Huge crowds of Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrated the Jewish New Year in the Ukrainian city of Uman on Wednesday, as ...
Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jews can be conscripted into military service, sparking outcry among the powerful religious minority. The religious Haredim community has been ...
Israel—Yechiel Wais was so excited to join the Israeli military that he couldn’t sleep the night before he went to a military enlistment site this week. The 19-year-old from an ultra-Orthodox ...
Despite the threat of Iranian missiles on Israel and the risk of Russian attacks on Ukraine, tens of thousands of ...
Many Jews in Israel feel that in the midst of a war for their survival, it is essential that the ultra-Orthodox share in the ...
Ultra-Orthodox Jews from New York City and upstate gathered in front of the Consulate General of Israel in Manhattan Thursday evening to protest the war, but primarily the military draft ...
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated in central Israel on Monday against mandatory military service. Protesters gathered near a recruitment office in the Tel HaShomer neighborhood to protest ...
There’s a saying: two Jews, three opinions.This saying rang in my head as I stood watching the ultra-Orthodox draft protests in Jerusalem this week. In full suits and black hats, teenage boys ...
“For us, being in the army is worse than death," Roth said. Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews, or Haredim as they prefer to be called, are at a critical juncture. So is the Israeli ...