Yeshiva

A number of anti-Zionist Admorim met with the US President at the White House. At the last minute, through the intervention of officials in the house of Rabbi Dov Lando, the delivery of a letter demanding intervention in the conscription issue was prevented. The White House described the event as a meeting for Rosh Hashanah.

Against the backdrop of the issue of drafting yeshiva students and the arrests of young men who did not report for service in the IDF, the Haredi sector is promoting a new initiative designed to provide financial support to yeshiva students who will be arrested due to their non-enlistment.

More than four decades have passed since IDF soldier Yehuda Katz (may God avenge his blood) fell, until his body was returned to Israel. During a shiva visit, Chief Rabbi of Israel Kalman Meir Bar recalled his days studying with Yehuda in the yeshiva.

City council members sent a letter to the students' parents, backing the municipality's steps against the Bnei Akiva Yeshiva Center. These are the serious claims raised, and how the network is responding ahead of the start of the school year.

The “Birkat Yosef” Hesder yeshiva in Alon More has been named a recipient of the 2026 Minister of Defense Shield Award. This honor recognizes employers, academic institutions, and local authorities for their significant and ongoing support of reservists and their families. Following a rigorous selection process from over 1,000 nominations, 99 finalists were chosen.

Summer camps for yeshiva students, known as 'camps,' have become popular venues for political panels. During the 'Bein HaZmanim' vacation, students have the rare opportunity to engage directly with Knesset members on pressing issues.

Sexual abuse and harassment in mikvahs remain a painful and silenced issue in the Haredi sector. Victims describe a systemic lack of protection and supervision.

The Ministry of Education has frozen benefit payments to over 90,000 yeshiva students who are draft evaders, following a Supreme Court ruling. Representatives reported this to the Knesset Finance Committee.