Haredi demographics
Cutting support for Haredi families would weaken Israel’s demographic resilience, economy - opinion
Population decline can create a feedback loop. As populations shrink, the burden on younger generations grows, making it harder for young couples to raise families.
National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds
Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions
Equality requires universal draft, participation in economy and workforce, MK Liberman says
At least 6 Americans, including 3 teens, among victims in Meron disaster
Yosef Amram Tauber, 19, of Monsey, was a student at the Brisk yeshiva. A relative said that he left for Israel to attend the yeshiva “for the first time last week.”
Coronavirus and the haredim: By the numbers
Why the haredi status quo cannot be sustained
COVID haredi unit head: Enforcement ineffective
Speaking in an online press conference, Numa said infection rates in the ultra-Orthodox sector now account for a quarter of all infections.
The Covid-19 Fertility Crisis: A Short Story
A peek into a possible future blighted by the coronavirus
Haredim only make half the salary of others in hi-tech industry
The average salary of a haredi tech employee is NIS 10,830 a month, compared to an average monthly wage of NIS 22,479 among non-haredi tech workers.
Timora: Providing an alternative to high-risk religious teens
The Timora organization was founded 20 years ago to respond to the needs of teenagers from the national-religious sector who dropped out of yeshiva high schools.
A look at creative efforts of members the ultra-Orthodox community
“This is about a neighborhood just a few minutes away from here, but how much does the regular secular Israeli know about them other than the demonstrations and bad stuff that gets into the media?”
The haredim, Israel’s moderates
To some, this might sound like heresy and lunacy in equal measure. The haredim have been called many things in their time – but moderate?
In coalition talks, UTJ demanded law to allow gender separation in public
The demand, first published by the KAN public broadcaster, was roundly condemned by opposition politicians and civil society groups.
Election results show haredi public voted overwhelmingly for their parties
Expectations were high that significant numbers of haredi voters would vote for non-sectoral parties.
