Independence in Black and White: On Charedim and Jewish Nationalism
For decades, Charedi society denied the significance of the State of Israel and advocated staunch...
Rabbi of "Ohr Chadash" Ramot, Jerusalem; 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.
A Time for New Leadership
The recent disaster at Meron leads inevitably to the question of responsibility, which nobody seems...
Torah, Politics, and Citizenship: Between Israel and Eretz Yisroel
In the era of the Chazon Ish, we faced the urgent and crucial challenges of...
Toward a Charedi Middle Class
In recent years large swathes of Charedi society are undergoing a gradual process of adopting...
“Shall Your Brothers Go to War?” — Internalizing the Army Imperative
There may be good reasons for Yeshiva students to refrain from serving in the IDF,...
“Added Value”: The Values Behind Israel’s Judicial Reforms
Aharon Barak's constitutional revolution granted the Supreme Court the authority to make value-based decisions that...
Festival of Freedom? Between Liberty and Duty on Pesach
Seder Night presents us with something of a contradiction. On the one hand, we vividly...
Making the Most of Opposition
Entry into political opposition is a harsh decree for Charedi politics. But though painful, our...
No Longer a Minority: Behind the Veil of Israel’s Public Unrest
The true issue underlying the protests sweeping through Israel is demography rather than democracy; a...
Multiculturalism, Identity Politics, and Haredi Society
On the face of it, multiculturalism is tailor-made for Haredi society. Not only does it...
