Haredim
![Illustrative: Crime and violence](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/09/06/a8e449c0-6c33-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h4000_w6000.jpg)
A Chabad family is grieving, and people suspect that the man was murdered in a hate crime and not in a simple neighborly dispute.
![Eli Azza](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/05/2c8dfc20-6b90-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h600_w900.webp)
Haredim, Hilltop Youth
Knitted kippot and black hats met under the scorching Negev sun as charedi families came to visit and give chizzuk to settlers at "Eli Azza" on the Gaza border.
![Police arrest suspect in Mea Sharim](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/76ea9420-6ae3-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h331_w650.webp)
Police arrest suspect, Mea Sharim
A month after an ultra-Orthodox extremist attacked police officers who were arresting a flag-waver during an anti-Zionist procession in the heart of the Haredi neighborhood, the suspect was located today and arrested at his home by police detectives in Jerusalem.
![Ultra Orthodox Jews walk in Bnei Brak](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/48d46db0-6ab9-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h268_w400.jpg)
Mamlachti Charedi School Framework
The Rav wrote a very strong letter, decrying the 'Mamlacht Charedi' education system.
![MK Gadi Eisenkot and Head of the National Unity party MK Benny Gantz hold a press conference in Ramat Gan, September 3, 2024](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/603fe0e0-6aa2-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h268_w400.jpg)
Gantz, Ben Gvir
Gantz addressed his handshake with Ben-Gvir, which was documented during Babchik's son's wedding.
![Haredim attend a protest in Jerusalem](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/04/0e249fc0-6a94-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h268_w400.jpg)
IDF, Budget Cuts to Yeshivas
The gedolim are seeking overseas support as court rulings and policy shifts threaten yeshiva funding.
![Lev Shomea conference, at the start of the new Yeshiva Year](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/03/1999c5b0-69e5-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h600_w900.webp)
IDF, Haredim
Yeshiva students find themselves at the crossroads of faith and national duty, facing unprecedented challenges.
![Orthodox Jews dance with Israeli soldiers next to the Kotel in the Old City of Jerusalem](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/09/02/44916260-6930-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h2067_w3000.jpg)
Haredi IDF Enlistment
As protests erupt over Haredi conscription, a growing number of ultra-Orthodox youth are choosing to serve in the IDF, challenging long-held community norms. This internal struggle within Israel's fastest-growing demographic is reshaping the nation's military and social landscape, forcing a reckoning with tradition, duty, and the future of Israeli society.
![Final summer trip ends in tragedy: Haredi child killed by car near park](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/27/75998d90-6455-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h3957_w5936.jpg)
Haredi Child, Run Down By Car
Batsheva Esther Shimonovitz, 11, loses life in accident during family visit.
![Davos](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/25/85c65eb0-6323-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h4016_w6016.jpg)
Davos, Anti-Semitism, Haredi
19 year-old victim attacked in Davos by men shouting "free Palestine".
![Defence Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with Israeli soldiers at a staging area not far from the Israeli-Gaza border](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/23/aae0db60-6122-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h268_w400.jpg)
Shabbat, IDF, Gallant
A young ultra-Orthodox paratrooper enlightened Israel's top military brass on ancient Jewish law. This heartwarming encounter showcases the IDF's diversity and hints at a future where faith and national service could march in perfect step.
![Haredim near the draft office.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/08/7f152d00-3d10-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h331_w650.webp)
Haredi drafting, Conscription law
Despite the issuance of hundreds of recruitment orders, only 70 Haredi recruits have reported for initial enlistment procedures so far. The IDF has begun sending second summonses to those who have not yet reported.
![Israeli soldiers from Netzah Yehuda Battalion and family members attend a swearing-in ceremony at the Western Wall on July 10, 2024](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/20/c11bdfe0-5ed1-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h268_w400.jpg)
IDF, Haredim
This innovative initiative is not just changing lives, but reshaping the relationship between Israel's ultra-Orthodox community and national service.
![Religious Haredi IDF soldiers](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/18/0bf708e0-5d84-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h331_w650.webp)
Pre-Military program for Haredim, Draft law
For the first time in a decade, the Ministry of Defense is establishing a pre-military preparatory program for youth from the Haredi sector. The program is expected to begin in November and will include approximately forty participants.
![Ultra orthodox Jews clash with police during a protest against the drafting of ultra orthodox jews to the Israeli army](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/18/affc7530-5d41-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h268_w400.jpg)
IDF, Haredim
As the sun sets over Jerusalem's ancient stones, casting long shadows across the city, the Haredi community wonders whether their leaders can find a way to regain their political mojo.
![Ultra-Orthodox](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/15/3f9e8fe0-5b42-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h4016_w6016.jpg)
Ultra-Orthodox, Haredim, Cinema
The surprising reason behind this unlikely event at Jerusalem's Cinema City.
![Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/11/06a2ec90-57e6-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h268_w400.jpg)
Smotrich, Recruitment of Haredim
During a government meeting, following the publication of the Attorney General's position on stopping subsidies for daycare centers for yeshiva students of draft age, the Finance Minister sharply attacked the Deputy Attorney General: "You're destroying 15 years of efforts, you didn't have a single professional discussion"
![Haredim completing training course.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/09/8b644b00-5646-11ef-89f4-5d5f07a0d2ff__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Haredim
The second class of the "Halacha Lema'aseh" program has been completed, with 101 Haredim now trained to handle rifles and serve in local security response teams.
![Shooting practice of all-female Israeli Border Police unit](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/08/a4282020-555c-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h268_w400.jpg)
Recruitment of Haredim, IDF
Rabbi Tufik claimed that even if the IDF committed to a fully separate ultra orthodox brigade, they would change their minds in the future.
![An Israeli soldier prays next to an ultra orthodox Jewish man at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/08/07/3dae73e0-5498-11ef-a8a8-27fa25dcdbd2__h268_w400.jpg)
IDF, Recruitment of Haredim
Despite falling short of expectations, 48 ultra-Orthodox men defy intense community pressure to join IDF. This small step could mark a potential turning point in the complex relationship between Israel's ultra-Orthodox community and military service.