Posts Tagged: ultra orthodox Israel
History Is Misremembered by Left and Right
Contemporary Jewish discourse is full of nostalgia for the glorious, not-so-distant past. Reading through newspapers or listening to speeches at conferences and public gatherings, one...
Thousands of Orthodox Seminary Girls Protest Women of the Wall
JNS.org - Between 5,000 and 7,000 ultra-Orthodox seminary girls turned out to at the Western Wall on Monday morning to counter and prevent the monthly...
Ideologists: In Defense of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid
In political parties and youth movements an ideology is taught to be sacred, as a way of life - something which is important, is a...
Violence to Preserve Judaism, or Diversity of Opinion?
Various non-mainstream Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) communities in Israel and in the U.S. are clashing with western values embraced by less religious Jews. Daily reports...
Koch: My End of Year Lament
Almost everyone who lives in New York City knows that I am Jewish. Most know that I am a secular Jew who believes in God,...
