'Extreme measures' needed to reform education as ultra-Orthodox growth threatens stability

Prof. Ben-David warns of Israel's unsustainable future due to rapid Haredi growth, calls for drastic educational reforms to maintain national development.

The rabbi of the Biala Hasidic dynasty dances the mitzvah tanz at the wedding of his son in the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, on May 28, 2013.

(photo credit: YAAKOV NAUMI/FLASH90)

ByNATHAN KLABIN/THE MEDIA LINE

JULY 21, 2024 09:52

Updated: JULY 21, 2024 09:57

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