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A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.
Ohr Torah Stone’s Neveh Shmuel Yeshiva High School dedicated the “Hall of Heroes,” a permanent memorial honoring 25 alumni of the yeshiva who fell in Israel’s wars and terror attacks over the past decades, including 11 who fell in the past two years.

This high school’s library is now a memorial to 25 fallen alumni in Efrat

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man is seen during protests in Jerusalem as a banner reads 'All [Israeli] people are IDF,' October 30, 2025

Haredi population grows rapidly while male employment and army service stall, IDI report finds

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

Israel faces tough choices over haredi draft exemptions, legal expert warns - interview


Gov't approves additional NIS 164 million for yeshiva, seminary students

The cabinet secretary stressed that the funds were taken from reserves from a former cut to ministries and not a new cut.

 Likud party chairman MK Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands with United Torah Judaism MK Yitzchak Goldknopf a plenum session in the assembly hall of the parliament (Knesset) on November 21, 2022.

Spiritual service cannot come at the expense of military service - editorial

“The Army of the People” cannot be a hollow slogan. It is important that Israel ease the haredi community’s path toward national service – with care, sensitivity, and respect for Torah study.

 Ultra-Orthodox UTJ MKs Meir Porush (L), Moshe Gafni and Ariel Atias (R) seen in the Knesset on February 18

A non-denominational yeshiva opens in Scotland, inspired by models in US and Israel

The founders of Azara, which is based for the summer in Edinburgh, hope to offer a pluralist space for intensive study of Talmud and other holy books.

 A young ultra orthodox Jewish man seen reading a newspaper in between studies at the Yeshiva Ateret Israel, in Jerusalem, September 2, 2013

High Court rejects petition to draft haredim

As the haredi draft law expires, controversy over military conscription intensifies, with arguments of discrimination and a cabinet plan for a new draft bill.

 A SOLDIER and haredi man pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

18 NYC yeshivas do not adequately teach secular studies, investigation finds

The letters show that city investigators confirmed what journalists have twice documented and advocates have long argued: that many yeshivas barely teach secular subjects.

 An Orthodox Jewish boy walks by a Yeshiva school bus, as New York City, April 9, 2019.

Time management struggles: The guilt of wasting time - opinion

I want to listen to Bruce Springsteen, but know I should listen to daf yomi. I want to listen to a history lecture, but know I should be listening to a podcast on the great judicial reform debate.

Daylight savings: Time to roll back the clock.

Israel's budget: Netanyahu gives in to demands from haredim, Ben-Gvir

The impasse developed last week after Agudat Yisrael, the Hassidic faction within UTJ, demanded over NIS 600 million additional coalition funds.

 National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir walks next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers during "40 signatures" debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset

Avi Maoz: NYC Mayor treats yeshivas better than Tel Aviv Mayor

Maoz quoted a speech made by NY Mayor Eric Adams, specifically citing Adams's pledge of support for yeshivas.

 NOAM CHAIRMAN Avi Maoz at the Knesset: Great concern.

New York Mayor Adams praises yeshiva education, pushes back on criticism

In a speech the New York City mayor suggested that the city’s public schools were failing students and should follow the yeshivas’ example. 

Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends a rally at City Hall the day before the election in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 1, 2021.

The halachic angle: Boycotting Angel Bakery