n any of several sects of Orthodox Judaism that reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel
Student expelled from haredi school for questioning her faith A student reportedly was expelled from a haredi Orthodox nursing school in central Israel for doubting her faith. The student at the Tessler School of Nursing at Laniado Hospital in Netanya, which is affiliated with the Sanz Hassidic movement, expelled 21-year-old Chavi Loyfer, Ynet reported.
June 6, 2013 - J Weekly
Shas rabbi hospitalized after fall Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spiritual leader of the Sephardic haredi Orthodox Shas party, may have broken a bone, possibly his leg, after falling in his home.
June 6, 2013 - J Weekly
Fierce Western Wall Confrontation Looms as Women Plan Torah Reading Women of the Wall announced plans to read from a Torah scroll at its upcoming service at the Western Wall. Also leading up to Sunday’s service, several leading haredi Orthodox rabbis called on thousands of haredi men to gather for a mass prayer opposite Women of the Wall. Click here for the rest of the article...
June 6, 2013 - The Forward
David Horovitz in FrontPage Magazine After this week's selection of an inordinate number of haredi judges, many of whose chief qualifications were family relationships, I call for an alternative court of religious-Zionist, modern Orthodox judges who will include love of Israel... Shlomo Riskin http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shlomo_Riskin&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNENe7IcnXzZorIGRxFG45OBAtiBUw Jerusalem Post http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite%3Fcid%3D1173879154035%26pagename%3DJPost%252FJPArticle%252FShowFull&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEkfvbVrYyr5o-GZwkXWG-ABJGEUA Mar 22, 2007
45556 62029 haredi Ben-David earlier told Jerusalem Post editor David Horovitz that according to current projections, by 2040 78% of primary school enrollment will be haredi and Arab."