Haredi demographics

Equality requires universal draft, participation in economy and workforce, MK Liberman says

Ultra-Orthodox populations must join not just the military but the workforce if Israel wants to have a sustainable economic future, Liberman said at the Ogen Conference.

Avigdor Liberman speaks at a Knesset meeting during the first week of the Israeli Parliament's winter session, October 27, 2025
 HAREDI JEWS walk in the streets of the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, in Jerusalem, earlier this month.

Coalition, opposition spar as preliminary vote on haredi daycare bill nears

 ULTRA-ORTHODOX men protest against the haredi draft, in Jerusalem last week.

A country at a crossroads: The issue of Haredi IDF service post-October 7 - analysis

HAREDI MEN protest outside the IDF recruiting office in Jerusalem.

Post-October 7: What does a haredi IDF draft look like?


The Covid-19 Fertility Crisis: A Short Story

A peek into a possible future blighted by the coronavirus

Haredi men and their children protest government restrictions barring them from reaching Mount Meron on Lag Ba’omer, in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood on May 10, 2020.

Haredim only make half the salary of others in hi-tech industry

The average salary of a haredi tech employee is NIS 10,830 a month, compared to an average monthly wage of NIS 22,479 among non-haredi tech workers.

Avratech director Aaron Safrai (right) is pictured with ultra-Orthodox Jewish students learning computer programming at Avratech's Jerusalem offices

Timora: Providing an alternative to high-risk religious teens

The Timora organization was founded 20 years ago to respond to the needs of teenagers from the national-religious sector who dropped out of yeshiva high schools.

A group of Timora students playing music at a residential village

A look at creative efforts of members the ultra-Orthodox community

“This is about a neighborhood just a few minutes away from here, but how much does the regular secular Israeli know about them other than the demonstrations and bad stuff that gets into the media?”

SHOSHANA STERNBUCH’S aptly titled abstract painting Maze of Dream with Color.

The haredim, Israel’s moderates

To some, this might sound like heresy and lunacy in equal measure. The haredim have been called many things in their time – but moderate?

SHLOMO CHRISTOPHER POZNER’S Shabbos video work looks at the delicate balancing act between Jerusalem’s haredi residents and the secular establishment.

In coalition talks, UTJ demanded law to allow gender separation in public

The demand, first published by the KAN public broadcaster, was roundly condemned by opposition politicians and civil society groups.

Israel's Deputy Health Minister, Yaakov Litzman (C) from United Torah Judaism party attends a meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem September 13, 2017.

Election results show haredi public voted overwhelmingly for their parties

Expectations were high that significant numbers of haredi voters would vote for non-sectoral parties.

Haredi men gather in Jerusalem for the funeral of Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach

Just the Facts: The haredi vote


Haredi population projections to be less than previous estimates

“Forecasts based on natural growth rates, which do not take other factors into account, should be treated cautiously."

Haredi men gather in Jerusalem for the funeral of Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach

The balanced policy:

The key to ultra-Orthodox integration

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man holds a Bible as he protests against a monthly prayer session of the Women of the Wall group at the Western Wall, 2013