The debate in Israel regarding the military draft of Haredi yeshiva students has intensified as exemptions have expired, leading to court orders barring subsidies and potential future draft enforcement.

Rama Burshtein is celebrated as the queen of complex Haredi love stories through her acclaimed works like "Fill the Void," "The Wedding Plan," and now "Fire Dance," a series that delves into a spiritual and magical world.

The discussion explores the challenges and dilemmas faced by Haredi individuals regarding military conscription, particularly focusing on the possibility of maintaining religious observance while serving in the IDF.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid recently called for the drafting of Ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli army, challenging the longstanding exemption that has applied to about 15% of the population.

There is a growing trend of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) young men in Israel volunteering for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Small protests have been taking place across Israel every Saturday, far from the public eye, at remote highway intersections.

Despite a recent court ruling in their favor, women at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, exemplified by the group Women of the Wall, still face challenges in attaining equal prayer rights.

In this podcast, Jonathan Silver discusses the ongoing conflicts and protests in Israeli politics.

The Israeli conflict is complex and multifaceted, involving various factors that shape the country's political landscape.

Israeli TV has seen a rise in the representation of religious Jews in recent years, with shows like "Srugim," "Shtisel," and "Shababnikim" gaining popularity and critical acclaim.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron engage in a discussion covering Yair Lapid becoming Israel's 14th Prime Minister, the trending topic of menstruation in Israel, and the unsettling incident of Haredi thugs disrupting ceremonies at the Western Wall.

In this discussion, the hosts Allison Kaplan Sommer, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron cover a range of topics.

The Israeli acting industry is small, so it feels like there are only a handful of actors who appear in many Israeli shows.

In this discussion on the podcast For Heavens Sake, Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain discuss the growing anger among Israelis, from all political perspectives, towards the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, community's behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not receive a phone call from President Joe Biden in the first days following Biden's inauguration, unlike other world leaders who were promptly contacted by the new U.S. president.

Dassi Erlich, a former student at Adass Israel School in Melbourne, along with her sisters Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper, have accused their former principal, Malka Leifer, of sexual abuse and rape.

A recent report commissioned by the Israeli nonprofit Out For Change sheds light on the growing trend of individuals leaving the ultra-Orthodox Haredi community in Israel.

Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Kerem BYavneh, played a significant role in the history of Religious Zionism in Israel.

In this edition, Noah Efron, Don Futterman, and Naomi Zeveloff discuss the Israeli Supreme Court rejecting mass exemptions for ultra-Orthodox kids from army service, the decline of malls in Israel as possibly signaling a shift in Israeli culture, and they review significant events and figures of the year 5777.

"The Wedding Plan" is a film directed by Rama Burshtein, known for her portrayal of the haredi community in movies like "Fill the Void."

Prof. Chaim Saiman delves into the differing perspectives on gedolim (great Torah scholars) in Haredi, Centrist Orthodox, and liberal Orthodox communities.

In the "Rage!"

Malka Schaps, a Haredi theoretical mathematician, made history as Israel's first female Haredi dean at Bar-Ilan University.

The Israeli government is pushing ahead with plans to draft ultra-Orthodox men into the army, potentially leading to jail time for draft refusers, a move that has sparked intense controversy among the Haredi community.

A recent Haaretz poll revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's popularity in Israel surged by 11 percent after the botched Gaza flotilla raid, with confidence in his government also rising.