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The Times of Israel Blog » Ultra-Orthodox Jews
6M ago
Amongst the most outrageous acts of this government has been to increase subsidies, to an unprecedented extent, to ultra-Orthodox yeshivas and yeshiva students. No one knows exactly how much money has actually been promised to the Haredi parties, since ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Ultra-Orthodox Jews
7M ago
There is a long history of great civilizations, empires, and nations sleeping when they could have avoided an attack; “Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned,” Winston Churchill chided England in his book, “While England Slept; A Survey of World Affairs ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Ultra-Orthodox Jews
7M ago
All Jews are responsible for one another, the Talmud teaches us. After all, we are one people. It has never been true that every Jew practiced Judaism the same way or lived in the same country or spoke the ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Ultra-Orthodox Jews
8M ago
Not that long ago, the Haredi world was known for being pragmatic. Now, the extremists are in charge, and they're hurting their own people Israeli policymakers must stop funding sex segregation ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Ultra-Orthodox Jews
8M ago
Why must I help fund lifelong study of texts about men falling naked off roofs into the waiting bodies of women below? Doing the Daf as Israel implodes ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Ultra-Orthodox Jews
8M ago
Very religious Christians and Muslims have great difficulty understanding why Orthodox Rabbis have so much difficulty in sharing Judaism with non-Jews who are interested in becoming Jewish. Often non-Jewish people think that the underlying attitude is Jewish clannishness and ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Ultra-Orthodox Jews
8M ago
It happens every year, but it’s so easy to miss. Amidst the furious litany of prostration, piyutim, chest-beating, vow renunciation, confession of sins, and agonizing, stomach-pummeling fasting that comprise Yom Kippur, the Prophet Yishayahu will arrive, bearing a stick of ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Ultra-Orthodox Jews
8M ago
As a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Department of Defense back in the early 1980s in Philadelphia, I had occasion to handle a particular procurement of a specialized piece of hardware. Nothing exceptionally complex or costly, but intricate enough ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Ultra-Orthodox Jews
8M ago
For months now, the New York Times has pursued a campaign to slander and defame Haredi Jews, primarily but not limited to Hasidim and the yeshiva education system. Most recently, the Times demonstrated that it is happy to print ..read more
The Times of Israel Blog » Ultra-Orthodox Jews
9M ago
On Tuesday, Israeli journalist Neria Kraus posted to X (formerly Twitter) that she was humiliated by a crew member on a United Airlines flight from New York to Tel Aviv when she refused to switch seats and accommodate an ..read more