Justices criticized the Council for Higher Education for turning a blind eye to segregation not confined to classrooms ■ 'You want to create demand for segregation,' director of ultra-Orthodox campuses told
Agudat Yisrael and Degel Hatorah to sustain cooperation as United Torah Judaism ■ Following departure of Bennett and Shaked, Habayit Hayehudi considering scrapping primaries to save money
Forthcoming state comptroller's report criticizes higher-ed council's lack of vital data, inadequate oversight and disproportional funding for college programs for ultra-Orthodox
As a new right wing emerges, two of Israel's three religious parties may not make it through the next election cycle: 'There is definitely reason for optimism'
A trend toward having children at a later age than was once deemed acceptable should ultimately slow the Haredi community’s rapid growth rate, experts say
Only eight percent of Arab and four percent of ultra-Orthodox high school graduates test high enough for exemption from English language courses in undergraduate studies, according to a new report by the Central Bureau of Statistics
Michal Zernowitski, 37, is hoping to become the first ultra-Orthodox MK for the Labor Party in April, standing on a platform of equality, social justice and peace. There are hundreds of thousands of Haredi voters just like her, she says
The Ministry of Religious Services attributes the drop to general changes in marriage trends however the report is evidence of the growing contempt in Israel toward the Rabbinate and the power it wields
Demands for changes to legislation regulating the interest-free loans offered by some ultra-Orthodox lenders is holding up the implementation of information sharing
Sources in the rabbinical court system say Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau dismissed judge in order to quash a probe into mismanagement of funds in ultra-Orthodox nonprofits in Jerusalem
The FBI arrested Aron Rosner on charges of providing financial assistance to the religious group Lev Tahor ■ Two children were kidnapped December 8 from their home in New York and taken out of the country
Rabbi David Lau reassigned rabbinical judge Shlomo Shtasman after the latter sought to investigate corruption in an ultra-Orthodox property trust. Now, sources say Lau wants a relative to take Shtasman's position
Negotiations over the coalition reportedly blew up over a disagreement between Moshe Leon and the Hitorerut party on which neighborhoods of Jerusalem would be considered secular
The 36 pivotal hours: How the prime minister decided Saturday night to go to elections in a last-ditch attempt to avoid the AG's charges against him
The rabbinical court judge investigating irregularities and corruption in Haredi nonprofit groups has been removed by Israel's chief rabbi, David Lau, who heads the rabbinical courts
Ultra-Orthodox demands to pray at the Tomb of the Kings – the grandest burial compound in Jerusalem – have kindled fears among the French of an Israeli land grab under their flag in East Jerusalem
The allowances and support for yeshivas must be gradually stopped, as they provide a disincentive for Haredim to integrate into the labor market, something that harms all the country’s citizens
According to research conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute, there has also been a decline in ultra-Orthodox’s entry into the job market
Leaders urge PM to 'condemn unequivocally' threats made by ultra-Orthodox man, saying lack of clear response 'is tantamount to your tacit approval'
High Court approved Israeli government's request for a six-month delay to plan that would have stripped Chief Rabbinate of its power
Though the issue of secular studies in ultra-Orthodox has long been a hot button issue in Israel, it has only recently become an issue in America, with NYC serving as its key battleground. Even those calling for change say the new guidelines may be a step too far
The local planning and building committee is deferring to the district planning committee, which will debate the permit on Monday ■ Prayer site meant to resolve the problem of prayer freedom for non-Orthodox Jews
Deputy mayor of Ashdod, home to large population of immigrants from former Soviet Union, demands 'the disgrace be removed'
As ultra-Orthodox internet and smartphone use becomes more widespread, gossip columns are growing more popular - but some topics remain taboo
Evidence is accumulating that ultra-Orthodox Jews, East Jerusalem Arabs, religious Zionists and secular people can team up to cut the city's 46 percent poverty rate
The controversy over secular studies in the state’s yeshivas are the tip of an economic iceberg
It is the latest in a string of attacks on visibly Jewish men in the neighborhood in recent days
Existing law was slated to expire on Saturday ■ Government now has until mid-January to enact legislation and avoid early elections
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders are dragging Israel into the Third World. Their insistence on keeping Jews in ignorance and poverty is both a profound embarrassment, and a threat to Israel's security
City engineer to oppose plans that critics say will majorly damage forest