Israeli PoliticsShas threatens to vote down state budget unless Charedi draft bill passed firstNetanyahu’s coalition has until March 31 to reach a compromise with its Charedi partner or face being forced into fresh electionsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
JerusalemPolice injured in Jerusalem Charedi riotsConfrontations between officers and strictly-Orthodox demonstrators turned violent over the attempted arrests of several draft dodgersBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
CharediHundreds of Charedi Jews protest against IDF draft outside London embassyDemonstration by members of Strictly Orthodox community follows end to conscription exemption for full-time yeshiva students in IsraelBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Child benefitJewish leaders welcome lifting of two-child benefit capThe policy had a disproportionate impact on Jewish community, they saidBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Israeli PoliticsLatest version of Charedi draft bill will maintain service exemption for yeshiva studentsThe bill, written by a Likued MK, will also allow draft dodgers to ‘age out’ of sanctions following threats of coalition resignations from the Charedi partiesBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read
CharediCharedi child molester returns to court seeking shorter sentence in politically-charged hearingNechemya Weberman has the backing of Brooklyn’s district attorney, but his victims claim the prospect of clemency could hinder efforts to stamp out abuse in the strictly-Orthodox communityBy Jacob Jaffa3 min read
Jewish secondary schoolsMenorah High on top again in GCSE league tablesThe strictly Orthodox girls’ school was the highest performing among Jewish schoolsBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Gateshead elects its new rabbinic leaderRav Yisroel Mantel won almost unanimous support on ThursdayBy Simon Rocker1 min read||November 14, 2025 10:53
Watered-down Charedi draft bill set to become law after coalition compromiseA re-drafted version of the law is set to relax requirements for yeshiva students to enlist and reduce penalties for draft dodgingBy Jacob Jaffa2 min read||November 6, 2025 11:16
New York rabbi all set to fill the Gateshead voidRav Yisroel Mantel is due to visit the Tyneside community at the weekendBy Simon Rocker1 min read||November 5, 2025 12:50
Charedi man dies after falling from skyscraper during anti-conscription marchThe man is reported to have posted a farewell message on social media before his death.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 31, 2025 11:54
Thousands of Charedim block roads in Jerusalem anti-draft protestsDemonstrators prayed en masse at the entrance to the city, while some pelted reporters covering the protest with plastic bottles and sticks.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 30, 2025 13:57
Yeshiva students co-opt hostage symbols for anti-conscription protestHundreds of young Charedi boys gathered outside a West Bank detention facility in wearing yellow hats bearing the slogan ‘bring him back to yeshiva’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 28, 2025 14:10
Former chief rabbi of Israel calls father of fallen IDF soldier a ‘heretic’ in Charedi conscription rowRabbi Yitzhak Yosef suggested that he would not join a minyan with Rabbi Tamir Granot over his viewsBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||October 27, 2025 10:16
Meet the ‘Zoo Rabbi’ on a mission to explain Judaism through wildlifeNatan Slifkin’s passion for the natural world – and its biblical depictions – has led to a unique careerBy Simon Rocker6 min read||October 9, 2025 14:20
Ten further Orthodox Jewish charities named by regulator investigating cashed cheques worth £22mNursery, girls’ school and food poverty charity under investigationBy Katie Grant1 min read||September 1, 2025 15:10
