Inside Israel’s Closed Off Ultra-Orthodox Communities | Foreign Correspondent
In the modern State of Israel, the ultra-Orthodox – or Haredi – communities live a world apart.
Rejecting the secular, they live according to ancient religious principles.
Many Haredi men spend their days in religious schools studying the Jewish bible.
“People here focus on the essentials: on the Torah. Material things are irrelevant here,” says Yossef, a member of a Haredi community on the edge of Tel Aviv.
“On Shabbat, cars stand still, everyone observes Shabbat. The women show restraint outdoors.”
Yossef’s wife, Esther, supports her husband.
“Man was created to study day and night. As a woman, I support that and benefit from it as well.”
The Israeli government subsidises this lifestyle, exempting community members from compulsory military service.
It’s lead to resentment among secular Jews, tensions which have deepened during COVID.
“This is a state within a state,” says one Israeli MP. “Many Haredi movements want to integrate into Israeli society
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