Haredim
Lapid unveils plan to improve education system, demands Education Minstry portfolio in next gov't
The proposal is divided into five chapters and centers on improving conditions for both teachers and students through an investment of billions of shekels in the education system.
Haredi demonstrations and farmer protests
IDF warns of manpower crisis if ultra-Orthodox Jews not drafted by March
A-G Baharav-Miara says gov’t is violating ruling on haredi conscription as enforcement plan stalls
State to High Court: Education data on haredi core studies incomplete, disputes A-G’s framing
At the January hearing, the High Court ordered the state to submit all documents in its possession relating to core-curriculum instruction in the networks.
Jerusalem daycare tragedy: Why make the story worse than it is? - opinion
We have many problems to solve in Israel, but we can’t afford to be blindsided by our own prejudices or by those of persons seeking any excuse to demonize our country.
Parashat Beshalach's lessons on unity, shared risk, and IDF service
A segment of Israeli society – largely comprising traditional, Religious-Zionist, and secular Jews – carries the overwhelming weight of military service.
2026 budget reading puts government at risk, after months of ideological sparring - analysis
If the vote is postponed, or if the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties choose not to support it and it falls, then for all intents and purposes the government will fall with it.
Haredim in Israel’s periphery show distinct lifestyle gaps from center, Shoresh Institute finds
The research studies how the accelerating migration of haredi households out of central Israel intersects with transportation, spending patterns, and fertility decisions.
'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.
Supreme Court decision on baby autopsy, Trump’s Greenland texts under scrutiny
The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.
Deadly autonomy: How haredi society's contempt for law has killed its children - opinion
Leadership begins with accountability. When leaders refuse to acknowledge responsibility, they abandon the very people they claim to represent.
IDF cancels ultra-Orthodox Hashmonaim Brigade event for parents in Bnei Brak after haredi riot
The event was interrupted by a group of several dozen haredi extremists associated with the Jerusalem faction, who tried to break into the compound where the event was being held.
High Court to Israeli gov't: Disclose details on ultra-Orthodox school funding within 10 days
The ruling came in response to a petition that challenges the continued funding of the two main party-linked haredi school networks amid concerns over budgetary transfers to the networks.