Yeshiva students
Haredi population grows rapidly while male employment and army service stall, IDI report finds
According to IDI, the ultra Orthodox community is growing fast, but gaps in employment, income, and military service persist, particularly among haredi men.
![An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man is seen during protests in Jerusalem as a banner reads 'All [Israeli] people are IDF,' October 30, 2025](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_448,w_632/687674 "An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man is seen during protests in Jerusalem as a banner reads 'All [Israeli] people are IDF,' October 30, 2025")
Israel faces tough choices over haredi draft exemptions, legal expert warns - interview
Majority of Israel's ex-Soviet immigrants oppose Netanyahu, back draft law - poll
New haredi draft bill grants 'amnesty' for haredim called-up since 2023 - explainer
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.
A need to pass on wisdom: Yeshiva, academia has failed to produce new sages - opinion
We need sages. And the yeshiva and academia have failed to methodically produce sages. But we can fix that.
International yeshiva students answer IDF's call as Har Etzion breaks records
This week, 32 overseas students from the prestigious yeshiva will be drafting into the IDF alongside their Israeli peers – the highest number in the yeshiva’s 56-year history.
Bismuth elected FADC head, ousting Edelstein over haredi draft bill
Edelstein, prior to the vote, published for the first time the draft of the conscription law, which was sent to committee members.
