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?


Haredi leaders concede no dramatic changes on Shabbat status quo in Jerusalem

A committee was established by the municipality a month ago to look into the issue.

A haredi in Jerusalem

Court strikes blow against discrimination of Sephardi haredi girls

Haredi political leaders were swift to denounce the ruling.

A CLASSROOM awaits its pupils.

MK denounces gov’t over rise in yeshiva students, unemployed haredi men

The Knesset approved a budget increase for yeshivas, which Levi denounces as a "foolish decision."

Haredi Jews

Haredim protest against ‘harassment’ on Gur community

According to the Gur community, protesters entered the synagogue during the Shabbat evening prayer service and started using their cell phones, taking pictures and making phone calls.

Ultra-Orthodox man take part in a rally in Bnei Brak.

Israeli President Rivlin: Democracy is not to be taken for granted

“Israel is changing before our eyes,” he said. “There is no clear majority and there is no clear minority.”

Rivlin and Plesner

Haredim proud to be Israeli, poll finds

Haredim are right wing, believe Jewish law should take precedence in a conflict with civil law, and have barely any trust in the High Court of Justice or the media.

Shmuel Sokolik, the Israeli army’s only ultra-Orthodox combat doctor.

Calls to protect hassidic community from secular 'provocateurs'

There is severe inter-communal strife in Arad, where relations between the secular and haredi communities, in particular the Gur community, have been become increasingly rancorous.

Haredi man [Illustrative]

Three Ladies, Three Lattes: To work, to work, ‘l’haim’

Secular Pam, modern Orthodox Tzippi and haredi Danit answer your questions on percolating issues in Israel’s complicated social and religious fabric.

A haredi man trades stocks in Simple Trade’s shared workspace in Ramat Gan

Haredi hi-tech opens branch in Jerusalem

Avratech-Ravtech platform could eventually train and employ thousands of haredi men, if the state and other institutions give it sufficient backing.

Rabbi Leybel

Haredim and the IDF

On Friday, a man who had been threatening Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan for promoting haredi enlistment was arrested.

IDF soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Haredi infantry battalion are seen during their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem