Ultra-Orthodox

WATCH: Haredi IDF soldiers graduate Hashmonaim Brigade's first officer training course

The course maintained full IDF standards, including all the instruction given to cadets at the IDF's Officer's School (Bahad 1), and allowed the graduates to maintain their haredi lifestyle.

Soldiers graduate from the Hashmonaim Brigade, July 1, 2026.
IDF troops operating in the Wadi Saluki area of southern Lebanon.

Israeli military nearing breaking point without more manpower, IDF warns Knesset committee

Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) Jewish men rally against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with IDF draft orders, on June 18, 2026; Illustrative.

Arad residents protest alleged Gur Hassidic ‘takeover’ of city amid rising violence

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from the Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasty study Torah outside the Justice Ministry in Jerusalem during a silent protest against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with military recruitment orders, July 1, 2026; Illustrative.

Knesset passes in first reading bill to enshrine Torah study into Basic Law


Iranian missile fragments damage MK Gafni's Bnei Brak house, none injured

Gafni and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call following the incident, Yeshiva World News reported.

Security camera footage showing the impact near MK Moshe Gafni's Bnei Brak residence, April 4, 2026.

Dream Care: This haredi male nurse is helping redefine private nursing care in Israel

After seeing patients fall through the cracks, a haredi nurse set out to reinvent care at home.

Matan Nitzky with assorted Dream Care patients

Iranian cluster munitions cause heavy damage to vehicles, buildings across central Israel

On Thursday, missile fire from Iran left three people lightly wounded in Petah Tikva and Mazkeret Batya.

Damaged caused by shrapnel of an Iranian missile in central Israel, April 3, 2026.

Opposition mistakenly approves millions to haredi institutions, A-G halts transfer

The allocations to haredi institutions had previously been blocked by legal advisors, with some opposition lawmakers issuing apologies for the mistake.

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

Knesset approves 2026 state budget in final votes, avoids early elections

The Knesset has approved the 2026 state budget, avoiding elections, as coalition partners back the plan despite earlier threats and criticism over spending priorities.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to vote at the Knesset on the 2026 state budget, March 30, 2026.

High Court orders new vote on NIS 98m haredi school funding transfer

The High Court ordered a new Knesset vote on the remaining NIS 98m in haredi school funding, as petitioners demand full data before approval.

 HAREDI YESHIVA students

From loss to lifesaving: United Hatzalah officer Linor Attias reflects on her journey to save lives

“Nothing prepared me for October 7,” said United Hatzalah senior officer Linor Attias. “This is my people, my country. I was one of the victims.”

Three women EMT volunteers of United Hatzalah after finishing an ambulance shift in Jerusalem, one haredi, one religious Muslim, and one secular.

Under Iran fire, Israel’s basic cost-of-living gaps run deeper than income data suggests - study

Even before the current campaign, the Bank of Israel said in February that geopolitical uncertainty had resurfaced amid the prospect of a confrontation with Iran.

A vendor continues selling at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market during the war with Iran, March 2026.

'Status quo is dead’: Opposition slams passing law expanding rabbinical courts’ powers amid war

The Knesset debates a bill expanding rabbinical courts’ powers, with critics warning of broader legal and social implications

Opposition leader Yair Lapid slams passing law expanding rabbinical courts’ powers amid war at a party press conference in the Knesset on Monday, March 23, 2026.

Knesset says Finance Ministry acted unlawfully on haredi funding transfers

Knesset officials say haredi funds were distributed before approval, raising legal concerns ahead of a High Court hearing on the dispute.

 Jewish yeshiva students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva, in Jerusalem on September 9, 2024.