Haredi population in israel

'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.”

IDF armored and infantry reserve units in military training in Golan Heights before heading South to the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023.
Protests against haredi draft begins in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025.

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

 ‘THE HAREDI leadership argues that it is forbidden to draft yeshiva students whose Torah is their profession and that they defend the State of Israel through their studies.’

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox face arrest for draft evasion in IDF crackdown

 ‘THE HAREDI leadership argues that it is forbidden to draft yeshiva students whose Torah is their profession and that they defend the State of Israel through their studies.’

338 haredim join IDF's special new tracks, compared to 10,000 summoned


Yisrael Beytenu petitions High Court to stop extension on haredi draft bill

The deadline for the enlistment bill has been extended several times, the last extension occurring in early December, setting the current January 15 deadline.

Ultra-orthodox in the IDF: A Nahal Haredi swearing-in ceremony

Degel Hatorah, Agudat Yisrael to run together

A source in Aguda confirmed that it appears the two parties will be able to come to an agreement to run together.

DEGEL HATORAH and Agudat Yisrael councils 370

Labor-force participation

Haredi men and Arab woman are the focus of efforts to increase the labor-force participation.

Labor-force participation

Graduates of haredi civil service begin their journey in public service

Haredi men from across the spectrum of the community, Sephardi, hassidic, and “Lithuanian” non-hassidic, all participated in and completed the six-month long course called “Influencers.”

"Artwork" of Haredi Jew in London

Haredi parties don’t rule out new enlistment proposals

The proposals include financial sanctions against the state yeshiva budget for failure to meet enlistment targets.

Haredi soldier

May 9, 2018: Targeted for extinction

Letters

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Lessons from a stormy political week

At the heart of this political thriller lay a tragedy, the tragedy of ultra-Orthodoxy.

An Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jew is being carried away by police after blocking a main road in Bnei Barak during a protest

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

What are the most popular Jewish baby names in Israel?

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

Babies (Illustrative)

'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.

"Shababnikim"