Left, Right, Haredi: Three Great Awakenings of the Gaza War
Three major sectors of Israeli society, at odds before the war, are now coming together. That unity cannot be allowed to dissipate.
The Grandchild Clause’s Seeds of Compromise
An arrangement involving eliminating the Grandparent Clause but recognizing patrilineal descent for purposes of the Law of Return just might be feasible.
Podcast: Yehoshua Pfeffer on Israel's Social Schisms and How They Affect the Judicial Reform Debate
A ḥaredi rabbi and editor who also clerked on the Supreme Court, Pfeffer is uniquely positioned to talk about a major aspect of the current crisis.
Watch Our Conversation on the Rising Power of Haredi Judaism
Missed 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.
Podcast: Yehoshua Pfeffer on How Haredi Jews Think About Serving in the IDF
Why do Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews so adamantly decline to serve in the military—and could that change? A communal leader walks us through the deliberations taking place.
Podcast: Yehoshua Pfeffer on the Coronavirus and Rethinking the Relationship between Haredim and Israeli Society
The coronavirus has dramatized the tensions in Israeli society. This week, a ḥaredi communal leader joins us to chart a path forward.
The Best Books of 2020, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part III)
Five more of our regular writers pick several favorites each, featuring Stalingrad, the master, Margarita, parasitic minds, infectious ideas, dust, heaven, Zoom, traveling light, and more.
Podcast: Yehoshua Pfeffer on the Response of Ultra-Orthodox Jews to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Ultra-Orthodox Jews have been one of the hardest-hit groups in Israel and elsewhere. Why?
Podcast: Yehoshua Pfeffer on the Future of Ultra-Orthodox Politics and Culture in Israel
The leading ultra-Orthodox intellectual joins us to explain the key conflicts surrounding the place of his community within Israeli society.
Five-and-a-Half Myths about Ultra-Orthodox Jews
They’re not anti-Zionist. They’re not right-wing extremists. They’re not even against birth control.