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Beyond the Headlines: Stronger than we think
A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.
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](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/687674 "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
Israel faces tough choices over haredi draft exemptions, legal expert warns - interview
Agudat Yisrael accused of instructing yeshiva students to evade IDF draft sanctions
Recordings published in Ynet last week revealed that Agudat Yisrael party officials were instructing yeshiva students to open fictitious small businesses.
Fire injures seven near Chabad HQ, Brooklyn, one in critical condition
The fire was reportedly caused by a radiator plugged into an electrical outlet resulting in the apartment being completely engulfed in flames and the personal belongings of 19 students being burned.
Haredim hold prayer meeting in Stamford Hill in protest of bill threatening Yeshivas
Haredi campaigners have expressed fear that the Bill would lead to state interference in yeshivas and force them to teach secular subjects.
The government needs to expand haredi recruitment into IDF - editorial
The government has to encourage a fast and vast shift within haredi society, showing that military service and keeping the faith are not contradictions.
Yeshiva students return to Kiryat Shmona, begin blood donations during severe shortage
Many of the yeshiva students have also volunteered to help in the rebuilding efforts and care for residents who were unable to evacuate.
'Far from simple or clear-cut': What do Israelis think about the haredi draft bill?
The Magazine spoke to Israeli men and women who have served in the army and/or have children in uniform. Here’s what they had to say about the haredi draft debacle.
On the haredi draft: Israelis are no longer tolerating the current situation - opinion
"We need a draft so that haredim don’t drift off and evolve into a separate people not just distinct from, but separated from, the rest of Jewry. We need each other too much for that to happen."
Rabbi Asher Deutsch, leader of Peleg Yerushalmi, dies at 79
He previously served as the head of the Lithuanian 'Ponevezh Yeshiva' for 46 years, and has been influential in draft dodging among yeshiva students.
War in Israel leads to unexpected increase in enrollment at American yeshivas
Most yeshiva students who went home during the early stages of the war returned in December and January to help support Israel and continue their learning.
'Throw them in the toilet': Yitzhak Yosef urges students to 'tear up' draft orders
"What do we have without our Torah? Why did we come here—to become secular? If a draft notice arrives, tear it up. Do you have a toilet at home? Flush it down,” Yosef said.
