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 ...

“You’re getting three generations of ultra-Orthodox for every two generations of Reform Jews in the U.S.,” said Alan Cooperman, director of religion research at the Pew Research Center.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...