yeshiva students

Taking from Israel and refusing to serve: Why haredim draft refusal is hard to swallow

Few things are more provocative for non-haredim than haredi rabbis and students gleefully rejecting the government and refusing to defend the state – all while taking its money.

 MK MOSHE GAFNI, chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee, leads a committee meeting last week. ‘Wh

The IDF needs soldiers but Israel is paying yeshivas to dodge the draft

This might have been possible to tolerate before October 7 but definitely not now, at a time when the IDF is missing over 10,000 soldiers to fulfill the missions it already has.

14/03/2025

Bus carrying Yeshiva students overturns in New Jersey, one in critical condition

While the student in critical condition was initially thought to be dead, Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali said the boy “now has a pulse” in a post on X at 9:30 p.m.

Daycare subsidies for children of military-age yeshiva students officially ends

The ending of the program will be a financial blow to some 7,000 haredi families.

Agudat Yisrael accused of instructing yeshiva students to evade draft sanctions

Recordings published in Ynet last week revealed that Agudat Yisrael party officials were instructing yeshiva students to open fictitious small businesses.

  New York Fire Department attempts to control the blaze on Eastern Parkway, February 14, 2025.

Fire injures seven near Chabad HQ, Brooklyn, one in critical condition

The fire was reportedly caused by a radiator plugged into an electrical outlet resulting in the apartment being completely engulfed in flames and the personal belongings of 19 students being burned.

Haredim hold prayer meeting in protest of bill threatening Yeshivas

Haredi campaigners have expressed fear that the Bill would lead to state interference in yeshivas and force them to teach secular subjects.

The government needs to expand haredi recruitment into IDF

The government has to encourage a fast and vast shift within haredi society, showing that military service and keeping the faith are not contradictions.

Yeshiva students return to Kiryat Shmona, begin blood donations during severe shortage

Many of the yeshiva students have also volunteered to help in the rebuilding efforts and care for residents who were unable to evacuate.

'Far from simple or clear-cut': What do Israelis think about the haredi draft bill?

The Magazine spoke to Israeli men and women who have served in the army and/or have children in uniform. Here’s what they had to say about the haredi draft debacle.

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