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The Ambivalent Haredi Jew

...Furthermore, I argue that the current narrative that dominates Israeli studies of Haredi society—the narrative of Israelization—does not succeed in capturing the complexity and...

...Furthermore, I argue that the current narrative that dominates Israeli studies of Haredi society—the...

THE UNHEARD STORY: THE ULTRA-ORTHODOX WHO LEAVE EVERYTHING TO JOIN THE IDF

While recent haredi protests against Israel’s mandatory military draft have been hard to miss, there is a story within the ultra-Orthodox community that goes almost entirely unnoticed: the...

While recent haredi protests against Israel’s mandatory military draft have been hard to miss, there is a story...

Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism: Defection as Deconversion

...renegotiates those connections with Judaism or may even abandon them to various degrees. The thesis looks at the concept of defection as negotiating one’s way within and, eventually, outside...

...renegotiates those connections with Judaism or may even abandon them to various degrees. The thesis looks at the...

The Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Couple in Israel: An Interdisciplinary Sex Therapy Case Study

Treatment for couples presenting with sexual difficulties should consider the context of the couple’s lives and their cultural milieu. Practitioners treating couples from traditional and...

Treatment for couples presenting with sexual difficulties should consider the context of the couple’s lives and...

Why I left the ultra-orthodox Jewish community: ‘as kids we were told that the outside world hated us’

Contact between Charedim and the rest of the world is mainly non-existent, with children taught to fear the non-Charedi world לקריאת הכתבה המלאה לחץ כאן   תגיות:...

Contact between Charedim and the rest of the world is mainly non-existent, with children taught to fear the...

For Israelis Who Flee the ultra-Orthodox Fold, a Brave New World

A flood of ugly rumors were the final straw that pushed Yisrael Heller to flee the strict, ultra-Orthodox community with his family, in the dead of night. The Hellers are... קרא עוד... from For...

A flood of ugly rumors were the final straw that pushed Yisrael Heller to flee the strict, ultra-Orthodox community...

?Do Haredim Deserve the Right to a Functional Modern Education in Israel

A lawsuit argues that men and women who left the ultra-Orthodox world without basic math, history, and language knowledge to live secular lives were neglected by the state. The state... קרא...

A lawsuit argues that men and women who left the ultra-Orthodox world without basic math, history, and language...

Do Haredim Deserve the Right to a Functional Modern Education in Israel?

A lawsuit argues that men and women who left the ultra-Orthodox world without basic math, history, and language knowledge to live secular lives were neglected by the state. The state... קרא...

A lawsuit argues that men and women who left the ultra-Orthodox world without basic math, history, and language...

Characters in Search of a Script: The Exit Narratives of Formely Ultra-Orthodox Jews

...processes and narratives of identity change. Through examining the narratives of these exiters and comparing them to the literature on conversion into strict religious groups, we find that there...

...processes and narratives of identity change. Through examining the narratives of these exiters and comparing them...

Finding a New Path

Leaving the ultra-Orthodox community is nothing new in Israel. Everyone, secular or religious, knows someone who used to be on, but is now “off the derech.” But the phenomenon...

Leaving the ultra-Orthodox community is nothing new in Israel. Everyone, secular or religious, knows someone who used...

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