Haredim pray at rabbi’s grave on Lebanon border with IDF escort The tomb of Rav Ashi, a Babylonian sage, is located inside an IDF military outpost on the Blue Line between the two countries. Akiva Van Koningsveld March 7, 2025
Israeli police detain 20 ultra-Orthodox for crossing into Lebanon The group apparently came to visit the tomb of Rav Ashi—a Babylonian sage credited with compiling part of the Talmud. Idan Avni Feb. 16, 2025
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox Israelis join IDF’s new Hasmonean Brigade The military hailed the enlistment as a "significant milestone." Jan. 6, 2025
35 haredi men become Israel Police officers The all-segregated, three-month training course for the religious sector is the sixth one held this year. JNS Staff Dec. 31, 2024
IAF launches first haredi aircraft maintenance facility Twenty-six ultra-Orthodox soldiers graduated the F-16 technician course in the groundbreaking program. Dec. 4, 2024
Gaza resettlement the answer to Oct. 7 massacre, ICC case, Israeli minister says Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf toured the Gaza border on Thursday. Nov. 28, 2024
IDF picks Chanukah for haredi recruitment to Hasmonean Brigade The army sees the holiday as a symbolic moment to form the first company of the ultra-Orthodox unit. Nov. 28, 2024
Ultra-Orthodox social workers treat wartime trauma “My mission is to ensure that there will be no second generation of pain from Oct. 7,” says Pinchas Weiss, the founding director of what was originally an NGO catering to the ultra-Orthodox. Etgar Lefkovits Nov. 11, 2024
IDF launches first ultra-Orthodox combat brigade Custom-built $46 million base to open as the military expands haredi enlistment. Hanan Greenwood Nov. 4, 2024
