Public Security Minister Omer Barlev argues that Jewish High Holiday period, rising coronavirus cases warrant delay to October 1

Military will lead efforts after plans stall for serological testing at schools; vaccinations for pupils on school grounds still up in the air

Ministry said to rule out serology testing in Bnei Brak during study hours and insist parent must be present, though city already obtained permission from guardians

Blood tests for antibodies rolled out for start of academic year; program starts in ultra-Orthodox community which was hit hard by the pandemic and already returned to school

The new government, Haredi politicians warn, is ‘destroying’ and ‘corrupting’ Israel’s Jewish character. Separation, some say, may be inevitable

The Haredi community depends on government largesse; the new narrow coalition needs Shas and United Torah Judaism to assure its hold on power. So why won't they work together?

The authors of new book 'A Fortress in Brooklyn' say Hasidim represent an alternate version of the assimilated 'New York Jew' in an old-new shtetl that's a purely American creation

A narrow, fractured coalition needs the ultra-Orthodox parties to survive. Bennett is trying a conciliatory approach to achieve that, while Lapid opts for blunt force trauma

As ultra-Orthodox political leaders resist an independent investigation of Israel's worst civil disaster, fearing they'll be blamed, anger is rising within the community

Ultra-Orthodox media figures are calling for a commission of inquiry, and lashing the state for letting their community endanger itself