Even missile sirens and a 12-day conflict with Iran could not stop the Jerusalem College of Technology’s biggest hackathon ...

An ultra-orthodox Jewish newspaper has once again erased women from Israeli history after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posed for a photo with his new cabinet, three of whom are women.

The ultra-Orthodox now constitute about 10 percent of Israel's population, but the Central Bureau of Statistics estimates that the Haredi share of the population will reach 30 percent within 50 years.

Members of Brothers and Sisters in Arms and Bonot Alternativa (Women Building an Alternative) protest Israel's exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews from mandatory military service, near the Prime ...

The ultra-Orthodox community, in both the United States and Israel, believes that women should not wear pants or any male clothing. It is a violation of the Biblical prohibition found in ...

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2021, file photo, ultra-Orthodox women prepare for a photoshoot for a subscription-only photo bank of what the founder calls positive images of Orthodox women called ...

Ultra-Orthodox women activists hoped that perhaps their time had finally come in 2015 – that they would finally be seen and heard by the parties that represent their community in the Knesset.

Some schools and government ministries also closed early. Usually only men attend such public demonstrations, but ultra-Orthodox community leaders encouraged women and young children to take part.

The wig and long skirt she wears are not slowing Michal Zernowitski down in her race to become the first ultra-Orthodox woman MP for the Labor party in Israel's April polls. The 38-year-old mother ...

The Women of the Wall even gained the support of three paratroopers who secured the Western Wall from Jordanian hands in 1967, during the Six Day War. The paratroopers joined the group on Monday ...

Fears, hopes, and the IDF’s efforts to work with the community – and improve conditions to maximize ultra-Orthodox recruitment Testifying before the Knesset State Control Committee in January ...