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  • The problem, for me is the following: if Torah Judaism “really” taught an emancipatory politics, one would see this reflected in those who really live and breathe the stuff yomam va’layla i.e the people referred to as haredim and, to a lesser extent, the “modern Orthodox” people.

    Is social justice the soul of Judaism? | Jewschool 2007

  • Ultra-Orthodox leaders agree that the problem is one of encroachment, but they insist that it is the secular and the liberal religious communities that are seeking to impose modern values and prevent the ultra-Orthodox, also known as haredim, from practicing a stricter form of Judaism.

    News - latimes.com 2011

  • The ultra-Orthodox, also known as haredim, make up 10 percent of Israel's 7.6 million people.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By ARON HELLER 2010

  • The ultra-Orthodox, also known as haredim, make up 10 percent of Israel's 7.6 million people.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • The ultra-Orthodox, also known as haredim, make up 10 percent of Israel's 7.6 million people.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • The ultra-Orthodox, also known as haredim, make up 10 percent of Israel's 7.6 million people.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Once again, it seems, the haredim are the Jews 'Jews.

    New Jersey Jewish News 2010

  • The ultra-Orthodox, also known as haredim, make up 10 percent of Israel's 7.6 million people.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Once again, it seems, the haredim are the Jews 'Jews.

    New York Sun - Articles 2010

  • The ultra-Orthodox, also known as haredim, make up 10 percent of Israel's 7.6 million people.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

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  • “Ultra-Orthodox Jews, who refer to themselves as the “haredim,�? meaning those who fear God, reject modern secular culture and for centuries have kept strict control over what they consider internal affairs.�?

    The New York Times, Orthodox Jews Relying More on Legal Prosecution of Sex Abuse, by Paul Vitello, October 13, 2009

    October 14, 2009