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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 568

ultra-Orthodox

Illustrative: Congregants praying at the Kadoorie – Mekor Haim synagogue in Porto, Portugal, May 2014. (Courtesy of the Jewish Community of Porto)
April 1, 2025, 3:55 am
Why do US Jews leave Orthodoxy? A new study tries to map out the reasons
A survey of 29 formerly religious subjects by the Orthodox Union concludes synagogues and schools must adopt more inclusive mindsets while parents should provide clear support
By Zev Stub
Religious women protest for the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the IDF, at the entrance to Jerusalem, November 11, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
March 26, 2025, 2:55 am
Religious Zionist Israelis growing increasingly critical of Haredim, new survey shows
Poll says that just over half of religious Zionists recognize ultra-Orthodox contributions to society, down since last year, as more respondents want to see ‘equal burden-bearing’
By Rossella Tercatin
Rabbi David Leybel, founder of Achvat Torah, in his Jerusalem office, March 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
March 25, 2025, 5:14 pm
‘Our shared nation is under attack’: A Haredi rabbi explains how to draft the ultra-Orthodox
Rabbi David Leybel has already registered significant achievements in integrating Haredim into the workforce. Now he’s turning his sights on military service
By Rossella Tercatin
Haredi Jews clash with police during a protest against the ultra-Orthodox draft on Road 4 outside Bnei Brak on March 2, 2025 (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 16, 2025, 12:59 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 16: Day 527 – Haredi groups help yeshiva students dodge draft
Political correspondent Sam Sokol discusses the issue of ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions amid current budget debate and his ongoing investigation into draft dodging organizations
By Jessica Steinberg and Sam Sokol
Ultra-Orthodox extremists opposed to the draft protest and clash with police outside a conference honoring Haredi soldiers, in Jerusalem, January 28, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 21, 2025, 10:32 am
October 7 changed Israel forever. But the ultra-Orthodox? Not so much, report suggests
Israel Democracy Institute’s study indicates that Haredi solidarity with the rest of society was transient
By Rossella Tercatin
Ultra-Orthodox men dance during a special celebration marking the end of Hanukkah, in Meron, northern Israel, on January 2, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
January 9, 2025, 3:08 pm
Haredi men’s employment growth stalls, income gap with mainstream Israel widens – study
Alongside turmoil over low military draft rates, Israel Democracy Institute report raises alarm over Haredi men’s limited progress integrating into workforce
By Mati Wagner
United Torah Judaism MK Yitzhak Pindrus leads a special committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 3, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
December 30, 2024, 11:43 pm
Haredi MK says he opposes IDF service because Orthodox soldiers ‘leave religion’ in the army
UTJ’s Pindrus sparks furor with response when asked how the ultra-Orthodox can refuse to share the burden, given the high death toll among religious Zionist soldiers
By Sam Sokol
A homeless person in the streets of Jerusalem. December 18, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ FLASH90)
December 18, 2024, 7:40 pm
Nearly 2 million Israelis below poverty line in 2023; 1 in 4 children are poor
National Insurance Institute figures show that 20.7% of the population was living in poverty in 2023, including 872,400 children; Arab and ultra-Orthodox communities are worst off
By ToI Staff
The compound of Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus, April 10, 2022. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
December 18, 2024, 1:09 pm
Palestinians shoot at bus of Israelis illegally visiting Nablus tomb, injuring one
Bus driver hurt and arrested along with 19 ultra-Orthodox Israelis — said to be members of Shuvu Bonim cult — for entering area without IDF authorization
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Undated photo of then-Ponevezh Yeshiva (Ponevitch) head Rabbi Asher Deutsch. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
December 16, 2024, 3:01 pm
Rabbi Asher Deutsch, leader of hardline Jerusalem Faction, dies at 79
The radical ultra-Orthodox group he headed campaigns against drafting community members into the IDF
By ToI Staff
A man yanks at the sidecurls of an ultra-Orthodox passerby in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024. (Screen capture via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 5, 2024, 1:32 pm
East Jerusalem man yanks Haredi passerby’s sidelocks, spits and hurls ‘racist’ insults
East Jerusalem man in his 20s arrested over incident, which took place near Old City; court to consider request to extend his detention on Thursday
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, walking outside his office at the Knesset on November 11, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
November 12, 2024, 12:33 am
After booting Gallant, Netanyahu said to secure support for Haredi draft exemptions
Cabinet secretary reportedly says departure of defense chief, who opposed bill giving ultra-Orthodox pass on military service, will allow ‘good bill’ to advance
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox children at a cheder in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim, March 5, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 3, 2024, 5:48 pm
Bill guaranteeing daycare subsidies to Haredi draft evaders advances to Knesset vote
Ministers vote in favor of legislation that Attorney General’s Office says constitutes ‘state and institutional encouragement’ for ultra-Orthodox evasion of military service
By Jeremy Sharon and Sam Sokol
Ultra-orthodox jewish children play in the Haredi neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, June 26, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 28, 2024, 12:57 am
Daycare subsidies for children of Haredi yeshiva students to be halted from November
Deputy AG says lack of legal framework to exempt ultra-Orthodox students from IDF service makes the financial aid illegal; cut in funding expected to have large impact on community
By Jeremy Sharon
A Haredi draftee is received by a soldier at the Tel Hashomer base in central Israel, August 6, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 22, 2024, 2:32 am
IDF: Only some 70 Haredi men have reported to induction centers since High Court ruling
Landmark decision in June declared there is no legal basis to excuse ultra-Orthodox from compulsory service, but less than three percent of 3,000 drafted have so far cooperated
By Emanuel Fabian
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