Posts Tagged: Haredi Jews

Conscription or Not, All Israelis Should Find a Way to Serve the Nation
Among the many topics in this week’s Torah reading is the seemingly incidental one of the two silver trumpets. Trumpets and horns were always important...

Poverty in the Haredi Sector Is Not Destiny
JNS.org - From the Kempinski Hotel where he is vacationing in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri has released a video accusing the...

On Visible and Invisible Jews
JNS.org - During the middle days of the Sukkot festival, small groups of haredi kids can be seen wandering along the thoroughfares of New York...

What’s Wrong With Us?
Israel’s 73rd Independence Day was an annual reminder of as close to a miracle as it gets. If for no other reason than it actually...

New York Gov. Cuomo Bans Wedding of Satmar Jews, Expected to Draw 10,000 People
i24 News - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered the cancellation of a large ultra-Orthodox wedding that was set to take place in Williamsburg after...

Israeli Actress Shira Haas Gets Emmy Nomination for Role in Netflix Hit ‘Unorthodox’
Israeli actress Shira Haas was nominated for an Emmy Award on Tuesday for her performance in the Netflix hit "Unorthodox." Haas was nominated for Best Actress...

Israeli Tech Sector Saw 52% Rise in Number of Haredi Jews Employed Since 2014, Report Shows
CTech - The number of ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jews working in the Israeli tech sector grew by 52% between 2014 and 2018, according to a new...

New York Police Seeking Suspects in ‘Antisemitic Grand Larceny’ Cases
The New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force is seeking two suspects in four separate recent acts of antisemitic harassment in Brooklyn. The Task Force...

Religion and COVID-19
There has been a great deal of negative publicity that religious communities in Israel and the United States were disregarding state and medical laws about...

Purim, and a Shift in the Haredi World
Over the past few weeks, I have noted a major shift in the Jewish world, a shift that relates to the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community in...

Is Haredi Refusal to Serve in the IDF Crippling Israeli Politics?
JNS.org - As Israel heads into its third round of elections in a 12-month period, one number continues to hold the political process hostage. Both...

Israel Launches a Tech Integration Program for Haredi Students
CTech - Israel’s Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services is setting up a new program to help ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish students find jobs...

The Case for Enlisting Haredi Men Into the Israeli Military
JNS.org - Among key issues that have collapsed the 21st Knesset before its ministers have even been sworn into their positions is the enlistment, or...

Hundreds of Haredi Jews Protest Against Military Draft in Jerusalem
JNS.org - About 1,500 haredi Jews protested in Jerusalem on Monday, amid the community’s ongoing opposition of Israel’s mandatory military conscription law. The large crowds of protesters blocked...