Yeshiva students
'We do whatever they say': Yeshiva students defer to rabbis over response to IDF draft enforcement
When a group of young men was asked whether some yeshiva students wanted to enlist but refrained because their rabbis forbade it, several agreed, with one answering, “of course.”
Bread as a weapon: The ugly pedigree of ‘no service, no shekel’ - opinion
The long way home: Free after decade in Iraqi prison, Benjamin Hassin begins new life in Jerusalem
Israel Police says 143 draft evaders were released as IDF failed to meet detention deadlines
'If the army were without women, we might have been able to discuss it,' senior haredi rabbi says
"Even if there were a haredi brigade, today it would be one way, and tomorrow the another," the rabbi added.
IDI study uncovers illegal employment among haredi Yeshiva students
"This study sheds light on the complex relationship between religious obligations and economic activity among young Haredi men," Gordon explained.
Haredi men must be drafted. What now? - opinion
The IDF needs to understand the true importance of this moment and make the right accommodations for new haredi conscripts to ease this bumpy process.
Sparring in Jewish law: Rabbi Meir Eliyahu Pinto enthralled Ashdod
Soldier or scholar: Who is the better Jew? - opinion
History is not static; times change, conditions change, and we have to adapt to those changes.
Deep changes must take place in Israeli society for it to emerge united - editorial
In terms of the societal splits on which the court was asked to deliberate, it is a superficial Band-Aid, one that covers a deeper wound than can be fixed by the court alone.
How Ben-Gurion's pragmatic decision led to haredim draft exemption - analysis
David Ben-Gurion's 1948 decision not to draft yeshiva students shaped Israel's policy, sparking decades of debate on military exemptions amid societal and political transformations.
High Court ruling is too little, too late - comment
The government cannot afford to completely ignore the ruling and refrain from drafting any haredim.
Netanyahu's Likud repeats misleading claim in attack on High Court ruling
The government promised a haredi draft bill would be completed by the end of the Knesset summer session - but it is currently proceeding at a slow pace.
'Holy Torah will prevail': Haredi lawmakers, ministers rage at Israel's High Court
Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Tradition Minister Meir Porush said the ruling is "leading to two states" of religious and secular Jews.
