Posts Tagged: Haredim Israel
The Haredim Should Serve — and They Are Still My Brothers
There is an argument I have been having with myself since October 7, 2023. It goes like this: the Haredi community should serve in the IDF....
Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews Line Up in Jerusalem to Donate Blood as Israel Braces for Iran Attack: ‘Challenging Days Ahead’
As Israel prepares for what security officials expect to be a massive counterattack from Iran, ultra-Orthodox Jews are lining up to donate blood, according to...
I Come From the Haredi World — But It Must Change to Help Israel and Ensure Its Own Survival
“Go to the ant, idler; consider her ways and be wise” (Prov. 6:6). This vivid call to action from Hebrew Scripture elevates a tiny, industrious insect...
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...
Funeral Held for 16-Year-Old Stabbed to Death at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade
JNS.org - Shira Banki, 16, who suffered critical injuries when she was stabbed at the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade on Thursday and died on Sunday afternoon,...
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox: Piety vs. Patriotism
As Israel celebrated its 66th Independence Day earlier this week, dozens of ultra-Orthodox (haredi) youth exploited their democratic right to freely assemble by ripping down...
Charedi Women Respond to Israel’s Proposed Universal Draft Law
Among the hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews that gathered to protest the government's proposed military draft law yesterday, there were countless women and children....
Charedi Leaders Planning ‘Million-Man’ Draft Law Protest
Israel Hayom - As the Shaked committee casts final votes on the mandatory conscription law, the ultra-Orthodox community is preparing further action against what it...
