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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Oct 26, 2026, 12:25 PM

Four secular teens, a Haredi family, and a place at the table

Selfie courtesy of Eli and the author

The disagreements over religion and military service didn't disappear, but for one holiday meal, they simply mattered less

Oct 24, 2026, 9:11 AM

Netanyahu thinks we’re his ‘frayars’ (suckers)!

It's a saying you hear when you come to Israel, and once you've heard it once, you tend to hear it a lot more — Israelis refuse to be 'frayars'. The slang word 'frayar' means 'sucker', as in someone...

Howie Beigelman

Oct 23, 2026, 5:13 PM

Elections 2026: Interview: B’Yachad/Bennett 2026

This is a restart of this blog, as we now “settle” into year two of our Aliyah. This will be our first Israeli election, which seems hard to believe. As a lobbyist in the States, I would reach out...

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

Oct 23, 2026, 8:18 AM

In a few days Israel holds its elections. I’m not one for hyperbole, but this promises/threatens to be the most fateful election in the country’s history. That’s not just me saying this: my academic colleagues (and numerous non-academic individuals...

Oct 22, 2026, 9:25 PM

Zionist political leaders married to Haredim

I am a citizen of Israel who has voted in Israeli elections since 1993. I have learned that it is not enough to read the platforms of political parties. Nor is it enough to research who is on a...

Oct 22, 2026, 3:56 PM

Political Slogans vs. Truth: When the Words of Chazal Are Taken Out of Context

Over the past three years, we have witnessed what appears to be a coordinated effort in parts of the Charedi world to promote slogans arguing that, according to halacha, Charedim are not obligated — or are even forbidden —...

Michael J. Salamon

Oct 16, 2026, 6:21 PM

Draft Evasion Is Not the Holocaust

There are a handful of subjects that make it difficult for me to remain calm. Not because I am unwilling to hear opposing views, but because some comparisons are so morally distorted that treating them as ordinary political rhetoric...

Oct 15, 2026, 7:46 PM

Flipping the Pyramid: From Draft Exemptions to Actual Enlistment

Flipping the Pyramid: From Draft Exemptions to Actual Enlistment Israel needs to put those who serve first, bring the Haredim into meaningful military service and give reservists their lives back. I am an Orthodox Jew, a husband, a father of four...

Oct 8, 2026, 3:12 PM

The Haredi Bargain

Reflections on what the Haredim bring to Israel and what they demand in return

Oct 4, 2026, 4:29 PM

Don’t hate! Vote!

How easy it is to get angry at the chareidi (ultra-orthodox) community. I think my anger began years ago when I heard chareidi politicians defending the exemption of yeshiva students while my sons and the sons of all my friends...

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