Haredi demographics
Likud MK Kallner opposes criminal arrests for haredi draft evaders, backs economic sanctions
Kallner, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, told 103FM that he does not think arresting yeshiva students is 'the right way.'
Equality requires universal draft, participation in economy and workforce, MK Liberman says
Coalition, opposition spar as preliminary vote on haredi daycare bill nears
A country at a crossroads: The issue of Haredi IDF service post-October 7 - analysis
Haredi change
The study, entitled “A Picture of the Nation,” found that among Jewish populations, there is more movement from religious schools to less religious schools than movement in the opposite direction.
Hundreds flock to English-tutoring project for haredi community
Former MK Rabbi Dov Lipman is helping with the project, which attracted almost a thousand participants in its first day.
Podcast: 'Things will change when we haredim are the majority'
On this episode of Taxicab Diplomacy, driver Oren gives his opinion on religion and the state.
More Haredi men working, as Arab women drop out of labor force
The percentage of working-age haredi men who were working increased 3 percentage points, reaching 52%. At the same time, the labor participation of Arab women fell roughly 1 percentage point.
The ‘haredi’ opportunity: changing the political map in Israel
I had, in my naiveté, assumed that an Israeli politician of so many years’ standing would have developed some sort of opinion on the matter...I was completely wrong.
Proposed amendment would delay haredi conscription another three years
Should enlistment quotas after 2020 not be met, then some economic sanctions would apply to yeshivas, but will be determined by the prime minister, defense minister, and finance minister.
Percent of ultra-Orthodox in workforce doubled since 2008, Economy Ministry finds
Minister of the Economy and Shas chairman Aryeh Deri says he hopes the study will encourage employers to hire haredi employees and help overcome prejudices.
Haredi ‘shlom bayit’and the health of the Jewish state
Academics have branded the haredim as abusers of social norms and accuse them of entering a state of “voluntary poverty”.
Rival teams?
The ultra-Orthodox city councillors are opposing the new Sportek in Ramot on modesty grounds, and in response, the mayor has delayed a decision on building new haredi kindergartens.
Degrees of difficulty
Beliba Homa helps Haredi men overcome challenges as a lack of basic knowledge of math and English while pursuing a university education and maintaining their lifestyle by pairing them with students.