Haredi

Haredi protesters attack female soldiers, Iran protests gain momentum

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Ultra-Othodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, on Tuesday. These protests were not about honoring the dead, but about avoiding accontability, the writer argues.
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) mob flips police car while chasing female soldiers in Bnei Brak, February 15, 2026.

WATCH: Israel Police rescue two female IDF soldiers chased by ultra-Orthodox mob in Bnei Brak

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is underdiagnosed in ultra-Orthodox and Arab-Israeli populations, according to Jerusalem Taub Center for Social Policy Studies.

Haredi, Arab children with autism face inequality and delay in diagnosis, study finds

YITZIK CROMBIE, the CEO of Israeli start-up Bizmax, poses on November 21 2018 at the company's offices in Jerusalem, the first of its kind for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men.

EU appoints first ever haredi to National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts


Jerusalem College of Technology: Balancing academic education, religion, and IDF service

JCT’s new technical haredi hesder yeshiva, an offshoot of Beit Midrash Derech Chaim, is geared toward haredi students who combine Torah learning, academic studies, and then military service.

An ultra-Orthodox (haredi) student is seen at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

‘How long will the hypocrisy continue?’: Israeli opposition slams haredi Jerusalem protests

Israeli politicians slammed the Netanyahu government and the haredi "Million Man March" in Jerusalem on Thursday.

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.

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

Haredi teen killed in fall at Jerusalem construction site during ultra-Orthodox draft protest

Dozens of haredi protesters were recorded climbing a crane and multiple high-rise construction sites and are now refusing to come down.

Haredi teens summit a building in Jerusalem for the Million Man March on October 30, 2025.

Mass haredi protests in Jerusalem, Palestinian terrorist re-arrested - October 30, 2025

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

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

World Zionist Congress reshuffles agenda due to expected haredi IDF draft protests

WZO Vice Chairman Dr. Yizhar Hess denounced reports that delegates would participate in the protests.

Guards remove ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters from the courtroom during a hearing on the government’s draft of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli military, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 29, 2025.

The Haredi Debate: Where do we stand?

Join Judith Segaloff and a panel of experts as they explore the complexities, challenges, and evolving dynamics of Haredi Jewish life in Israel and beyond.

Jewish men pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, October 1, 2024

Ex-Sephardi chief rabbi slams Tel Aviv rabbi as 'heretic' after he calls for haredi IDF enlistment

Rabbi Tamir Granot's son, Capt. Amitay Zvi Granot, was killed shortly after Hamas's October 7 attack in an incident on the Lebanon border while fighting Hezbollah. 

 Shas spiritual leader and former Sephardic chief rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, seen during a weekly lecture at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, June 07, 2025; illustrative.

Shas quits its coalition positions, demands regulation around haredi draft law

Shas vowed to continue advocating for yeshiva students, whom the party describes as “the secret of the spiritual and historical existence of the Jewish people.”

Head of Shas party Aryeh Deri and Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef visit at the scene of suspected arson and vandalism at a Jerusalem synagogue which is often frequented by Rabbi Yosef, June 8, 2025.

Senior haredi rabbi calls for widespread protest after unrest following arrests of draft dodgers

Three haredi protesters were arrested in Bnei Brak, while protesters in Jerusalem blocked a major road and the light rail tracks, throwing stones at passing vehicles, Israel Police confirmed.

Haredi protesters block traffic during a protest against the arrest of haredi draft dodgers, October 22, 2025.