Haredi news
ITIM organization asks High Court to bar draft evaders from Rabbinate exam benefits
ITIM asked the High Court to bar men from using yeshiva study completed without regularized military status to qualify for Rabbinate certification.
High Court freezes Knesset law stopping arrests of haredi military draft evaders
Bnei Brak set to become Israel's first city with gender-segregated streets, municipality announces
Sharren Haskel resigns as Israel's deputy FM over bill halting arrests of haredi draft dodgers
Study finds widespread history of sexual abuse among formerly Orthodox
“This report supports the anecdotal evidence I’ve seen that indicates a close link between abuse in a religious context and the subsequent rejection of that community."
Litzman threatens to leave coalition if haredi draft bill passes
Bill expected to pass late on Monday night, majority of haredi MKs to vote against; Yesh Atid to support govt and vote in favor.
Enlistment law goes to vote Monday
Zionist Union to turn vote into no-confidence motion
Young haredim more myopic than modern Orthodox and secular counterparts
"The results of the study indicate the need for cooperation between the health and education systems in formulating strategies to prevent the development of myopia in children."
Ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda battalion gets a new commander
Lt.-Col. Nitai Okashi was commended for stopping Gazan terrorist with his bare hands in 2007.
MK vows government will fall if haredi enlistment exemption law not passed
UTJ’s cooperation with the government is based on the agreement to protect the right of yeshiva students not to perform military service.
In Bnei Brak, Lag Ba’Omer celebrations abound for sage Shimon Bar Yochai
Despite warnings of heat, residents flocked to a “celebration of light.”
Haredi yeshiva head sentenced to 17 months for defrauding state
He was found guilty of defrauding the state of NIS 2.2m by faking student enrollment.
#NotMeToo?
Haredi papers ignore International Women’s Day
Haredi IDF enlistment targets not being met, report finds
Defense Ministry, IDF sluggish in enforcing terms of draft exemptions.
