Haredi population in israel

Diaspora Jewry is not dying, it is changing - opinion

Judaism is not disappearing; it is changing its forms of expression. The challenges must not be ignored. Assimilation exists, and in some communities, there is also a decline in numbers.

JULY 29, 2026|ByRENANA BIRNBAUM

AN ISRAEL Day event on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan takes place last June. There is a significant increase in the number of Diaspora Jews who identify with Israel and show increased involvement in Jewish activity in their community, according to a JPPI survey cited by the writer.

An Israeli soldier guard as young men gathered during a demonstration by Ultra-Orthodox Jews against Israel's military draft on June 17, 2026 outside the Beit Lid military base in Kfar Yona, Israel. The conscription of young ultra-Orthodox men into the military, from which they were long exempt.

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.'

JULY 7, 2026|By103FM

A haredi man looks on as traffic builds at Hemed Interchange on Highway 1 amid ultra-Orthadox anti-draft protests, June 24, 2026.

Following hours of haredi draft protests, Israeli highways reopen to traffic

Protests cause heavy traffic on 29 major roads • Social media footage shows protesters and secular citizens in violent physical altercations • MKs Goldknopf, Malkieli attended protests

JUNE 24, 2026|ByALON HACHMON, AVI SOLOMON, AARON GLICK

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen walking past haredi lawmaker Yitzhak Goldknopf, at the Prime Minister’s Office in 2023.

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.

JUNE 11, 2026|ByANNA BARSKY

Is the coronavirus proliferation in Israel the fault of the haredi?

Why this apparent contempt for Jews with side locks, black coats and hats?

MAY 2, 2020ByWALTER BINGHAM

Israeli police officers take out ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, as part of an effort to enforce lockdown in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, April 2, 2020.

Truly at home

KNOW COMMENT: The Seder, the virus, and Independence Day drive home the most basic Jewish and Zionist truths.

MAY 1, 2020ByDAVID M. WEINBERG

Remembrance Day and the haredim – opinion

We hear stories of haredim walking around as usual during the minute silence and haredi schools continuing as if nothing is going on

APRIL 27, 2020ByFLEUR HASSAN-NAHOUM

Border Police go about coronavirus inspections in Mea Shearim, a haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem.

Public health and the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel

Moreover, the lack of exposure to general media outlets and to the Internet limits the access to Health Ministry instructions on the coronavirus.

APRIL 12, 2020ByARIEL FINKELSTEIN

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman crosses a street with her children in Bnei Brak, a town badly affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and which Israel declared a "restricted zone" due to its high rate of infections, near Tel Aviv, Israel April 5, 2020

Grounds for optimism about the ultra-Orthodox

“Today, many members of Haredi society understand that their responsibility extends beyond the boundaries of their own communities,” says Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer.

FEBRUARY 28, 2020ByRABBI ITZCHAK ADLERSTEIN

Haredi residents of Jerusalem’s Geula neighborhood

The haredim, Israel’s moderates

To some, this might sound like heresy and lunacy in equal measure. The haredim have been called many things in their time – but moderate?

AUGUST 11, 2019ByGEDALIA GUTTENTAG

SHLOMO CHRISTOPHER POZNER’S Shabbos video work looks at the delicate balancing act between Jerusalem’s haredi residents and the secular establishment.

Religious parties may prevent needed budget restraint after election

Ultra-Orthodox Jews, known as Haredim, make up about 10 percent of Israel’s population and, with their typically large families, that percentage is expected to swell.

APRIL 11, 2019ByREUTERS

Yisrael Beytenu petitions High Court to stop extension on haredi draft bill

The deadline for the enlistment bill has been extended several times, the last extension occurring in early December, setting the current January 15 deadline.

JANUARY 14, 2019ByURI BOLLAG