Ultra-Orthodox evolution explored at JNS Policy Summit Panelists discuss workforce integration, military service, and leadership shifts as the Haredi community faces growing internal and external pressures. Joshua Marks April 28, 2025
On Haredim in the United Kingdom: A bit of positivity, please In a world obsessed with change, they hold fast to what they know is right. You cannot buy that. Shimon Cohen April 25, 2025
Trump names Matthew Solomson first Orthodox Jewish chief judge of a federal court "Judge Solomson enjoys studying Talmud, playing tennis and spending time at the beach with his family," according to his official bio. Menachem Wecker April 15, 2025
Historic first: Haredi officer takes command of IDF battalion Maj. (res) Yossi Levi calls for greater ultra-Orthodox enlistment, warning that increasing hostility to the religious group could widen the military draft gap. JNS Staff March 19, 2025
Long-starved ‘Shtisel’ fans can take a bite of ‘Kugel’ The two shows are “in the same jungle, but they’re different breeds. It has all the jokes that you would recognize from ‘Shtisel,’ but it also really stands in its own world,” actor Mili Avital told JNS. Jacob Kamaras Feb. 27, 2025
Orthodox Union youth Mishnah program has quadrupled in recent years “Students feel great about their accomplishments and many have been inspired to learn other Mishnayot on their own,” said Rabbi Matthew Faigen, of Fuchs Mizrachi School in the Cleveland area. Jan. 17, 2025
From a Catholic Mexican actress on Spanish TV to a Jewish educator in Israel Services, liturgy and Shabbat spoke to Hannah Abitbul, now an observant Jew living with her husband and young son. Etgar Lefkovits Jan. 9, 2025
OU distributes 65,000 reflective belts for walking from synagogue at night “This is truly a life-saving initiative,” Larry Kraut, who supports nighttime safety efforts by the Orthodox Union, told JNS. JNS Staff Dec. 16, 2024
Date of New Jersey spring primary coincides with Shavuot, lawmakers move to change it The primary election is scheduled for June 3, which coincides with the holiday, meaning that observant Jews won't be able to go to the polls. Faygie Holt Dec. 13, 2024
