Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef seemed to connect lapses in religious learning to the deaths of five Charedi servicemen, but how could anyone know such a thing?
By Rabbi Hayim Leiter
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the influential spiritual leader of the Shas party, made the comments following the deaths of five soldiers from a strictly-Orthodox unit
By Jacob Jaffa
Israel Frey wrote on X that “the world is a better place” after the military confirmed the deaths of five members of a Charedi combat unit
By Canaan Lidor
Shas has confirmed it will back the motion to end the current parliamentary term on Wednesday, forcing fresh elections, in a row over IDF conscription for yeshiva students
Orthodox leaders have been enraged by the absence of an exemption for yeshiva students from military service
My new memoir details my struggle to be myself in the face of abuse and denial
By Yehudis Fletcher
If, outside Israel, the law is that a bris must be performed by a medical professional, then they are the only ones who can do it.
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The far-right national security minister and his wife, Ayala, were reportedly assaulted by a group of Orthodox men who called him a ‘murderer’ and shouted anti-conscription slogans
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A spin-off of the Netflix hit set in Jerusalem’s Charedi community, Kugel is a prequel featuring Nukhem and his daughter Libbie. Israeli actors Sasson Gabai, Hadas Yaron and Mili Avital share how it feels to star in the television drama
By Nicole Lampert
Musician Pini Brown left the Chasidic community three years ago. Now his story is the subject of an award-winning short which will be shown at the UKJFF next week
By Hilary Freeman
Politics, nepotism and the role of women have left the country's top rabbinical offices vacant for the first time in its history
By Etgar Lefkovits
Manifesto also pledges lifting of faith cap on free school entry
By Simon Rocker
Sarah Schenirer, founder of the Beis Yaakov movement, showed that change was possible within Charedi society
Opposition figures have said the current bill does not go far enough
A bill to register children out of school is seen as a threat to Strictly Orthodox yeshivot
Defenders of traditional yeshivot return to Westminister to demonstrate against moves to register students
