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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
Yeruham yeshiva mourns Sgt. Yakir Shinkolevsky, Capt. Eitan Fish
"We will continue to build, plant, grow, and unite as a people because that was your way."
Mourning the loss of two soldiers who fell in battle on Monday
Sergeant Yakir Yedidya Shankolevsky, 21 years old, and Captain Eitan Fish, 23 years old, were killed in battle in Gaza.
As civilians, banks, and companies pool aid for IDF, the gov't has worried about funding yeshivas
In the days following Hamas’ devastating slaughter of Israeli civilians, the government held meetings to discuss how to get government funding to yeshivas.
Umbrella for gap-year programs in Israel says more than 5,000 participants are safe
A spokesperson for Masa Israel Journey to the JTA that all of its 5,700 participants had been relocated away from areas "under direct danger."
OECD to Israel: Cut back on financial support for Yeshiva students
OCED's report highlighted concerns over the underrepresentation of certain groups, particularly within the haredi and Arab populations.
Israelis overwhelmingly support transport on Shabbat, haredi IDF draft
More than 7 in 10 Israelis want Shabbat transportation while nearly 8 in 10 support an IDF draft for yeshiva students, according to the recent Hiddush annual religion and state index for 2023.
Israel to indict 'Jake Segal' for tricking women into sex, relationships
The so-called "Yeshiva Deceiva" was arrested on August 22 by Jerusalem police.
Israeli mothers of IDF soldiers file petition to draft yeshiva students
The 240 appellants, mothers of current, former, or future soldiers, called for the ultra-Orthodox to begin to undergo fitness testing and drafting to the IDF.
'Draft yeshiva students to IDF now' - reservists to court
Brothers in Arms argued to the High Court that there was no primary legislation granting an exemption for yeshiva students.
Court says it won’t block rebuilding of West Bank’s Homesh on state land
“We order the deletion of the petition after it has been exhausted in its current form,” the court said.
