The Haredi Public: A politically responsible voice from Israel's ultra-Orthodox public - opinion

An opinion piece by David M. Weinberg argues that traditional haredi political leadership has been hostile and insular, rejecting national service and integration. It presents the new Haredi Public party, led by Moti Leitner, as a responsible alternative that seeks to combine haredi identity with IDF service, core curriculum education, and economic contribution to Israel. The party includes women near the top of its candidate list, which the author calls unprecedented. The article quotes Yehoshua Pfeffer, chair of the party's rabbinic committee, who frames the initiative as moving from a politics of fear to a politics of hope. The author criticizes existing haredi parties for being cut off from the war reality and unfeeling toward the broader public.

An opinion piece by David M. Weinberg argues that the traditional haredi political leadership has been hostile and insular, rejecting national service and integration. It presents the new Haredi Public party, led by Moti Leitner, as a responsible alternative that seeks to combine haredi identity with IDF service, core curriculum education, and economic contribution to Israel. The party includes women near the top of its candidate list, which the author calls unprecedented. The article quotes Yehoshua Pfeffer, chair of the party's rabbinic committee, who frames the initiative as moving from a politics of fear to a politics of hope. The author criticizes existing haredi parties for being cut off from the war reality and unfeeling toward the broader public.