Category: Haredi
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Haredi recruitment to IDF down 36% in a decade
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Recruitment into the IDF is not only a marginal phenomenon in the ultra-Orthodox community; It is also in decline. 1,266 haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) were drafted in 2023, compared to 1,972 in 2013, a 36% decline, according to the Israel Democracy Institute’s annual survey of the ultra-Orthodox community. Meanwhile, the number…
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Haredi recruitment to IDF down 36% in a decade
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Recruitment into the IDF is not only a marginal phenomenon in the ultra-Orthodox community; It is also in decline. 1,266 haredim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) were drafted in 2023, compared to 1,972 in 2013, a 36% decline, according to the Israel Democracy Institute’s annual survey of the ultra-Orthodox community. Meanwhile, the number…
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Treasury: Every 1,000 haredi soldiers saves NIS 1.3b annually
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During discussions of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, the Finance Ministry presented its estimates of the increased defense costs in the wake of the war and the potential benefits of recruiting Haredi soldiers. Among other things, the Finance Ministry says that extending compulsory military service and reserve service…
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Haredi men’s employment rate falls
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According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, the employment rate among Haredi men (ultra-Orthodox Jews) in Israel decreased to 54.3% in the first quarter of 2024 from 56.7% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The percentage stabilized in the past decade at about 50%, but it began to…