Haredim
Grapevine: Vexing logistics
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Israel's government knew the risks of haredi draft evasion – and ignored them - opinion
Why Gadi Eisenkot is rejecting the haredi political embrace that once helped Netanyahu win
High Court names nine-justice panel to hear petitions on law halting arrest of haredi draft dodgers
Parashat Beshalach's lessons on unity, shared risk, and IDF service
A segment of Israeli society – largely comprising traditional, Religious-Zionist, and secular Jews – carries the overwhelming weight of military service.
2026 budget reading puts government at risk, after months of ideological sparring - analysis
If the vote is postponed, or if the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties choose not to support it and it falls, then for all intents and purposes the government will fall with it.
Haredim in Israel’s periphery show distinct lifestyle gaps from center, Shoresh Institute finds
The research studies how the accelerating migration of haredi households out of central Israel intersects with transportation, spending patterns, and fertility decisions.
'I don’t care about optics': Inside United Hatzalah’s Jerusalem daycare disaster response
United Hatzalah responders treated children, managed a possible toxic threat, and supported parents during a crisis at a Jerusalem daycare.
Supreme Court decision on baby autopsy, Trump’s Greenland texts under scrutiny
The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.
Deadly autonomy: How haredi society's contempt for law has killed its children - opinion
Leadership begins with accountability. When leaders refuse to acknowledge responsibility, they abandon the very people they claim to represent.
IDF cancels ultra-Orthodox Hashmonaim Brigade event for parents in Bnei Brak after haredi riot
The event was interrupted by a group of several dozen haredi extremists associated with the Jerusalem faction, who tried to break into the compound where the event was being held.
High Court to Israeli gov't: Disclose details on ultra-Orthodox school funding within 10 days
The ruling came in response to a petition that challenges the continued funding of the two main party-linked haredi school networks amid concerns over budgetary transfers to the networks.
Netanyahu: 'I feel a deep pain' after bus in Jerusalem runs over, kills haredi protestor
A 14-year-old haredi boy was killed in Jerusalem, prompting statements from Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Herzog, and ministers calling for a thorough police investigation.
IDF sees largest single-day haredi draft to date with over 530 new recruits, still far from goal
As the IDF struggles to hit haredi enlistment goals, the military announced that it is making efforts to “expand the scope of recruitment from among the haredi public.”