Haredi Battalion Celebrates Lag B’Omer Near Gaza Border
As they transitioned between two high-intensity combat zones, the soldiers paused briefly to mark Lag B’Omer, drawing spiritual strength before returning to the battlefield.
Netanyahu, Edelstein, and Deri Unite on 2-Pronged Draft Law: One for Haredim, One Supporting...
Following the meeting, it was determined that the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee would pass 2 bills: the Conscription Act and the Serviceman Act.
Netanyahu, IDF, and Haredim on Government Crashing Collision Course Over Draft
“Issuing the conscription orders is nothing more than a symbolic move designed to divide the people — and nothing more.”
At IDF Haredi Memorial, a Historic Siyum HaShas Honors Fallen Soldiers
“To be a Haredi combat soldier in the IDF is to hold the Torah in one hand and the sword of King David in the other.”
Education Committee Approves Gender-Separated Graduate Tracks for Religious Students
The Supreme Court approved gender-separation for the ultra-Orthodox in academia, but not on graduate level.
Smotrich: Trump’s Gaza Plan Is the Real Response to October 7
On November 14, 2023, Smotrich advocated for the "voluntary emigration" of Arabs from the Gaza Strip to other countries.
DM Katz Introduces Principles of Emerging Haredi Draft
Katz announced that the draft outline aims to achieve a target of conscripting 50% of 18-year-old Haredim within seven years.
IDF Accelerates Enlistment of Hesder, Preparatory School Students, Service Year Volunteers
The army has struggled to meet its Haredi draft targets, and so, turning to the national religious recruits provides a convenient, if unfair, solution for the system.
Rebuffing Gallant DM Katz Vows Draft Bill Would Generate Myriad Haredi Recruits
At the proposed pace, Katz’s promise of “tens of thousands” of Haredi recruits would materialize around 2035, give or take a year.
Haredi Fighters in Gaza Pause to Compete in Hanukkah Halachas Quiz
“This quiz is living proof that Torah study and military service can coexist harmoniously."
Friends Remember Haredi Fighter Killed in Clash with Gaza Terrorists
"He was an amazing guy, with a good and sensitive heart. It struck a chord in us. He enlisted and remained a Ben Torah."
New Israel Fund Spends $150k to Prevent Alleged Right-Wing ‘Takeover’ of Gaza Border Kibbutzim
Residents told Channel 14 they did not know of any plot by right-wingers to seize control of the communities.
Goldknopf Extends Urban Renewal to Judea and Samaria Ushering In Thousands of Housing Units
The potential for new urban renewal projects in Judea and Samaria is wide-ranging and amounts to tens of thousands of new and improved housing units.
Record Number of Religious Women Enlist in IDF’s Shlav Bet
Over 120 women, aged 26-50, join the army in program opened for those who previously sought exemption from service.
Revealed: The Ten Commandments of the IDF’s New Haredi Division
The soldiers will be required to wear a black kippah throughout their service, and will be prohibited from using unfiltered cell phones.
Manpower Erosion: IDF Plans to Extend Hesder Yeshiva Fighters’ Compulsory Service
Hesder soldiers and Hesder graduates have been on the front lines in Gaza and Lebanon during the war.
Halevi Removes National Religious Colonel over Criticism of IDF Thinking
Nehama claimed that the IDF was achieving extraordinary feats at the tactical level, but these achievements did not translate into strategic advantage.
Supreme Court Overturns Tel Aviv Ban on Outdoor Yom Kippur Prayers
Secular protesters last year forcefully prevented traditional Jews from holding an outdoor Yom Kippur service.
Groundbreaking Ceremony Welcomes First Haredi Combat Fighters to Israeli Border Police
The event saw 31 Haredi men, graduates of the “Avneit” unit, complete their rigorous training and officially join the ranks of the Border Police, a paramilitary unit within the Israel Police that focuses on border security, counterterrorism, and maintaining internal security.
Smotrich Sets AG Straight: I’m the Finance Minister and I Keep Haredi Daycare
Smotrich is furious that the decision was made in a collaboration between the AG and the finance ministry’s legal counsel without consulting the decision-making echelon, the finance minister.
Mother of Fallen Soldier Urges Israelis to Lead More Meaningful Lives
"Share a smile, help someone in need, appreciate people, and together we can try to make our lives and other people's lives more meaningful."
How Ben Gvir ‘Prevented’ the October 7 Attack and How Blinken, Lapid, and Deri...
Itamar Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit has already robbed the Haredi parties of a seat each in the current Knesset.
Collective Punishment: AG Terminates Daycare for Haredi Families with Draft Dodgers
"An AG has pity for hapless Nukhba terrorists and is cruel to Jewish toddlers. Let it sink in for a moment. This is Sodom."
Rosh Yeshiva: No Tachnun Today – When the Wicked Perish We Rejoice
When Israel, with God’s help, eliminates the chief of staff of Hezbollah and Satan’s chief of Hamas within the same 24 hours – who has the head to supplicate?
Religious Women Present Innovative Technologies at Jerusalem Hackathon
The 26-hour hackathon drew 120 female students from JCT's Tal, Tvuna, and Lustig campuses.
Ben Gvir Alienates Allies by Allowing Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
"I remember the days when they shouted at me 'Allah Akbar' and I shouted back at them 'Shema Israel' and was arrested."
Ben Gvir ‘Storms’ Temple Mount, Arabs and Shas Minister Upset
In Arab reports, every visit to the Temple Mount is a storming of Al Aqsa, and every Jewish visitor is a settler.
Signaling Shift, Israeli Interior Minister Calls for Orthodox Flexibility on Military Service
Arbel was speaking one day after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told lawmakers he would begin drafting yeshiva students next month.
Leader of Lithuanian Haredim: Do Not Report to Draft Centers
"Do not show up at all at the draft offices, and do not respond to any draft summons, not even the initial summons."
9 Supreme Court Justices Rule Haredim Must Serve, Cut Supports for Resisting Yeshivas
The practical outcome of Tuesday’s ruling is that the IDF enlistments revert to the original, general Defense Service Law.
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