Ultra-Orthodox

Shas weighs support for Eisenkot government as haredi parties seek solution to draft crisis

UTJ could pave the way for Shas to join an Eisenkot coalition, acting as its "Shabbos goy" while the Sephardi haredi party seeks to avoid alienating pro-Netanyahu voters.

A Shas party campaign poster. October 25, 2026
 A haredi man and an IDF soldier pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, November 14, 2024

No to the war against the haredim, yes to Israel’s security - opinion

Arye Deri places his ballot on Election Day on October 27, 2026.

Shas head Arye Deri withdraws from party list, will not be in 26th Knesset

HAREDI DEMONSTRATORS protest in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

The misconception of a conscription law - opinion


IDF faces severe manpower crisis as recently released reservists called back to duty

Senior IDF officials are currently weighing whether to publicly and forcefully raise urgent issues surrounding the manpower crisis, foremost among them a shortage of approximately 15,000 soldiers.

Israeli soldiers seen in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanon border on March 22. Calling up highly skilled reservists from the tech and service sectors created a massive shortage of workers.

Don’t abandon reservists: Compromises must not allow for haredi draft issue to continue - editorial

Flexibility cannot become a respectable word for abandoning the people whose service makes coalition negotiations possible.

 Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024

Shas claims reports of party joining potential Eisenkot-led coalition 'complete fake news'

Shas's statement comes following an N12 report that Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman dropped his veto on forming a government with haredi parties.

Shas chairman Arye Deri attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Netanyahu’s political survival must never be a reason to attack Iran - opinion

Does anyone really believe the push for another war with Iran isn't political? The fact that this doesn't shock us is evidence of the terrible distortion Netanyahu has inflicted on Israel.

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026 in this screen grab taken from video.

A great light extinguished: Rabbi Prof. Shlomo Slonim, scholar of two worlds – opinion

Former deputy president of the Supreme Court Elyakim Rubinstein laments the passing of a great scholar and friend.

People light yarzheit candles at the Western Wall in 2023.

WATCH: Haredi protesters block light rail near Jerusalem's Bar Ilan Street, one suspect arrested

The protest is one of many demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox individuals in recent months protesting projects to expand light rail routes in Jerusalem.

Ultra-Orthodox jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026; Illustrative.

Don't exempt us from the Israeli army – include us - opinion

Build an army where Torah fits, and watch who shows up.

Haredi soldier

Shas Council of Torah Sages decides Deri will continue to lead party after request to resign

According to Kikar Hashabbat, the council holds the position that Deri "is not permitted to resign from the leadership of Shas."

Shas chairman Arye Deri attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

IDF chief meets with yeshiva students, says military 'does not seek' change in haredi identity

Zamir emphasized that the military's responsibility for integrating haredi soldiers goes beyond establishing dedicated service frameworks and requires adjustments by commanders.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026.

IDF opens haredi winter recruitment as coalition talks tackle conscription

Dozens of haredi men began recruitment for IDF combat support roles as coalition talks continued amid disputes over the conscription bill.

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish reserve soldiers of the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade operate in the Gaza Strip on June 26, 2025; Illustrative.