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Beit Shemesh Mayor Shmuel Greenberg
Absolutely unacceptable!

WATCH: Dramatic rescue- Police rescue Beit Shemesh Mayor from violent Haredi mob 

The incident’s roots trace back to broader unrest in Beit Shemesh, a city long divided by religious and political fault lines.

Gila Isaacson
MAR 20, 2025
Yossi Levi, the IDF's first Haredi battalion commander

Trailblazer’s Dream:Can This Haredi Leader Change the IDF Forever?

Historic milestone: IDF welcomes first Haredi battalion commander

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IDF operating in Gaza

Haredi Exemptions Force IDF to Risk Unfit Soldiers

IDF faces manpower crunch: Low-profile soldiers eyed for combat as Haredi exemptions spark outrage

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Rabbi Yitzchak Mordechai Brach

Wake up!

Rabbi’s explosive letter exposes suicide crisis in U.S. Haredi community

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Rabbi Tzadka signing the letter, the Jerusalem faction during an assembly.

Will The World Shake?

Following Arrest of Religious Student, Sephardic Rabbis Issue Rare Letter: "Shake the World to its Foundations"

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Hasidim learn and pray for the recovery of the Vizhnitz Rebbe

Baruch Hashem

Vizhnitz Rebbe’s complex procedure ends successfully after global prayers

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Yahrtzeit candle

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

Nechama Wertheimer, Revered Educator and Daughter of Skver Yeshiva Leader, Passes Away at 70

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When Will It End?

The Persecution Continues: Attorney General Demands Additional Personal Sanctions Against Torah Students | Here's the List

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Flight. Illustration.

Let's See If They Work

Leading Israeli Rabbis Clarify Guidelines for Yeshiva Students Regarding Draft Enforcement

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Shababnikim Season 3

Rebels Turned Enforcers

Shababnikim Season 3 returns tonight – and we're more than a little excited

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He urges support for Eretz HaKodesh

Rabbi Avrohom Gurwicz: Voting in WZC is an obligation (chiyuv) 

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Ultra Orthodox Jews walking next to a Pashkevil on the IDF draft law in the ultra orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, in Jerusalem, March 15, 2024.

Religious-Political Tensions

A Haredi Yeshiva student ignored his IDF summons. Last night he was arrested and jailed.

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Haredim and IDF Soldiers at Western Wall

We cannot allow a society where some bleed while others watch from the sidelines

The time has come: Haredi draft is essential for Israel’s equality and survival

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Microsoft development center in Herzliya Pituah

To Lead Global Data Analysis Division

Chabad Rabbi Yitzchak Keselman named Microsoft Israel Corporate VP

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A large doll dressed as an Ultra orthodox jewish soldier that was hang in the ultra-orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, March 14, 2025.

Amid Conscription Protests

Haredim hang effigies of IDF soldiers in Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem

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Israel Katz with Benjamin Netanyahu

14,000 Draft Notices Spark Outrage: Why Katz Says the IDF’s Approach Is a Bust

Defense Minister slams IDF’s Haredi draft plan: "It’s doomed to fail"

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Dozens of Ultra orthodox Jews attend a protest at Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem. against compulsory military service to the Haredi (ultra orthodox) community.

Unbelievable

WATCH: Haredim spark outrage, singing against the draft law, while soldiers fight for their lives

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Rabbi David Lando and Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef.

Another Crisis Averted

"The Lesser Evil": Haredi Public Leaders Against Dismantling the Government - Despite the Draft Law Not Passing

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Yated Neeman., 11 March 2025

Outrageous and depressing

The Haredim are calling for a day of prayer against the draft law. They have lost the plot.

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Haredi fighter training to be a border policeman

The fight for conscription equality is far from over

IDF confirms: Recruitment target of 4,800 Haredim in one year cannot be met

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