Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly ...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children burn leavened items in final preparation for the Passover holiday in the ...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men prepare matza, a traditional unleavened bread, for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover at a bakery in central Israeli city of Rehovot, on March 30, 2025. (Photo by ...

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protested in Jerusalem on Thursday over a court ruling that could end their exemptions from mandatory service in the Israeli military. Carrying signs that ...

Under longstanding arrangements, ultra-Orthodox men have been exempt from the draft, which is compulsory for most Jewish men and women. These exemptions have long been a source of anger among the ...

Wearing white overalls and red fez hats, dozens of Samaritan men slaughtered sheep for Passover Friday as prayers in ancient Hebrew echoed across Mount Gerizim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

But the decision has "highlighted the fault line in Israeli society between ultra-Orthodox Jews on whom Netanyahu relies, and the many Israelis who believe that "all Jewish citizens should serve ...

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cooking utensils in boiling water to remove remains of leaven, in preparation for the ...

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man dips cooking utensils in boiling water to remove remains of leaven, in preparation for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover, in the ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood Mea ...

Two rioters were detained for assaulting law enforcement after clashes broke out at an ultra-Orthodox demonstration against the military draft in Jerusalem on Thursday, police said, adding that ...

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews are struggling to come to terms with recent high-profile sex abuse cases. What’s added to the shock is how some rabbis in this insular, devout community have ...