NEW YORK — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ...

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

Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu faces the greatest test to his rule since Oct. 7, 2023. His political opponents have put forth a bill to dissolve parliament in order to force early ...

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 ...

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 Jewish ...

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) ...

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 ...

But the politically powerful ultra-Orthodox, who make up roughly 13% of Israel’s population, have traditionally received exemptions from the military while studying full-time in religious ...

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man shouts during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man shouts during a ...