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Defenders Of The Faith - Inside Ultra-Orthodox Jewry (Paperback, First Edition, with a New Afte ed.)
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Defenders Of The Faith - Inside Ultra-Orthodox Jewry (Paperback, First Edition, with a New Afte ed.)
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In this first in-depth portrait of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel
today, Samuel Heilman introduces a community that to many may seem
to be the very embodiment of the Jewish past. To outsiders who
stumble upon these neighborhoods and find bearded men in caftans,
children with earlocks, and women in long dresses, black kerchiefs
and stockings, it may appear that these people still hold fast to
every tradition while turning their backs to the contemporary
world. But rather than being a relic from the past, ultra-Orthodox
Jews, or haredim, are very much part of the contemporary landscape
and are playing an increasingly prominent role in the Jewish world
and in Israeli politics. "Defenders of the Faith" takes us inside
the world of this contemporary fundamentalist community, its
lifestyle and mores, including education, religious practices and
beliefs, sexual ethics, and marriage. Heilman explores the reasons
why this group is more militant and extreme than its pre-Holocaust
brethren, and provides insight into the worldview of this small but
influential sector of modern Jewry.
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