Between Williamsburg and Berlin: What is the “Charedi Basic”?
Covid-19 has brought many to speak of a "return to basics." Even in Charedi society,...
Community Rabbi, rabbinical judge, and legal scholar. Teaches at Yeshivas Chedvas HaTorah and at Hebrew University, heads the Charedi division at The Tikvah Fund, founder and editor-in-chief of "Tzarich Iyun". Has published hundreds of articles on Jewish law (predominantly on the Dinonline platform) and thought, alongside academic publications. Author of Binyan HaShtar (on workings of legal documents) and Prophecies and Providence.
Mourning the Destruction: A Matter of Relationship
Our mourning on the day of Tisha Be'Av relates to the relationship between us and...
Rabbi Sacks: A Light Unto the Jews
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks zt"l was known to many as the "Rabbi of the Goyim," though...
Liberalism: Its Peril and Its Deliverance
The principles of contemporary liberalism, or “progressivism,” threaten the very existence of Orthodox Judaism in...
More on Shtisel: Charedim in Movies
Movies are slowly becoming part and parcel of everyday Charedi life. Like it or not,...
Life in Flight Mode: On Civic Virtue in Charedi Society
Civic virtues are not just earthly requirements, but even religious duties. Over a long and...
The Challenge of Change
Two known strategies for managing social change are conservatism and progressivism. Judaism, however, fits neither...
Independence in Black and White: On Charedim and Jewish Nationalism
For decades, Charedi society denied the significance of the State of Israel and advocated isolationism....
Toward a Charedi Middle Class
In recent years large swathes of Charedi society are undergoing a gradual process of adopting...
Festival of Freedom: On Liberty and Duty
Seder Night presents us with something of a contradiction. On the one hand, we vividly...
