The distribution of undergraduate subjects studied by ultra-Orthodox students is different from that for the general student population. This discrepancy can be explained by the high average size of ultra-Orthodox households 5. The gaps in income may be smaller than would appear, however, due to higher levels of unreported income in the ultra-Orthodox sector.
The change is particularly dramatic among ultra-Orthodox aged This confirms the claim that many of the young ultra-Orthodox who marry, are required to buy an apartment as a condition for approval of the wedding. They buy an apartment at low prices in the periphery, rent it out, and live in a rented apartment in more central areas.
Israel has historically had religious parties. In , for the first time, a female ultra-orthodox politician was given a cabinet post. Gilad Malach and Dr.
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Take our quiz to find out which one of our nine political typology groups is your best match. Follow Us. For example, Haredi medics save thousands of Israeli lives every year through United Hatzalah, a Haredi-run, motorcycle-based volunteer organization that gets to the scenes of accidents and other emergencies long before the ambulances.
Similarly, Yad Sarah, a Haredi charity organization, provides wheelchairs and other medical devices to all Israelis. It won the prestigious Israel Prize, awarded by the Israeli government.
Like religious Christians and other religious-minded Israeli Jews, Haredis point to the Bible to affirm the sanctity of the Land of Israel. Indeed, Haredis are now strongly associated with settlement expansion. Haredis comprise 30 percent of all West Bank settlers , and while their choice of residence is not necessarily driven by ideology, there is a natural alignment of interests with the pro-settlement right. In addition, there is some blurring of the lines between Haredi and the national-religious—observant Orthodox Jews who are integrated into Israeli society.
Over the last two decades, a significant portion of the national-religious community took on stricter religious habits and began describing themselves as Haredi national-religious. This population represents the most right-wing element of Israeli politics, and hence, as they increasingly interact with Haredis, they are likely to influence Haredi views toward the right. Another contributor to the shift of Haredis to the right is the changing composition of the Haredi population itself.
Since the s, there has been a sharp rise in the percentage of Haredis who are Sephardic Jews of Middle Eastern background, who tend to support the right. This is reflected in the rise of Shas, the Sephardic Haredi party that was founded in by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and in each election since has been winning more votes than the Ashkenazi Haredi party, United Torah Judaism.
Haredis increasingly interact with other Israelis. Haredi women, who are the primary breadwinners of the Haredi family because the men are studying, increasingly work outside the community, and while still in very early stages, more and more Haredis are going to university , joining the workforce as opposed to studying the Torah full time, and even enlisting in the military. This is enabled through new special Haredi-friendly programs that include gender segregation.
Moreover, there are now Haredi high-tech entrepreneurs and innovators. As Haredis mingle with Israelis outside their closed communities, they tend to gravitate toward interactions with those who are religious for example during prayer services and kosher dining. This broadening of horizons represents the great hope of the left. The thinking was that as Haredis were exposed to the outside world, they would naturally abandon their Haredi life and right-wing politics along with it.
But so far, this process is yielding the exact opposite result. Haredis are indeed becoming more Israeli—for example, there is less Yiddish and more Hebrew heard in Haredi neighborhoods. But unlike some Muslims in Europe, Haredis become more Israeli while staying fully religious. It is seen in other segments of Israeli society as well. Yet they choose to self-segregate in Druze villages.
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