Haredi Community
37 episodes
#6406: Arab Parties and Coalition Math in the Knesset
With Arab parties securing 19 seats in the Knesset, neither bloc can hit the 61-seat majority without deciding whether to answer their call.
#6356: Mapping Hasidic Dynasties and Their Modern Centers
A 2016 census of Hasidic communities identified about 129,000 households worldwide, with over 115,000 concentrated in Israel and the United States.
#6324: Why Israeli Youth Moved Right
Up to three-quarters of first-time Israeli voters now identify with the right, upending the Western norm that youth skew liberal.
#6323: Why Early Israeli Election Tallies Skew Right
With over 51% of Israeli ballots counted, the tally represents finished polling stations, not half of every ballot box.
#6204: Two Humans, One Table Each: Calling Israel's Election
No models this time — just two seat-by-seat tables, fifty vs. fifty-nine, and a defector hunt two seats short of a majority.
#6091: ישראל בוחרת, חלק ב׳: על מה המפלגות עומדות
רוב המפלגות בישראל לא פרסמו מצע כבר שנים. הנה מה שהן אומרות בפועל שיעשו, והנושאים שבהם הן שותקות.
#6066: Israel Votes, Part 2: What the Parties Stand For
Most Israeli parties haven't published a platform in years. Here's what they actually say they'll do — and where they stay silent.
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#6065: Israel Votes, Part 3: A Renter's Voting Recommendation
A Jerusalem renter wants to know which party actually helps him. We scored Israel's parties against his views on rent, prices, and daily life.
#5902: Four Tribes, One Ballot: Israel's Coalition Maze
Thirty-eight parties, a 3.25% threshold, and four groups that don't agree on what the country is even for.
#5901: Haredi: How a Word Became a Tribe
The Hebrew means "trembling in awe." The English translation means "beyond the pale." How did one word become a whole society?
#5352: What Do You Picture When You Hear "Religious Jew"?
Most religious Jews don't wear black hats and side curls. So why is that the image everyone pictures?
#5171: Yiddish Was Never a Pidgin
Yiddish isn't a pidgin or corrupted German — it's a four-component fusion language, and its story is more political than you'd think.
#5139: What Non-Internet Phones Reveal About Smartphone Addiction
Do internet-free phones prove the web is the addictive layer? The Haredi community offers a fascinating, if imperfect, natural experiment.
#4908: Torah Study or Full-Time Job? The Haredi Economy
Is lifelong yeshiva study a Jewish ideal or a 200-year-old innovation? The math isn't adding up.
#4620: Israel's Haredi Divide: Three Future Scenarios
The draft exemption, welfare economics, and demographic shifts — what actually happens next in Israel's Haredi divide?
#4368: Israel's Four Laws: A Democratic Crisis Unfolds
Four laws passed in rapid succession before the Knesset dissolved itself. Can the High Court stop them?
#4366: Popcorn at the Protest: Meta-Trolling Shabbat Clashes
Can eating popcorn between two opposing protests be a form of protest itself?
#4359: King Bibi vs. King David: A Biblical Reckoning
Is Netanyahu’s government modeled on King David — or a radical betrayal of biblical kingship?
#4269: Who Are the Haredim? Inside Israel's Fastest-Growing Community
How a temporary 1947 exemption for 400 yeshiva students became a crisis for 66,000 — and what it means for Israel's future.
#4221: When a Train Becomes a Battlefield: Israel's Internal Crisis
Six hundred million shekels in damage. Two years delayed. The saboteurs aren't enemies — they're citizens.
#4090: When Visual Shortcuts Fail: Reading Politics by Appearance in Israel
How reliable are political signals from clothing? One Jerusalemite's stories of delightful failures.
#4036: Is Jerusalem Becoming More Religious?
Two people eating pizza notice Jerusalem feels more religious. Are they right? We dig into the data and the psychology.
#4004: Israel's Four Education Systems Explained
Israel has below-average literacy scores but world-beating tech output. The paradox dissolves when you see the four separate school systems.
#3910: The Street That Told Him to Leave
When a Friday afternoon encounter reveals how religious extremism is reshaping Jerusalem's urban fabric.