Haredi population in israel

Study shows how Israel's economy funnels money to ultra-Orthodox families through benefit programs

The study, titled "On Taxes and Wonders," mapped, for the first time comprehensively, all that Israeli citizens give to the state and all that they receive from it.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026|ByARIEL FEIGLIN

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish sector has been protesting over the attempts to draft young haredi men into the military.

High Court: Israeli gov't must explain why it funds haredi schools without core studies

The order, issued in a petition filed by Hiddush, demands that the Education and Finance ministries explain why state funding is not conditioned on the teaching of core-curriculum subjects.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

IDF armored and infantry reserve units in military training in Golan Heights before heading South to the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023.

'We have prayer, we are serving, we are dying': IDF reservists frustrated over haredi draft issue

“My unit has done five rounds. We have lost three guys - three were killed in an ambush last year. We have wounded. You should know that our company of 80 guys, the majority are now religious.”

OCTOBER 30, 2025|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

Protests against haredi draft begins in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025.

'Poking a finger in whole country’s eye': Haredi anti-draft protests frustrate Jerusalemites

Many Israelis felt haredim should have to draft, but adaptations should be made to allow them to continue to live an ultra-Orthodox lifestyle while in the army.

OCTOBER 30, 2025|ByESTHER DAVIS

What are the most popular Jewish baby names in Israel?

From Avi to Yosef, biblical to modern and everything in between.

FEBRUARY 14, 2018ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI

'Shababnikim': Television's bad boys of yeshiva

As "Shababnikim" wraps up its first season, audiences are dying for more of the four haredi youth who aren't afraid to peek at the outside world.

FEBRUARY 14, 2018ByAMY SPIRO

Ultra-Orthodox: 50 shades of black

It is incumbent on the non-ultra-Orthodox to reach out to the Haredim with wisdom, understanding and patience to gently encourage integrating their young people into modern life.

JANUARY 24, 2018BySHLOMO MAITAL

Haredi men hold on to their hats on a windy day in Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox and affirmative action: Justice and not charity

For the ultra-Orthodox sector and for us as a society, justice is not charity.

JANUARY 16, 2018ByASAF MALCHI

A haredi man embraces a youth from the Orthodox community who has joined the army

Haredi population tops one million

There is a record low in the poverty rate for the Haredi sector, having diminished from 58% in 2005, reflecting increased integration of Haredi men and women into the work force in recent years.

JANUARY 1, 2018ByJEREMY SHARON

INCREASED INTEGRATION of Haredim into the workforce has resulted in a record-low poverty rate in the Haredi sector.

New civil service recruits will be Haredi under new guidlines

Some seven percent of the workforce is Haredi, but although no hard statistics are available, it is thought that the representation of Haredim in the civil service is exceedingly low.

DECEMBER 17, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON