Totally unexpected at the time of the Jewish state’s founding was the demographic growth and flourishing of the Ḥaredim. Nearly a third of Israeli first-graders now attend ultra-Orthodox schools. In conversation with Jonathan Silver, Yehoshua Pfeffer—himself a ḥaredi rabbi—explains this community’s evolution, recent internal changes, the challenges it now faces, and the ways in which he hopes it will continue to change in coming years. (Audio, 28 minutes. Options for download and streaming are available at the link below.)
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