In response to a High Court ruling that charedim must serve in the IDF, there is criticism of the charedi community's focus on Torah study and exemption from military service.

The OU Israel established Makom Balev and the Oraita Program to provide programming for Israeli teens, particularly those in economically-disadvantaged areas, giving them leadership skills and guidance to succeed.

After facing backlash, the Vancouver comics festival apologized to Miriam Libicki, a Jewish artist it had previously banned due to her past Israeli military service, which had sparked pro-Palestinian activism and accusations of creating a volatile atmosphere.

In the "Intergenerational Divergence" series episode of the 18Forty Podcast, a Haredi mother named Dina discusses her experience of having two children serving in the IDF, one of whom was critically wounded in a recent war.

During Purim season, there is a special mitzvah to help the poor (matanot levyonim).

Amidst the debate over the charedi (ultra-Orthodox) community's exemption from military service in Israel, Sefardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef suggested that charedim might leave the country rather than be drafted, prompting public responses suggesting support for their departure.

Jewish students at the University of Chicago faced heightened antisemitism post-October 7, with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) supporting Palestinian liberation in ways that were perceived as threatening by Jewish students.

A Canadian International Women's Day event in Peterborough, Ontario, organized by INSPIRE, an empowerment organization, was canceled after rescinding an invitation to Jewish speaker Leah Goldstein due to her past IDF service.

Canadian cyclist Leah Goldstein, who made history as the first woman to win a 3,000-mile bike race across the United States, was removed as the keynote speaker at an International Women's Day event in Ontario due to her past service in the Israeli army.

There may be a shift happening in the Charedi world, particularly in Israel, regarding the perception of full-time Torah study as the only legitimate option.

The text discusses a positive story on NBC Nightly News about Yeshivat HaHesder Yerucham, a program that combines Torah studies with military service for Religious Zionist students.

The author discusses the lack of unity among Orthodox Jews, particularly between the Dati (religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox) and Charedi communities in Israel when it comes to military service.

The political party of the Ashkenaz charedi community, United Torah Judaism (UTJ), has proposed a new Basic Law called "A Basic Law: Torah Study" in the Knesset.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron engage in discussions on various important topics in Israel.