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Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against Israeli army conscription at Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, on July 5, 2018. The Israeli Knesset (Parliament) passed a bill Monday that would draft ultra-Orthodox men into the Israeli army, according to a report by Haaretz. (Xinhua/Gil Cohen Magen) ...
Representatives from the New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and representatives of ultra-Orthodox Jews are meeting this week to try to resolve a controversy over an ancient circumcision practice called metzitzah b'peh ("suction by mouth"). The health department says the ...
A group of British ultra-Orthodox Jews have launched a million-pound fundraising drive to stop “pure and holy children” from leaving the strict faith community and living with “irreligious parents.” Read more Plan for official Jewish area in north London could create a ‘ghetto,’ critics ...
But Farber is an exception, not the rule. Historically, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, who were a minority when the State of Israel was established in 1948, received exemptions from military service. Back then, it was agreed that they would serve the state by praying, even though some did enroll in...
isbased on the author’s experience of ten years as a manager of a CSWdepartment in a city in Israel comprising 95 per cent ultra-OrthodoxJews. It is also based on professional conversations held with colleagues/managers in ...
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Ultra-Orthodox jews take part in the ritual "Peter Chamor" ceremony in the village of Ahiiezer near Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 26, 2018. "Peter Chamor", or redemption of the firstborn donkey, is a ceremony where a firstborn donkey is given to the cohen (Jewish priest) as a gift,...
“State of ‘Israel’ does not represent world Jewry,” or simply “Free Palestine,” in English and Arabic. While mainstream and even many ultra-Orthodox Jews consider it fringe and far beyond the pale, Neturei Karta has achieved increased visibility through its alignment with pro-Palestinian ...
Ultra-Orthodox Jews, or Haredi, have traditionally been exempt from military service so as to be able to study the Torah. But a Supreme Court ruling in June said the Israeli government must enlist draft-age ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military, reversing a de...