Beit Avi Chai presents "Charedim Today": a lecture series.
Charedi Society Today: between Integration and Seclusion
Charedi society has undergone fascinating processes, involving extensive changes, over the past few years. Is it opening up or closing itself in? Is it integrating or becoming more extreme? Is it becoming more modern or more traditional? Does it take part in the processes that Israeli society, as a whole, is going through? What will it look like in the coming decades?
Organized and moderated by Prof. Kimi Kaplan, Bar-Ilan University and the Van Leer Institute of Jerusalem.
First session: Torah and Work
~Thursday, March 10, 8:30 PM
Charedi women are pursuing higher education and entering the workforce, and Charedi men are working in addition to-or instead of-pursuing Torah study. Is Charedi society joining the work force?
With:
Betzalel Cohen - fellow of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership
Dr. Neri Horovits - Chairman of Agora Policy
Asaf Melichi- Head of the research unit at the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Employment
Second session: Restoring the Lost Glory?
~Thursday, March 17, 8:30 PM
How has the growth of the Mizrachi-Charedi sector influenced Charedi society in general? What is the source of the love/hate relationship between Mizrachi and Ashkenazi Charedim?
With:
Dr. Nissim Leon -Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Bar-Ilan University
Adv. Ariel Der'i- director general of the Charedi College of Jerusalem
Third session: East and West, North and South
~Thursday, March 24, 8:30 PM
What are the latest developments in the residential patterns of Charedi society and what are the national ramifications of the new Charedi cities, located near the Green Line?
With:
Dr. Lee Kahaner -Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa
Avishai Ben Haim - Correspondent and commentator on Charedi affairs for Channel 10 News, doctoral student in the Department of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew University
Fourth session: Is Everything Senseless?
~Thursday, March 31, 8:30 PM
Over the past few years, a noticeable change has taken place in pastime and consumption patterns in Charedi society. What are these changes, and how have they influenced the Charedi world?
With:
Yair Ettinger- Correspondent on Charedi affairs, Ha'aretz
Yeshaya Horovits- Charedi media person, strategy consultant to leading Israeli companies and organizations
Fifth session: May Your Eyes Behold Your Teachers
~Thursday, April 7, 8:30 PM
Who are the heroes of Charedi culture? Whom do Charedim want to emulate, and how is this expressed in Charedi films?
With:
Dr. Vered Ba-Gad Elimelech- Lecturer at Emunah College
Ariel Cohen - Maker of films for the Charedi sector
Admission: 30 NIS, students: NIS 20; NIS 120 for the series
This is a Hebrew-language only event.
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