Why are haredi Israelis exempt from the military? When Israel was founded in 1948, haredi Orthodox communities were a tiny minority of the country. Israel’s secular prime minister, ...

All along, since the days of the communist Soviet Union, I have paid a price for my ideology,' says outgoing chair Yuli ...

Cops in capital initially beat, trample protesters but then stand down, allowing them to halt traffic for over 2 hours; ...

Arutz Sheva learns Beitar Illit Mayor Meir Rubinstein and Modi’in Illit Mayor Yaakov Guterman actively working to persuade ...

Hundreds of protestors blocked the roads near Chords Bridge with signs saying "Death before conscription," and "War on the ...

Haredi Jews visit Israeli army soldiers on Oct. 11. Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images. Cohen, the Haredi journalist, who is a host on the popular Kol Berama radio station, ...

Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein said that cholent is not only spiritually designated for Shabbat, but that its heavy ingredients ...

According to the proposal, all haredi men will receive draft summons and be required to serve in the IDF, although the ...

Sophisticated tech support scam highlights growing wave of digital fraud in New York, prompting community alerts and police ...

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The Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Daniel Wolfson, Rabbi Daniel Wolfson spoke with visible pain and disappointment. He claimed that no army framework can truly preserve the Haredi way of life, and pointed a ...