Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIsraelis who choose to leave the ultra-Orthodox world find themselves struggling with educational gaps and economic distress. Israel must do more to help them integrate into society, for the benefit of the country02:02 PM • July 08 2026 IDTMiri wants to be a doctor, but she left the ultra-Orthodox society as a divorced mother of four, and therefore, can't afford to turn her dream into a reality. Dan wants to be an engineer, but because he grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva, he never learned English and math. Bracha wants to serve in the army and contribute to her country, but doesn't know how to cancel the automatic exemption from service that she received for being a Haredi woman, and is terrified her parents will find out. Chaim, a father of young children who has recently decided to leave the Haredi world, recently began working in a supermarket so that he can guarantee a different future for his children.In the NewsIsrael Is Failing ex-Haredi Youth. Urgent Change Is NeededMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelTrump Says Deal Likely 'Over', Calls Iranians 'Sick People' Amid Renewed StrikesJustice Minister Urges Knesset to Defy High Court on State Watchdog VoteMasked Vandal Smashes Haaretz Entrance Door OvernightRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary