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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.

|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
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

Modern Orthodox high school in Efrat, south of Jerusalem, unveils a memorial to 25 graduates who fell in Israel’s wars and terror attacks, integrating remembrance into daily study.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

According to IDI, the ultra Orthodox community is growing fast, but gaps in employment, income, and military service persist, particularly among haredi men.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Protests against haredi draft in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025.

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

Legal expert Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz warns that Israel’s draft bill for the Haredi community may entrench societal divisions and worsen long-term challenges for the economy and military.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

New York: The Hilula of Rabbi Chaim Pinto “The Younger” at the Yeshiva of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto

NOVEMBER 18, 2024ByMARK FISH

Rabbi Pinto: Most problems arise because people don’t know how to make decisions

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByDAVID BERGER

Be careful what you wish for: The haredi draft is a societal challenge the IDF can solve - opinion

Let's honor every IDF soldier, regardless of community or gender, for the holy work they continue to do every day on behalf of Israel, the Jewish people, and the entire free world.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByAVI ABELOW
IDF SOLDIERS pray during a break in a haredi unit’s training exercise. If haredi parents and rabbinic leaders could be assured that their sons would complete their service as they entered – as observant, ultra-Orthodox Jews – there would be more grassroots support, the writer maintains.

Haredi daycare bill: What is it and why should we care? - explainer

The general idea is that the state provides subsidized daycare for parents who otherwise would not be able to afford it.

NOVEMBER 5, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
An illustrative image of haredi residents of Jerusalem's Ramat Eshkol neighborhood.

‘I’m an American, but I’m also Jewish’: How Orthodox women in college are voting for president

Many Jewish women in the United States, including some who are Modern Orthodox, have taken up reproductive rights as a key issue, with some suing their home states on religious grounds.

NOVEMBER 3, 2024ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Students pray after listening to Sapir Cohen, a freed Israeli hostage, speak during an Evening of Unity event at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women on August 27, 2024 in New York City.

Likud's Dan Illouz digs in on haredi draft, defying Netanyahu

PM Netanyahu reportedly criticized Illouz for voicing his opposition to the gov's new initiative to incentivize haredim not to enlist in the IDF.

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Dan Illouz, former Jerusalem City Council Member

Golknopf agrees to drop IDF draft bill in exchange for approval of daycare subsidie

The haredi parties are willing to suffice with a bill that will enable this subsidy to continue as opposed to a complete IDF draft bill, according to the report.

OCTOBER 28, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Haredi men dressed in traditional ultra-Orthodox garb stand behind a group of religious IDF soldiers

Gov't doing 'everything' to extend yeshiva students exemption from IDF service, Deri says

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri emphasized efforts to extend IDF service exemptions for yeshiva students, citing Torah study's importance amid military needs.

OCTOBER 14, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Shas chairman Arye Deri.

'No young man will go to the army': Senior rabbi dissuades yeshiva students from IDF service

This follows rulings made by a number of top rabbis from different ultra-Orthodox groups in July that IDF service was prohibited.

OCTOBER 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabbi Dov Lando seen during a meeting to discuss the drafting of ultra-Orthodox jews to the IDF in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, April 5, 2024.

Gov’t again defies A-G, aims to continue subsidies for draft-age haredim

Daycare subsidies are economic incentive for ultra-Orthodox men to continue yeshiva despite legal requirement to enlist.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked traffic and the light rail in Jerusalem demonstrating against a Haredi draft into the IDF. February 26, 2024.