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Israel’s army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox are part of a bigger challenge: The Jewish state is...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIsraeli police scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jews as they block a main road in Jerusalem during an...
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Military Draft Crisis, Explained
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 months agoUltra-Orthodox Jewish students study the Torah at the Ponevezh Yeshiva in the central Israeli city...
This Jewish community will pay Orthodox families $50,000 to move to Providence's East Side
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoProvidence's Orthodox Jewish community is hoping to grow its numbers – and, in light of the rising...
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Have Helped Netanyahu Stay in Power. That May Be Changing.
Slate via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could soon be ousted from power by a controversy over the...
Julia Haart is fighting to change coercive-control laws to save 'chained women' trapped in marriages
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJulia HaartClark Hodgin for Business Insider Having spent most of her adult life in Monsey's...
With its soldiers mired in Gaza, Israel fights a battle at home over drafting the ultra-Orthodox
Associated Press via AOL· 3 months agoAs Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, broad exemptions from mandatory military service for...
Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Jerusalem roads ahead of Israeli court decision on draft exemptions
Associated Press via AOL· 1 week agoDozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked roads in Jerusalem on Sunday as Israel's Supreme Court...
High-tech and war are integrating some ultra-Orthodox Jews into Israel's secular society
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSome ultra-Orthodox Jews are seeking secular Israeli jobs and lifestyles, but they face growing...
Orthodox Judaism can still be a difficult world for LGBTQ Jews – but in some groups, the tide is...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAcceptance of LGBTQ identities is growing in some parts of Orthodox Judaism, but slowly....
‘Jewish Matchmaking’ Could’ve Been a Shanda. But It’s Smart and Sweet
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere’s a saying in the Jewish community that certain things are bad for the Jews. The list largely...