Tag: United Torah Judaism

The article discusses the condemnation by Yitzchak Goldknopf, the leader of the United Torah Judaism party, of a Charedi family that humiliated and insulted female IDF soldiers on a train in Israel.
The political party of the Ashkenaz charedi community, United Torah Judaism (UTJ), has proposed a new Basic Law called "A Basic Law: Torah Study" in the Knesset.
The recent electoral victory of Benjamin Netanyahu and the emergence of the Religious Zionism party in Israel signal a shift away from liberal constructions of Judaism.
The article discusses the Haredi response to COVID-19 in Israel.
The text discusses a video that appears to showcase traditional Mizrahi tunes for penitential prayers but is actually a political advertisement for the Shas party representing Mizrahi interests in Israel.
Evan Gottesman and Michael Koplow discuss the various Israeli political parties participating in the 2019 Knesset elections in the "Israel Policy Pod Political Party Primer."
United Torah Judaism, a haredi party in the Israeli Knesset, is grappling with the question of whether electricity can be kosher if operated by non-Jews on Shabbat.