More on Shtisel: Charedim in Movies
Movies are slowly becoming part and parcel of everyday Charedi life. Like it or not,...
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.
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...
Shavuot and the Multicultural Threat
The violence that has flared up between Arabs and Jews in Israel is symptomatic of...
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....
A Time for New Leadership
The recent disaster at Meron leads inevitably to the question of responsibility, which nobody seems...
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,...
Festival of Freedom: On Liberty and Duty
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...
