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By Anshel Pfeffer

As Charedi exemption ends, politicians prepare for election that has no date

As Netanyahu falters, members of the Knesset bide their time

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April 3, 2024 12:07

An Israeli protester confront Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men outside an army recruiting office in the town of Kiryat Ono near Tel Aviv on March 5, 2024, during a demonstration against their exemption from serving in the army. Since the October 7 attack by Palestinian militants, the question surrounding whether the insular community, whose members see army service as conflicting with their religious duties, should be obligated to serve has sparked debate and led to protests against their decades-long exemptions. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Purim’s call for unity that Israel should take to heart

Israel’s rabbinate should make conversion easier for Russians and national service should be compulsory for all including the Charedi community

By Rabbi Dr Jeffrey Cohen

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March 21, 2024 13:55

Sarah Lightman's cover for the new Izzun Megillah, translated by Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet with commentary by Rabbi Jeremy Gordon. Available from izzunbooks.com

Leading Charedi rabbis denounce new move to regulate yeshivot

Private member’s Bill calls for registration of children who are taught outside school

By Simon Rocker

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February 28, 2024 13:48

UK Charedim protest against the Schools Bill - which advanced plans to regulate yeshivot - in Westminister, June 2022

Has the war brought Charedim closer to mainstream Israel?

Exemptions from army service for Strictly Orthodox yeshivah students have long been a divisive issue in Israel. But some see a post-October 7 shift

By Simon Rocker

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January 28, 2024 11:06

A Charedi man walks by an army recruitment office in Jerusalem, August 2023 . (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Let’s talk schools: how will new Ofsted boss respond to clamour for reform?

The Charedi community in particular will be keeping a close eye on what the inspection service does next

By Simon Rocker

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January 12, 2024 10:28

Ofsted's new chief inspector: Sir Martyn Oliver

Charedi campaigner warns against moves to register children not in school

MP wants local councils to keep list of children taught at home, in yeshivot or other out-of-school establishments

By Simon Rocker

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January 10, 2024 17:15

2,000 Charedi Jews sign up to IDF

Some Strictly Orthodox Jews are exempted from military service in Israel

By JC Reporter

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October 23, 2023 15:43

Manchester Jewish father dies in Swiss paragliding accident

Avrohom Moshe Rabinowitz, 30, was on holiday in the Alps

By Eliana Jordan

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August 24, 2023 10:06

Manchester Jewish father dies in Swiss paragliding accident

Charedi campaigners mobilise against registration of children outside school

The Department for Education launched a consultation over what to do about 'children missing education'

By Simon Rocker

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July 26, 2023 16:02

Charedi campaigners mobilise against registration of children outside school

VAT hike on private schools could hit poorer Charedi families, Board of Deputies warns

If Bibi cannot deliver Charedi exemption, his government will simply collapse

A dozen Charedi schools received official warnings last year

Previously inadequate Charedi school upgraded by Ofsted

Charedi schools look forward to major boost over plans to remove entry cap

New Hackney walkway renamed in memory of Rabbi Avrohom Pinter

‘Amazing’ Charedi school in Manchester ranked outstanding by Ofsted

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