JERUSALEM (RNS) — In ordinary times, Moshe, a 38-year-old Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jewish Israeli, would be working while also focusing on his Torah studies. But after Hamas terrorists ...

While Israeli Jews are subject to a mandatory draft at age 18 — and regular reserve duty for decades afterward — an exception is made for the growing number of haredi Orthodox Israelis, who ...

In a lengthy interview with the ultra-Orthodox Kikar Hashabbat news site, the veteran Haredi politician — whose United Torah ...

"Without Torah students, we have no existence as a Jewish people. Without Torah students, the State of Israel cannot continue ...

However, Israel’s population, and the percentage of haredi Jews within the population, was much smaller in the past than it is today. In 1948, only about 1% of the population was haredi, while ...

Ben Gvir’s comment “I love the Haredi public, I embrace them” is not just political rhetoric. It’s a reminder that this fight ...

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, ...

Haredi leaders in the Diaspora urge caution over granting Israeli citizenship to children, advise parents to consult before ...

Fast Forward Nearly one in four Jews will be ultra-Orthodox by 2040, new study says A projected boom in the Haredi population worldwide is attributed to other factors besides high fertility rates ...

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It is obviously too early to know for sure, but it is plausible that we are witnessing the slow-motion unraveling of Haredi Judaism. Between periodic ...