Behavior that confounds veterans of the rare Jewish book market has become routine at auctions organized by Genazym as it taps into emerging luxury market among Orthodox Jews

Founded by a former Haredi woman, the organization Unchained at Last releases 'Unseen Housewives' to raise awareness that such arrangements are still legal in 43 states

Participants in local authorities' education conference walk out as Haim Biton claims high Haredi birth rate defeated alleged efforts to suppress community

Shas leader is vowing to keep championing 'the poorer echelons,' but he and his ultra-Orthodox colleagues do the opposite -- with calamitous consequences, as the PM well knows

David Horovitz and Haviv Rettig Gur mark two years of the daily podcast with a rousing discussion of the new government and ultra-Orthodox demographics. Bonus: Hebrew word of 2022

After meeting with Haredi faction heads, Likud's Karhi scraps moves aimed at integrating internet-less phones into wider telecoms market, delays plan to phase out of 2G, 3G service

Group includes 1.28 million people in 2023; Haredi women increasingly joining workforce while men's numbers stagnate; poverty rate twice as high as in general population

Private firms serving Orthodox schools are collecting more than $350 million a year in gov't money in exchange for special education services that aren't always needed or provided

NY Times: Vast sums claimed for services not always needed, or even provided; parents guided on applying; Yiddish-speaking kids listed as special ed due to language issues

Over a dozen demonstrate against event in Jerusalem social hall; organizer says 'sad to see a handful of extremists' attempt to disrupt gathering