Are Israeli Haredim on the Precipice of Massive Disruption?

This week, the Knesset has been debating a controversial bill that would enshrine in law exemptions of haredi yeshiva students from military service, even as it would steadily increase the number of haredi draftees in the coming years. But perhaps more important than the legislation itself are a number of changes occurring within haredi society. Michael Eisenberg takes a close look at these changes, drawing on the economic notion of “over-optimization.”