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Equal share, haredi woman style
Tali Farkash
Published: 24.04.13, 15:09
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1. Im shocked
Sarah B ,   Israel / U.S.A.   (04.24.13)
She said Mammaries... Tee Hee
2. Haredim neighborhoods
USA   (04.24.13)
During my trip to Israel last month, a friend and I drove through the narrow streets of the ultra-orthodox Mea Shearim (100 Gates) area in Jerusalem. One thing that stood out was that there was trash all over their streets which was quite surprising since they are so conservative—usually conservatism also breeds order and cleanliness. Trash belongs to garbage bins... and they should be made to clean up their streets and get into the habit of doing it.
3. #2: those dirty jews
david ,   new york   (04.24.13)
its really interesting how anti-semitism is kosher when it deals with people who wear black hats but not kosher when it deals with anne frank. watch what you say and make an honest assessment of your heart: are you a bigot? are you falling prey to the same sort of hatred that drives the arabs or drove european antisemitism?
4. Women who served in the I.D.F. should
jason white ,   afula,israel   (04.24.13)
be educated in hi technology by the state for free. Then they should be hired first. Those that contributed two or more years of their youth deserve to be rewarded before draft dodgers. The state of Israel is ungrateful to those that defended it and bends over backwards to help those that refused to. No wonder our youth leave Israel after the army.
5. Kol HaKavod, Ladies
ASTRONAUT ,   SC, USA   (04.24.13)
How wonderful to read about these fine ladies and their scientific and technological achievements. Ladies, may your lives bring you the best of health and happiness! Am Yisrael Chai!
6. Wow
Sean ,   london, uk   (04.24.13)
Haredim who actually contribute to society rather than leach of it! More please. (I doubt the head nodding men will follow the women's example sadly...)
7. Girls only
Daniel ,   Baltimore USA   (04.24.13)
Of course you would never see such a story of haredi boys making any high-tech discoveries. They are solely involved in more important studies to waste their time learning useless things like math, engineering, science, or computing.
8. More of such -- ken irbu, what a great story.
Michael ,   California, USA   (04.24.13)
Frankly, I didn't understand the comparison to a "mammography device," but who am I to measure up to those Haredi genius women? There is hope, hurray, there is hope to Israel. If only her husband doesn't slow her down, or stones are not thrown at her ...
9. Well done young ladies !
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (04.24.13)
This is the way all charedi should go , and with this serving the country , not only because of money , but also showing the world that they need us . Go ahead , great !
10. If they are integrated in high-tech, why can't they....
Adva ,   israel   (04.24.13)
go to the Sheirut leumi? I don't get it. If the Hredi girls have ever had an excuse why don't they go the the national serviece, now it's meaningless. Whatever those girls are coped with, they have the same obstacles as there is in the Shirut leumi. The one and only difference is that Shirut leumi is volunteer, and those girls are rush to make money and to give birth. When I hear those news, it's acually hurts me.
11. 5 Astronaut
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (04.24.13)
Good post. Might encourage other Haredim to contribute too.
12. 7 Daniel. More and more Haredi boys
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (04.24.13)
are studying High-Tech. But then, they are not considered anymore as Haredim,but orthodox.
13. Please leave us alone!
Vladimir ,   Yerushalayim   (04.24.13)
We, the Torah Jews, have a right to live according to our own ancient principles, which are the basis for the Jewish survival and which have been followed by our fathers (including those of the seculars) for many centuries. Those who want to work - work; those who want to serve in the army - serve; those who want to study Torah full-time - study. We give to the state more than we get from it. And it's not to this immoral and corrupt secular society to preach to us justice and patriotism. Please leave us alone! Better turn your attention to the Arabs and the African infiltrators.
14. #10, Those ladies are doing a fine Sherut Leumi.
Michael ,   California, USA   (04.24.13)
Through their good work, involvement in society and economy, by delivering quality products, through setting example to other Haredi women. No need to complain, only to wish there were more like them. As a woman, the greatest contribution YOU can make is to teach Harediot that women are not baby making machines, that their minds and spirits are as important, and more important at times than their wombs. Teach them that they should be proud of themselves and not yield to discrimination by men even if those men carry titles.
15. 10 Adva Why can t you find good
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (04.24.13)
in whatever Haredim do?
16. 13 vladimir . Stay alone , at your expense
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (04.25.13)
You give the state MORE than you got ? You ruined the state with your blackmailing . Enough is enough . If you want to study full time , do it , but not at our expense . It's the end of this kind of policy
17. This is old news
shua ,   jerusalem   (04.25.13)
Sorry folks, haredi women have been working in hi-tech for years now. I don't get what is the news here. About 40% of haredi girls go on to study computers after high school. Mock the harediim all you want, but keep in mind the following; compare percentages of how many 18 year old college students dodge the IDF and compare what they go to study and what their reason for not serving in the army is. There are a lot of haredi men studying accounting, law, management, hi-tch..., and no Ora they are still considered harediim. The fact is if the news has to compliment a large group of harediim then they just won't write about it. It doesn't fit the agenda of making the harediim look bad.
18. #3
USA   (04.25.13)
You looked my comment like a glass half-empty instead of half-full. My honest assessment is that I admire all Jews whether those in black hats , billionaires (many are Jews) or secular and any in between. The only hate I have is for Islamic lies and Islamo-terrorism.
19. Interesting...Haredi women are going forward while their men
Al   (04.25.13)
are becoming ghetto males. In time these women will ditch their free loading husbands. Its happening already in many haredi communities. I see it here in Montreal on a regular basis. Yankele Berale ...its time you became men. Get to work and start supporting your families.
20. So sweep under the rug all the dati girls who serve in IDF
Thinking Jew ,   Israel   (04.25.13)
and then find their years behind the Haredi draft dodging girls. Lapid is supposed to stand for EQUAL burden, not continued -- just different -- favoritism for Haredim.
21. Easier to demolish than to build...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (04.25.13)
As some TBer said,it is the end of a policy. More important.... Of what policy , is it the beginning? Citizens should not vote politicians on nice speeches ,but on their achievements.
22. 19 Al,Even Secular rich men have not ...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (04.25.13)
the slightest chance to marry Haredi women as long they are religious. Thus, you won t scare Haredi men with your threat..
23. some do not understand
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (04.25.13)
Stealing the country as they did is finished , enough money thrown away to the charedi "students" , yeshivot , and so . The new minister of finance does a great job , he has to heal the state budget , sick because of the charedi blackmailers . Abroad charedi WORK , their "students" are NOT paid by the state , they can't blackmail the country they are living in . It should be the same in Israel
24. Some do NOT understand TRY # 2
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (04.25.13)
Stealing the country as they did is finished , enough money thrown away to the charedi "students" , yeshivot , and so . The new minister of finance does a great job , he has to heal the state budget , sick because of the charedi blackmailers . Abroad charedi WORK , their "students" are NOT paid by the state , they can't blackmail the country they are living in . It should be the same in Israel
25. # 7 Daniel and serving in the IDF?
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (04.25.13)
or work for a real living?
26. Enough whining. Smile...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (04.25.13)
because tomorrow without "has Vehalila" Tora study it will be worse. A warm Shabat Shalom to all and specially to the Secular grumblers.
27. Tora "study" does NOT contribute
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (04.26.13)
To the country . Nothing , effes , zero .
28. 27 Opinion not relevant...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (04.27.13)
TBer has no clue, zero, efes, about Tora study, and he has the hutzpa to give his opinion. What a waste of his great journalistic skills,forcing respect even to those he attacks.Some went so far as to change their mind from being pro-palestinian to pro-Israeli.
29. 9 Here,sympatico in the highest.
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (04.27.13)
30. Ora , do you think that your opinion has any value
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (04.28.13)
in this case ? Tell me what have those "students" contributed to the country ? Less than effes . PS the Beth Chabad in our birth town has moved to the former socialist health service offices . They can also go from the "old" to the new via a door in the gardens . Have a fine week
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