The ‘Evolving’ Ultra-Orthodox and Israel’s Public Square

A compelling democratic and pluralistic vision of Israeli Judaism is needed to counter the ultra-Orthodox

January 29, 2012

January 29, 2012

Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer is president of the Shalom Hartman Institute. Yehuda is a leading thinker on the essential questions facing contemporary Jewish life, with a focus on issues of Jewish peoplehood and Zionism, the relationship between history and memory, and questions of leadership and change in the Jewish community. He is the author of Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past, the co-editor of The New Jewish Canon, the host of the Identity/Crisis podcast, and

In this video blog, Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer of the Engaging Israel Project describes how the ultra-Orthodox in Israel have gained a presence in the Israeli public square. He calls on others to "push back" against this by providing a compelling democratic and pluralistic vision of Judaism in Israel.

For more on this subject read, "Incredibly Loud and Extremely Close," by Engaging Israel’s Suzanne Last Stone.

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The ‘Evolving’ Ultra-Orthodox and Israel’s Public Square

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