Actually, most chassidic and charedi “ultraorthodox” Jews speak yiddish as a primary language. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » European Languages Outside Europe] Reference
Actually, most chassidic and charedi (“ultraorthodox”) Jews speak yiddish as a primary language. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » European Languages Outside Europe] Reference
"Of course he is not the Messiah," says Avraham Ravitz, leader of the ultraorthodox Degel HaTorah Party in Israel. From Wordnik.com. [Doth My Redeemer Live?] Reference
About 100,000 ultraorthodox Jews took to the streets on Thursday in a dispute over a court order to desegregate religious schools. From Wordnik.com. [Ultraorthodox Protest in Israel] Reference
In Israel, an ultraorthodox worshipper used special glasses during the blessing of the sun prayer, which happens once every 28 years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 11, 2009] Reference
High birth rates and highly disciplined voting ranks have given the ultraorthodox disproportionate and rapidly growing political influence in Israel. From Wordnik.com. [Ultraorthodox Protest in Israel] Reference
That resentment has in turn contributed to the perception among many ultraorthodox Jews that secular Israelis are intent on undermining their way of life. From Wordnik.com. [Ultraorthodox Protest in Israel] Reference
In Israel, ultraorthodox men, who focus more on prayer than work, and Arab women who are blocked by custom and prejudice from the workplace are often left behind. From Wordnik.com. [A Former IMF Official] Reference
Mr. Olmert's governing coalition depends on two parties -- the ultraorthodox Shas and ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu -- which are opposed to any substantive concessions. From Wordnik.com. [The Annapolis Fiasco] Reference
The case has touched deep rifts beneath the surface of Israeli society between secular and religious Jews, between Jews of different ethnic backgrounds, and among ultraorthodox Jews. From Wordnik.com. [Ultraorthodox Protest in Israel] Reference
A population explosion of haredim - in ISrael as well as the US - will just mean that their perception of threat will go down, and many of them will become, well, less ultraorthodox. From Wordnik.com. [Growing Hasidic Population Spells Turn To Right for American Jews? | Jewschool] Reference
Since the ultraorthodox parties want all archaeological activity to be rabbinically approved, such representation, he believes, would mean the end of archaeological research in Israel. From Wordnik.com. [Archaeology and the Talmud?] Reference
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's efforts to hold on to power are increasingly impinging on his ability to advance peace talks, thanks primarily to pressure from an ultraorthodox religious party. From Wordnik.com. [Small, Vocal Party in Israel] Reference
Ahmadinejad's close ties to the ultraorthodox Ayatollah Mohammad Mesbah Yazdi also haven't dampened the president's drive to consolidate power by abjuring beliefs and practices central to the theocracy. From Wordnik.com. [Ahmadinejad Bucks Religious Establishment] Reference
Shamir returned to his efforts to put together a new government -- one that would include ultraorthodox parties and extreme right-wingers who favor expelling the Palestinians from the occupied territories. From Wordnik.com. [New Fuel For The Intifada] Reference
That, combined with the fact that many ultraorthodox refuse to serve in the army, even as they receive hefty state support to devote themselves to torah study, has kindled resentment among secular Israelis. From Wordnik.com. [Ultraorthodox Protest in Israel] Reference
That all five are associated with the orthodox National Religious Party, Meirom noted, could lead to demands from Israel's ultraorthodox political parties that they, too, receive representation in the council. From Wordnik.com. [Archaeology and the Talmud?] Reference
To demonstrate that he was not a fanatic, the Batouti family has shown home videos of parties at the Batouti house where men and women dance together, something that ultraorthodox Muslims would not countenance. From Wordnik.com. ['I Put My Trust In God'] Reference
Sydney is a lynchpin in the ultraorthodox movement. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Voters of the ultraorthodox Shas party rejected the agreement by. From Wordnik.com. [Spero News] Reference
His opponents, though, accuse him of being an ultraorthodox demagogue. From Wordnik.com. Reference
And the influence of the ultraorthodox on politics is effectively a tyranny of the minority. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine Blogs aggregator] Reference
That's more the case with the ultraorthodox "exclusivist" versions of the "Abrahamic" faiths. From Wordnik.com. [Pickled Politics] Reference
Part of the Voices From the Heartland TV series, which focuses on Israeli regional life, this 51-minute drama is set in the slums of Bnei Brak, among the ultraorthodox Haredi society. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
The decision by Bishop Thomas Tobin significantly escalates a bitter dispute between the ultraorthodox prelate, and Kennedy, a son of the most famous U.S. Roman Catholic political family. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
I would caution against the use of "orthodox" or "ultraorthodox" as a descriptor for dioceses, parishes or individuals who take particular stands regarding women's ordination or sexuality issues. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"What about the ultraorthodox Jews in Israel?". From Wordnik.com. [Israel, Lebanon... and the US, Syria, Iran and Iraq all Victims of Extremist Religious Fascists-- and Fanatics.] Reference
But the ultraorthodox Shas party wanted money. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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