Yeshiva students
Israel cannot afford Netanyahu’s capitulation to haredi demands - editorial
Netanyahu is echoing false claims about arrests in yeshivas while ignoring practical proposals that could increase haredi enlistment.
Equality NGO Forum Dvorah slams hesder yeshivot boycott over women's integration in tank units
Editor's Notes: High Court ruling on women in tanks deepens religious divide in IDF - comment
Some 25 hesder yeshivot boycott IDF's tank corps over new pilot to incorporate women
Majority of Israel's ex-Soviet immigrants oppose Netanyahu, back draft law - poll
Approximately 1 million eligible voters in Israel are immigrants from the former Soviet Union, part of a wider Russian-speaking community that comprises roughly 15% of the population.
New haredi draft bill grants 'amnesty' for haredim called-up since 2023 - explainer
The new haredi draft bill softens personal sanctions, allowing draft evaders to regularize their status around age 26. This flexibility draws sharp criticism from the opposition.
NYC’s yeshivas can offer a well-rounded education. Will Mamdani help them get there? - opinion
Hasidic boys' schools dedicate less than two hours/week to secular learning. This educational neglect is tragically common and feeds poverty, demanding urgent action from the new NYC administration.
WATCH: Horse in distress at yeshiva event for IDF draft dodger sparks outrage
Yeshivat Ateret Shlomo celebrated a student who refused to serve in the IDF. The event drew outrage after a horse fell during the procession, and the yeshiva was warned for mimicking hostage posters.
In NJ governor’s race, Mikie Sherrill fends off GOP candidate whose aide spurned ‘money from Jews’
Mikie Sherrill won New Jersey's governor race, defeating Jack Ciattarelli, whose campaign faced backlash over antisemitic comments despite support from Trump and Orthodox leaders.
Hostages Forum sends legal warning to Yeshivat Ateret Shlomo over abuse of symbols
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum sends a legal warning to a haredi yeshiva for misusing its symbols.
Engineering a new future: Sci-Tech Schools’ new hesder yeshiva
Israel Sci-Tech Schools has inaugurated a new ultra-Orthodox hesder yeshiva – combining military service with religious studies.
Yeshiva student charged with raping minor at public pool, threatening to cut off penis
Yeshiva student Yitzhak Frankel, age 19, was arrested for raping and assaulting a 14-year-old boy at a swimming pool, cutting his stomach to taste his blood, and threatening to cut off his penis.
High Court: Haredi students with unsettled military status won't get national insurance discounts
Yeshiva students who have not settled their status with the military or procured a valid exemption will not be eligible for relevant discounts on national insurance.
Yeshiva students seize house in Hebron's old city for dorms
A press release from the yeshiva claimed that this was the first time Jews had entered the old city since 1929.
