Haredi

'I don’t care about optics': Inside United Hatzalah’s Jerusalem daycare disaster response

United Hatzalah responders treated children, managed a possible toxic threat, and supported parents during a crisis at a Jerusalem daycare.

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The weekly news roundup with Jacob Laznik, host of The Deep Dive.

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First responders at the scene where dozens of toddlers were suspected to have been badly poisoned at a daycare in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.

High Court of Justice blocks autopsies of dead infants from Jerusalem daycare disaster

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, in Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

Ultra-Orthodox rioters throw stones, call police 'Nazis' in protests over dead infants' autopsies


WATCH: Soldier describes deadly Jerusalem terror attack, stopping terrorists

The terrorists boarded the Line 62 bus in Jerusalem, which operates across the city, and began shooting at passengers. 

Police and rescue personnel at the scene of a terror attack at Ramot junction, near the entrance to Jerusalem, September 8, 2025.

Bismuth promotes ‘emergency regulation’ for temporary solution on haredi draft - report

Enforcement sanctions on haredi draft dodgers would be frozen throughout the period of the emergency regulation, which would last for a year, Walla reported.

 MK Boaz Bismuth leads the lobby for releasing the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 9, 2024.

Grapevine, August 29, 2025: Keep kids away from Uman

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

(R-L) Ami and Tzvia Zoglobek with Shlomi Mayor Gavriel Na’aman; Lee Kabzetz, deputy head of human resources in the Zoglobek Group; and some of the children who received new school bags.

Most haredi IDF recruits had already left the community before enlisting - report

A new report shows most haredi men who enlist in the IDF had already left the ultra-Orthodox community, challenging claims that the army triggers their exit.

 A haredi man and an IDF soldier pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, November 14, 2024

Netanyahu’s Uman decision: A political misstep during Israel’s national crisis? - analysis

Governments often stumble not over grand strategies but over small, symbolic decisions that expose public anger.

 Jews in the streets of Uman, a day after the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 18, 2023.

Politicians decry attempts to allow haredi draft dodgers to travel to Uman, New York

The government decision to invest NIS 10 million to finance the various aspects of the annual haredi pilgrimage to Uman sparked widespread criticism.

 Jews in the streets of Uman, a day after the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 18, 2023.

Between two narratives: A candid conversation with an ultra-Orthodox Israeli

Explaining the ultra-Orthodox mindset that has led to widespread refusal to serve in the IDF.

HAREDI CHILDREN play an active role in the battle for military exemption, as seen on Highway 4 outside Bnei Brak.

The Bukharan Quarter: A long way from the Silk Road

Neighborhood Corner: How a community of Central Asian Jews created one of Jerusalem’s most distinctive neighborhoods.

The Bukharan Market remains a vibrant and bustling place for locals to shop.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews block central Israel highways, protest outside military prison

Haredi protesters have frequently posted outside of Beit Lid base due to the military prison within the base.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with police during a protest against the drafting of ultra orthodox jews to the Israeli army, on road 4 near Bnei Brak, August 19, 2025

Let them serve with dignity: Inside Eli Beer’s plan to welcome haredim into national life

“We are tearing ourselves apart – not from external threats but from inside” the founder and president of United Hatzalah states

HAREDI VOLUNTEERS in the Ten Kavod program