haredi community - review
Together, Pink Lady and Neither Day nor Night cast a light on the highly insular center of the haredi world.
IDF arrests 36 in overnight operation amid crackdown on draft dogers
Netanyahu seeks to draft 10,500 haredim over two years, or around 5,250 per year.
A year of empty promises: Edelstein talks, but no draft law yet on haredi enlistment - opinion
MK Yuli Edelstein has spent a year holding talks on ultra-Orthodox enlistment without delivering a draft law, exposing a gap between his rhetoric and real progress.
Knesset c'mtee to discuss female soldiers' rights, haredi IDF integration
The session comes as the coalition moves forward with legislation that would regulate exemptions for haredi yeshiva students from mandatory military service.
A historical watershed: The haredi community's response to war - opinion
History suggests that when segments of society are perceived as avoiding shared sacrifice during existential threats, the resulting social tensions can persist for generations.
Hasidic sect offers major cash boost to solve matchmaking crisis
Facing a matchmaker shortage, the Hasisdic Gur sect is boosting pay to revive its matchmaking system.
Passover and the price of redemption: The burden of war must be shared by all Jews - opinion
Real redemption requires sacrifice: only when every Jew embraces this burden will we truly understand the slavery and freedom in the matzah and the blood and jubilation in the wine.
A gov't of desecration: Goldknopf’s dance shows Israelis who is really to blame - opinion
How in the world can self-identifying Zionist Knesset members in the coalition participate in this injustice?