Observation ·
Podcast: Eli Steinberg on the Warriors of Torah
By Eli Steinberg, Tikvah Podcast at MosaicWhat were 27,000 ḥaredi men doing in a sports arena in Philadelphia last week, and what does it reveal about their world?
Ultra-Orthodox
Latest Mosaic Content for Ultra-Orthodox
Observation ·
The Wheels of Jewish Language in the New Netflix Show “Rough Diamonds”
By PhilologosOne of the show's main pleasures has to do with which of the four languages spoken by its main characters—Yiddish, Flemish, French, and English—they use with whom.
Observation ·
In Israel and America, Haredi Jews Are Starting To Vote Like Everyone Else
By Eli SpitzerUltra-Orthodox Jews no longer vote in blocs and are now enthusiastic participants in national ideological movements. They may rue the change.
Observation ·
The Not-So-Mysterious Logic of the Shiddukh System
By Eli SpitzerEveryone from Netflix to the Forward is fascinated by the ḥaredi matchmaking system because it rejects liberal norms. Here's what they're missing.
Observation ·
The Specter of Satmar
By Eli SpitzerHow did a small Transylvanian movement become the most powerful player in worldwide ultra-Orthodoxy?
Observation ·
Orthodoxy’s Cancel Culture
By Andrew KossThe recent decision to stop selling the books of a disgraced Orthodox children’s author reflects a pre-liberal sensibility worth recovering.
Response ·
Watch Our Conversation on the Rising Power of Haredi Judaism
By Eli Spitzer, Yehoshua PfefferMissed the live event? Catch the recording here of Eli Spitzer speaking live on the rising influence of haredi Judaism with a journalist, a researcher, and a haredi rabbi.
Monthly Essay ·
The Haredi Moment Has Arrived
By Eli SpitzerThe balance of power in the Jewish world is shifting to the ultra-Orthodox. Can conflict with the current establishment be avoided?
Observation ·
Hasidic Parents Want Better Schools. New York Should Help Them Rather than Punish Them
By Michael J. BroydeIncentivizing better Orthodox schooling is less legally fraught, more politically appealing, and more likely to succeed in practice than forced regulation.
Observation ·
New York State vs. the Yeshivas
By Eli SpitzerThose who defend ḥasidic yeshivas against increasing state regulation have conjured up an unrecognizable fairy-tale world. But the arguments of the state's defenders are even worse.
Observation ·
Rama Burshtein and Meir Soloveichik Talk “Fill the Void”
By Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, Rama Burshtein, Jonathan SilverThe Israeli director and the American rabbi team up to discuss her groundbreaking film about marriage and Jewish life.
Observation ·
To Free Your Children from the Tyranny of Social Media, Look to the Haredim
By Eli SpitzerOnly by giving up some individual freedom and banding together can parents gain the power to reject the harmful influence of Silicon Valley on young minds.
Observation ·
American Orthodoxy’s Twilight of Authority
By Shlomo ZuckierWhen the established rabbis go silent, others, including civic-minded philanthropists and charismatic outsiders with inflammatory social-media presences, fill the void.
Observation ·
Will New York City’s Orthodox Jews Leave Too?
By Tamara BerensAfter a summer of chaos, wealthy and secular New Yorkers are fleeing in droves. Brooklyn's Jews aren't thrilled, but for them leaving isn't so easy, or so desirable.
Observation ·
The Promise of Israel’s New Orthodox Cinema
By Benjamin KersteinIsraeli film used to be almost exclusively—and aggressively—secular. With the rise of the ultra-Orthodox director Rama Burshtein and others, that's changing.
Response ·
How the Ultra-Orthodox Undermine Themselves
By Moshe KoppelFor many members of Israel’s haredi community, loyalty is signaled by rendering oneself useless in the outside world.
Response ·
Five-and-a-Half Myths about Ultra-Orthodox Jews
By Yehoshua PfefferThey're not anti-Zionist. They're not right-wing extremists. They're not even against birth control.
Response ·
By the Sweat of Jewish Brows
By David GlasnerHow might haredi men be persuaded to depart from their yeshivas and start working? The brilliant writings of an idiosyncratic rabbi can help lead the way.
Monthly Essay ·
Are the Ultra-Orthodox the Key to Israel’s Future?
By Aharon Ariel LaviHow a misunderstood minority can help spur the Jewish state’s economy and repair its tattered social fabric.
