Haredi population in israel

Goldknopf protests 'exclusion' of haredi West Bank communities from budget in letter to Netanyahu

"How is it possible that the budgets, development, and benefits that reach the other communities never reach the ultra-Orthodox population centers in Judea and Samaria?" Goldknopf asked.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen walking past haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf, at the Prime Minister’s Office in 2023.
FEMALE IDF field intelligence collection soldiers S, D, and V in the Syrian buffer zone.

Female IDF soldiers barred from entering base on religious grounds - report

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish sector has been protesting over the attempts to draft young haredi men into the military.

Study shows how Israel's economy funnels money to ultra-Orthodox families through benefit programs

 HAREDI YESHIVA students

High Court: Israeli gov't must explain why it funds haredi schools without core studies


MIDDLE ISRAEL: Lessons from a stormy political week

At the heart of this political thriller lay a tragedy, the tragedy of ultra-Orthodoxy.

An Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jew is being carried away by police after blocking a main road in Bnei Barak during a protest

The balanced policy:

The key to ultra-Orthodox integration

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man holds a Bible as he protests against a monthly prayer session of the Women of the Wall group at the Western Wall, 2013

What are the most popular Jewish baby names in Israel?

From Avi to Yosef, biblical to modern and everything in between.

Babies (Illustrative)

'Shababnikim': Television's bad boys of yeshiva

As "Shababnikim" wraps up its first season, audiences are dying for more of the four haredi youth who aren't afraid to peek at the outside world.

"Shababnikim"

Ultra-Orthodox: 50 shades of black

It is incumbent on the non-ultra-Orthodox to reach out to the Haredim with wisdom, understanding and patience to gently encourage integrating their young people into modern life.

Haredi men hold on to their hats on a windy day in Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox and affirmative action: Justice and not charity

For the ultra-Orthodox sector and for us as a society, justice is not charity.

A haredi man embraces a youth from the Orthodox community who has joined the army

Haredi population tops one million

There is a record low in the poverty rate for the Haredi sector, having diminished from 58% in 2005, reflecting increased integration of Haredi men and women into the work force in recent years.

INCREASED INTEGRATION of Haredim into the workforce has resulted in a record-low poverty rate in the Haredi sector.

New civil service recruits will be Haredi under new guidlines

Some seven percent of the workforce is Haredi, but although no hard statistics are available, it is thought that the representation of Haredim in the civil service is exceedingly low.

Haredi man in Jerusalem

The naked truth

As elections approach, anything can happen.

City councilman Arieh King has managed to raise the interest of non-political personalities in his initiative via social media, particularly his Facebook page (pictured)

Shabbat coalition crisis won’t be the last

But will the agreement have the desired effect of reducing the Haredi clamor over Shabbat desecration?

Compilation photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UTJ leader Yaacov Litzman