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Baseless Myths about Haredim, Work, and Education

Baseless Myths about Haredim, Work, and Education

Shahar Ilan 30/03/2011 15:28

Haredim want to work? There’s a revolution of increased Haredi employment? Yeshiva studies improve the mind so well that graduates can learn any subject easily? Let’s not get carried away.

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Incentives not to work

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To put the ultra-Orthodox to work, the stipend pipeline must be cut. Any other policy would be irresponsible and endanger Israel and its economy

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The Mea She'arim mob

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Shahar Ilan 11/05/2010 20:05

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