{"id":430,"date":"2012-01-06T22:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T22:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theatheistrabbi\/2012\/01\/inside-the-primitive-ideology-of-haredi-judaism.html"},"modified":"2012-01-06T22:59:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T22:59:00","slug":"inside-the-primitive-ideology-of-haredi-judaism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theatheistrabbi\/2012\/01\/inside-the-primitive-ideology-of-haredi-judaism.html","title":{"rendered":"Inside The Primitive Ideology Of Haredi Judaism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Behind the growing conflict between Haredim and the rest of the Jewish community is a primitive theology that most of us do not begin understand.\u00a0 These people live in a world in which God metes out punishment upon the Jewish people and the world for the tiniest of \u201coffenses.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the video below, broadcast a few weeks ago on Israel\u2019s Channel 10, you will learn about a movie intended for Haredim.\u00a0 You will see how these people blame their own wives, mothers and daughters who wear wigs (rather than headscarves) for the rampant poverty in their community.\u00a0 And that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg.\u00a0 Wait until you see what else they blame on this so-called immodesty.<\/p>\n

Israeli Haredi birthrates indicate that their population will increase by 580% in the next twenty years.\u00a0 They will become the majority in Israel.\u00a0 Can such an Israel survive?<\/p>\n

Lest you think that this is just an Israeli issue, keep in mind that they are the fastest growing group of Jews in the Diaspora, too.\u00a0 If this is the future of Judaism, I will opt out.<\/p>\n

As for Israel, it has a clear choice to make.\u00a0 Each time the government cuts handouts to these people, their birthrate goes down.\u00a0 The time to act is now.\u00a0 They must go to work.\u00a0 They must serve in the army.\u00a0 They must teach their children something besides \u201cToirah.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that I\u2019ve got iMovie figured out, I\u2019m going to keep bringing these clips from Israeli television.<\/p>\n

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