One in seven Jews worldwide are strictly Orthodox, or Haredi. It's a population of roughly 2 million out of 15 million Jews, ...

Frieda Vizel's path diverged from her ultra-Orthodox Jewish upbringing in New York, but instead of severing ties, she has ...

Many haredi Jews in Israel use so-called "kosher phones" to curtail exposure to what they see as harmful influences.The post Ultra-Orthodox using basic cell phones’ miss missiles alerts appeared first ...

FILE - Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a highway during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, on March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File) FILE - Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men ...

Why is the draft of the ultra-Orthodox such a pivotal issue in Israel? Decades-long system of draft exemptions Most Jewish men are required to serve nearly three years in the military, followed by ...

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Shas party on Monday (June 9, 2025) threatened to bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government by backing a motion for early elections amid a row over ...

The religious exemption dates back to Israel’s founding 80 years ago, a compromise the country’s first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, made with ultra-Orthodox leaders to allow some 400 ...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a highway during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, on March 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg ...

Among Israel’s Jewish majority, mandatory military service is largely seen as a melting pot and rite of passage. That’s exactly why some ultra-Orthodox don’t want their children to serve.

Ohad Zwigenberg FILE - Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a highway during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, on March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File) ...