What Is the Charedi View on the Phrase “Never Again”?
“Never Again.”Two words. Deeply emotional. Immortalized in Holocaust museums, shouted at rallies, etched into monuments.
Levi Schwartz
What Is the Charedi View on the Holocaust?
The Holocaust—השואה—is one of the most unfathomable and devastating tragedies in all of Jewish history. Six million of our brothers and sisters were murdered, among them towering Torah giants, entire Chassidic dynasties, yeshivos, kehillos, children and elders.
Do Charedim Pray for the Success of the State of Israel? Why Don’t They Say the Prayer for the State in Shul?
Do Charedim not care about the country?Don’t they want peace, prosperity, and protection for their fellow Jews?Don’t they appreciate the freedoms and opportunities available in the land?
What Do Charedim Think About the Return of Hebrew as a Modern Language?
The revival of Hebrew might seem like one of the great miracles of Jewish history. A language that hadn’t been spoken for 2,000 years was reborn as a living, breathing form of speech—in government, in school, in everyday life.
What Do Charedim Think of the Israeli Flag and National Anthem?
For many Jews, the blue-and-white flag stir deep emotions—expressions of Jewish pride, survival, and national identity. But when these symbols are met with coolness or even rejection in Charedi neighborhoods, it raises a question: Why don’t Charedim relate to these symbols the same way?
Was Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook’s zt”l Approach in Line with Our Mesorah?
Few figures in modern Jewish history inspire as much admiration in one world and concern in another as Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook zt”l. To some, he is a visionary prophet of redemption; to others, a sincere talmid chacham whose ideas ultimately diverged from the firm path of Torah mesorah.
Why Are Gedolim So Important to Be from Our Mesorah?
The Jewish people have always walked through history with a guiding hand in every generation. That hand is the Gadol HaDor—the leading Torah sage of the time, a man shaped entirely by the Torah and who, in turn, shapes the Torah world through clarity, humility, and unwavering fealty to the mesorah.
Why Is “Mesorah” Such an Integral Part of Judaism?
Imagine a glowing flame passed from hand to hand, father to son, rebbi to talmid, generation to generation—never allowed to go out.
That is mesorah.
It is the heartbeat of Torah Judaism—the uninterrupted chain of truth that binds Har Sinai to the present day.
What Is the Difference Between Charedim and Religious Zionists in Their Hashkafa?
On the surface, Charedim and Religious Zionists share much: a love for mitzvos, a passion for Eretz Yisrael, a deep commitment to Klal Yisrael. But beneath these similarities lies a major point of divergence—how we understand the story of the Jewish people, our exile, and our redemption.
Is Zionism one of the 70 Faces of Torah?
Shiv’im Panim LaTorah”—But Not Shiv’im Paths Outside the Torah
Do Charedim Believe That the State of Israel Is a Chilul Hashem or a Kiddush Hashem?
For many Jews, the modern State of Israel stirs pride, gratitude, and even a sense of spiritual destiny. So it’s understandable that people ask: Why don’t Charedim view the state as a Kiddush Hashem? Do they think it’s a Chilul Hashem instead?
Is Zionism Working?
Zionism began as a secular national movement in the late 19th century, spearheaded by individuals like Theodor Herzl, who believed that the only way for Jews to survive and normalize their status among the nations was to establish a sovereign state.
What Is the Torah’s Interpretation of the Three Oaths in Kesubos 111a?
If there’s one sugya that stands at the heart of the Torah perspective on Zionism and the Jewish return to Eretz Yisrael, it’s the passage in Kesubos 111a known as the Three Oaths.
Why Do Charedim Oppose Saying Hallel on Yom HaAtzmaut?
But across the Charedi world, you will not find Hallel said on Yom HaAtzmaut—not in yeshivos, not in batei medrash, and not in Charedi shuls. And the reason is not a lack of gratitude or denial of the goodness Hashem has granted. It is, first and foremost, a matter of halacha.
What’s the Difference Between the Charedi View of Galus and the Zionist View?
Is exile simply a political condition—something to be reversed by statecraft, armies, or human will? Or is it a spiritual reality, a consequence of our sins and the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash, to be ended only by Hashem at the proper time?
What’s the Torah’s View on Liberalism?
"Liberal values" — as used in the modern West — include things like freedom of expression, tolerance, gender equality, personal autonomy, and non-judgmentalism. These ideals sound noble. But Torah Judaism does not judge ideals based on feelings or trends. It judges based on emes.
When a Charedi Sins, Is That a Contradiction to Being Charedi?
Why is it that when a Chareidi Jew stumbles or fails, it makes headlines? Why does social media erupt with cynicism and mockery? And why does it feel like our failures are used not just to shame us, but to delegitimize the entire Torah?
What Is the Torah’s View on Mocking Charedim and Their Gedolim?
Publicly mocking Charedim—or worse, mocking their Gedolim and Rabbanim—is not merely bad middos or a chilul Hashem. It is, according to halachah, a severe issur with terrifying consequences for the individual, the community, and even the Jewish People at large.
How Have Chareidi Gedolim Built Bridges Without Compromising Torah?
The Chareidi world has never believed that standing for Torah means standing against people. Quite the opposite: our greatest Gedolim have shown us how to live with strength and compassion, with unwavering emes and overflowing ahavas Yisrael.
MK Meir Porush: ‘The Attorney General Is Pushing Israel Toward Civil War’
“We are approaching a situation of civil war in the State of Israel—between the chareidim and the secular public. This is all fueled by the Attorney General. She is the one driving this.”
Secret Bnei Brak Meetings Seek U.S. Intervention to Stop Arrests of Bnei Torah
Behind closed doors in Bnei Brak this week, high-level secret meetings took place between a special American envoy—representing U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio—and the senior Gedolei Eretz Yisrael.
Mercaz Magen U’Moshiah: Standing Guard for Every Ben Torah
The persecution of lomdei Torah in Eretz Yisrael has reached a shocking new low. This week, six bnei yeshiva—whose only “crime” was dedicating their lives to Torah learning—were arrested and thrown into prison.
What Is the Charedi View on Learning Torah Full Time?
In a world driven by career ambition and financial success, the Charedi emphasis on full-time Torah learning may seem puzzling to many. But to a Torah Jew, it is not extreme at all. It is the most natural expression of what it means to be part of a nation whose very identity is rooted in Torah.
What Does “Toraso Umanaso” Really Mean, and How Is It Applied Today?
The phrase “Toraso umnaso” (תורתו אומנותו)—literally, “his Torah is his occupation”—is one of the most foundational and often misunderstood ideas in the Torah world. At its heart, it refers to a Jew who makes Torah study his full-time focus, his life's calling and spiritual livelihood.
Why Is It More Important Than Ever for the Charedim to Lead This Charge?
There are times in history when Klal Yisrael must find its voice — not to shout, but to shine. In a world swirling with confusion, polarization, and spiritual hunger, the time has come for the Charedi community — those most deeply bound to Torah and mesorah — to lead the way forward.
Why Don’t Charedim View the State of Israel as the “Reishit Tzmichat Geulateinu”?
For many Jews, especially within the Religious Zionist community, the establishment of a Jewish government in Eretz Yisrael after two thousand years of exile was clearly the opening act of Geulah.
What’s the Charedi View on Ripping Down Public Israeli Flags or Stealing Them Off Cars?
A Jewish youth tearing down an Israeli flag from a lamppost or pulling one off someone’s car. For many Israelis, this feels like a personal attack—not just on a symbol, but on identity. And when it happens in Charedi neighborhoods, people naturally ask: Is this what Charedim believe in?
What’s the Difference Between Eretz Yisrael and Medinas Yisrael in Charedi Thought?
To many outside the community, the terms Eretz Yisrael and Medinas Yisrael sound nearly identical. But in the Torah world, they represent two vastly different realities—one eternal and holy, the other temporal and political.
Do Charedim Value Living in Eretz Yisrael Even If They Are Not Zionists?
It’s one of the most misunderstood aspects of Charedi life: you see thousands of visibly frum families living in Yerushalayim, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh, and Tzfas—learning, davening, raising generations steeped in Torah—and yet many of them do not identify as “Zionists.” So what gives?
What Does It Mean That Eretz Yisrael “Spits Out” Those Unworthy of It?
The Torah warns us in vivid language that Eretz Yisrael is not like any other land. It is not merely holy—it is sensitive. And when its spiritual expectations are violated, the land itself responds.