Growing Haredi Numbers Poised To Alter Global Judaism

(OPINION) The most strictly religious Jews — the mystical-oriented Hasidic followers of historic rabbinic lineages and the “mitnagdim,” Hasidism’s more intellectually focused religious critics — suffered some of the worst losses in the Holocaust. But a new survey says that by 2040, if their current growth rate persists, about a quarter of the world’s Jews will likely be Haredi.

Israel, Middle East, North America, OpinionIra RifkinMay 25, 2022Ira Rifkin, Haredi, global Judaism, Judaism, Hasidic, Holocaust, mitnagdim, Haredim, ultra-orthodox jewsComment

Religion will be central in Israel's upcoming elections

(OPINION) Some of Israel’s most devout citizens are at the heart of a major political rift over the country’s compulsory military service. The issue could shape the elections next month.

Opinion, Politics, Religion, Middle East, AsiaRichard OstlingAugust 27, 2019Richard Ostling, Israel, Haredim, Vivian Bercovici, politics, Knesset, IDF, Israeli Defense Forces, Benjamin Netanyahu, Election, Judaism, LGBTQ

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