https://hiddush.org/subchannel-67-0-Employment.aspx This is an RSS update from channel Employment on Hiddush website Sun, 03 May 2026 02:26:33 GMT He-il https://hiddush.org/article-23562-0-When_Will_Israeli_Haredi_Men_Participate_in_the_Workforce.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23562-0-When_Will_Israeli_Haredi_Men_Participate_in_the_Workforce.aspx Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:36:00 GMT This week, the Committee for Special National Infrastructure Initiatives and Jewish Religious Services, chaired by MK Yulia Malinowsky (Yisrael Beitenu) met to discuss the integration of the ultra-Orthodox population in the Israeli workplace. https://hiddush.org/article-23461-0-Secular_Israelis_prefer_Arabs_over_Haredi_Jews.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23461-0-Secular_Israelis_prefer_Arabs_over_Haredi_Jews.aspx Thu, 24 Dec 2020 20:45:00 GMT Data from a new survey published in the media show that while only about half of secular Israelis (53%), were willing to live next door to ultra-Orthodox Israelis, 69% of them are willing to live next to Arabs! https://hiddush.org/article-23441-0-Haredi_sector_is_leading_Israel_toward_bankruptcy.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23441-0-Haredi_sector_is_leading_Israel_toward_bankruptcy.aspx Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:49:00 GMT A recent Haaretz article underscores how the disregard of significant groups in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community on the issue of restrictions imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 marks a deadly low point on a path of self-destruction that has been underway for many years, and how Israeli society and government have allowed them to do so. https://hiddush.org/article-23387-0-Governor_of_Bank_of_Israel_ultraOrthodox_Israelis_must_enter_labor_market.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23387-0-Governor_of_Bank_of_Israel_ultraOrthodox_Israelis_must_enter_labor_market.aspx Sun, 05 Jan 2020 00:20:00 GMT A speech given by the Governor of the Bank of Israel last month reminds us of the danger to the future of the State of Israel if we do not recognize and combat evil. He estimated that the ultra-Orthodox parties’ refusal to enable the full integration of ultra-Orthodox men into the job market and include core curricular studies in their school curricula, will require raising taxes on the rest of the public by about 60%! https://hiddush.org/article-23372-0-2019_Statistical_Report_on_Haredi_Society_in_Israel.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23372-0-2019_Statistical_Report_on_Haredi_Society_in_Israel.aspx Wed, 25 Dec 2019 20:51:00 GMT As described on the Israel Democracy Institute's website, the 2019 Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox Society in Israel provides both a snapshot of the ultra-Orthodox in Israel today and an analysis of trends characterizing this community in recent decades, in key areas such as demography, education, employment, and use of leisure time. https://hiddush.org/article-23296-0-Report_Haredi_employment_is_down;_Haredi_poverty_is_up.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23296-0-Report_Haredi_employment_is_down;_Haredi_poverty_is_up.aspx Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:05:00 GMT Data from the Israel Democracy Institute's 2018 Statistical Report on Ultra-Orthodox Society in Israel supports Hiddush's data and analysis on the growing trend of ultra-Orthodox men studying in yeshivas instead of entering the workforce, as poverty rates rise. https://hiddush.org/article-18132-0-Finance_Ministry_Chief_Economist_Haredi_men_must_enter_the_workforce.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-18132-0-Finance_Ministry_Chief_Economist_Haredi_men_must_enter_the_workforce.aspx Thu, 10 Aug 2017 23:03:00 GMT We turn back to addressing one of the key manifestations of the unholy link between religion and the economy. This time, it follows on the publication of a review by the Ministry of Finance's Chief Economist department, according to which increasing participation in the workforce among ultra-Orthodox Jews and Arabs will reduce the poverty level in Israel by 21%. https://hiddush.org/article-16930-0-Knesset_expedites_reversal_of_core_curricular_studies_law.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-16930-0-Knesset_expedites_reversal_of_core_curricular_studies_law.aspx Tue, 26 Jul 2016 20:53:00 GMT The Knesset reverses a law that would have reduced funding for ultra-Orthodox schools that teach only minimal core subjects, such as math, English, and science. https://hiddush.org/article-16769-0-Affirmative_action_for_Haredim_or_cronyism.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-16769-0-Affirmative_action_for_Haredim_or_cronyism.aspx Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:14:00 GMT On Sunday, Israel’s cabinet approved an affirmative action initiative enabling more ultra-Orthodox workers to find employment in the civil service, as part of Shas’s leader, Minister Rabbi Aryeh Deri’s strategy to integrate the Haredi community into the civil service. https://hiddush.org/article-13728-0-Sacrificing_Israels_economy_at_the_altar_of_yeshiva_studies_and_politics.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-13728-0-Sacrificing_Israels_economy_at_the_altar_of_yeshiva_studies_and_politics.aspx Sun, 14 Jun 2015 10:52:00 GMT The cataclysmic consequences of the irresponsible policies pursued by most Israeli governments when it comes to the dictates of their religious coalition partners have been reinforced by a major study of Israel’s economy through 2059, published recently by Assaf Geva, a senior Finance Ministry economist. https://hiddush.org/article-7677-0-UltraOrthodox_women_and_men_Drastically_diverging_employment_trends.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-7677-0-UltraOrthodox_women_and_men_Drastically_diverging_employment_trends.aspx Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:30:00 GMT Why are more ultra-Orthodox women in Israel employed than ever before? And why are fewer ultra-Orthodox men in Israel employed than ever before? What should be done? https://hiddush.org/article-2357-0-Did_The_Global_Jewish_Forum_on_Haredim_Face_the_Facts.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2357-0-Did_The_Global_Jewish_Forum_on_Haredim_Face_the_Facts.aspx Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:23:00 GMT The Jewish Agency and Makom opened the conversation on the impact of ultra-Orthodoxy on Israel and on the Jewish People as a whole, but did they give their participants a full picture? https://hiddush.org/article-2337-0-15000_Growth_in_army_exemptions_for_yeshiva_students_since_1948.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2337-0-15000_Growth_in_army_exemptions_for_yeshiva_students_since_1948.aspx Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:08:00 GMT Number of current yeshiva students receiving deferments estimated at 58,000. Hiddush President Adv. Rabbi Uri Regev: “Any extension of the Tal Law does a huge disservice to the proud concept of the Peoples’ Army. The public will not tolerate continued discrimination in favor of the ultra-Orthodox; any extension will see great consequences in the next election.” https://hiddush.org/article-2331-0-Say_no_to_unfair_housing_subsidies.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2331-0-Say_no_to_unfair_housing_subsidies.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:19:00 GMT Hiddush Petition against suggested guidelines for affordable housing that blatantly favor ultra-Orthodox applicants https://hiddush.org/article-2303-0-Only_40_of_ultraOrthodox_high_schools_teach_math_and_English.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2303-0-Only_40_of_ultraOrthodox_high_schools_teach_math_and_English.aspx Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:12:00 GMT Ultra-Orthodox schools for boys are exempted from teaching basic subjects like math and science. Currently, there are 20,000 teens that study at such schools. https://hiddush.org/article-2257-0-Israel_2021_Conference_Confronts_UltraOrthodox_Workplace_Integration.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2257-0-Israel_2021_Conference_Confronts_UltraOrthodox_Workplace_Integration.aspx Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:52:00 GMT Although not part of the scheduled program, many speakers at the Israel 2021 conference sponsored by The Marker newspaper emphasized the necessity of ultra-Orthodox integration into the workforce as a means of socio-economic stability for the country as a whole. https://hiddush.org/article-2254-0-Economic_Change_Will_Need_UltraOrthodox_Men.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2254-0-Economic_Change_Will_Need_UltraOrthodox_Men.aspx Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:55:00 GMT Hiddush Vice-President, Shahar Ilan, warns the Trajtenberg Committee meeting that economic reform must take into account the lack of young ultra-Orthodox men to the work force. https://hiddush.org/article-2102-0-Mystery_Do_they_want_to_work_or_not.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2102-0-Mystery_Do_they_want_to_work_or_not.aspx Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:51:00 GMT Manpower Israel’s managing director says she has 25,000 haredi job seekers, but employers do not want them. L-M Manpower’s CEO says he has 1,500 jobs for haredim, but no demand https://hiddush.org/article-2133-0-Thou_shalt_not_work.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2133-0-Thou_shalt_not_work.aspx Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:01:00 GMT The Haredi press is a barrier to the integration of the ultra-Orthodox into the job market.