Now is the time to support Ultra-Orthodox core-curriculum yeshiva education
Israel’s new political reality won’t help the next generation of Haredi young people—in fact, on the contrary, it will perpetuate a broken system.
Israel’s new political reality won’t help the next generation of Haredi young people—in fact, on the contrary, it will perpetuate a broken system.
Israel clinched a deal on Wednesday to abolish wholesale exemptions from military service for Jewish seminary students, ended a brief crisis that divided the ruling coalition parties.
Israel\’s parliament gave initial approval on Wednesday to laws to curb public use of Nazi symbols after ultra-Orthodox protesters caused outrage by calling police Nazis and wearing concentration camp garb.
Israeli society could be torn apart if disputes between ultra-Orthodox and less observant Jews continue to heat up, Israel\’s religious affairs minister said on Wednesday.
It calls on the government to establish Jewish religious courts that \”will base themselves on appropriate moderate and tolerant prior halachic decisions to allow the conversion process to move forward.
I met Oren after watching \”Kol Nidrei,\” a new play by Israeli playwright Yehoshua Sobol. The play is about Charedi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews who lead double lives — as Bnei Brak yeshiva bochers by day and Tel Aviv bar-hoppers by Friday night.