Cris de coeur over the economic state of Israel’s Haredim are commonplace these days. Understandably so; the community is in dire financial straits.
Some of the alarm may be motivated by concern for members of the Haredi community; much of it is clearly born of disquiet over what Haredi poverty and unemployment rates seem to bode for larger Israeli society. But between the lines of many treatments of the topic – actually right on the lines, in some cases – are expressions of disapproval of Haredim themselves.
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