The Biblical Imperative of Guardianship
Orthodox Jews are often assumed to be conservatives; Charedim are ultra-conservatives. However, a careful Torah...
Esther: A Tale of Jewish Nationism
Esther's self-sacrifice for the sake of the Jewish People was not an act of altruism,...
Toward a Conservative Peace in the Middle East
Peace accords between Israel and the Palestinians have traditionally been framed in the liberal spirit,...
Duties of the Heart: Being “Someone” Before God
While we might be distant from the pagan evils of objectifying God, we sometimes fall...
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...
Let Us Search and Examine Our Ways
Our ability to criticize ourselves does not attest to weakness but to internal strength. We...
Charedi Politics: Between Poland and Jerusalem
What is the underlying aim of Charedi participation in Israeli politics? The argument whereby the...
The (Painful) Path to the State
The COVID-19 crisis demonstrates that there we cannot avoid Charedi integration into the state. But...
