Shas and United Torah Judaism said in a statement that they were willing to meet to discuss a hostage deal. The heads of the ...

"Without Torah students, we have no existence as a Jewish people. Without Torah students, the State of Israel cannot continue ...

The Halachic Left is one of several new Jewish protest groups that have formed after Oct. 7, 2023, to argue for a reclaiming ...

Victim beaten and cursed by three youths in early-morning assault; police responded quickly but suspects escaped.

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There is nothing pure about a Torah that watches Jews die and calls it divine punishment. There is nothing holy about ...

While Israeli Jews are subject to a mandatory draft at age 18 — and regular reserve duty for decades afterward — an exception is made for the growing number of haredi Orthodox Israelis, who ...

News Are Haredi Jews in the IDF the new normal? ‘Sitting at home is the worst thing you can do in these times,’ said Ari Goldberg, a Haredi reservist who joined the IDF last month ...

However, Israel’s population, and the percentage of haredi Jews within the population, was much smaller in the past than it is today. In 1948, only about 1% of the population was haredi, while ...

Despite their philosophical or practical differences with Haredim, Jews of all kinds have been motivated, inspired and moved by the Haredi commitment to core Jewish religious values.

JERUSALEM (RNS) — In ordinary times, Moshe, a 38-year-old Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish Israeli, would be working while also focusing on his Torah studies. But after Hamas terrorists ...