Making the Most of Opposition
Entry into political opposition is a harsh decree for Charedi politics. But though painful, our...
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...
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,...
Tradition as a Vehicle for 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...
Shavuot and the Multicultural Threat
The violence that has flared up between Arabs and Jews in Israel is symptomatic of...
