Less than a year since the passing of the ‘share the burden’ legislation, the Ministry of the Economy reports a dramatic 300% in the number of chareidi males seeking to enter the workplace. Members of the Ministerial Peri Committee were told that while last year 734 chareidi males turned to ministry centers for assistance in finding a job, that number this year increased to 2,134. Bennett stated the “numbers are impressive for the chareidi public but even more impressive for the State of Israel”.
He explained there is a decline in unemployment and the increase in the workforce is a boost for the nation’s economy in addition to another major step towards integrating the chareidim into mainstream Israeli life. Bennett credits the power of dialogue and reaching agreement with leaders of the chareidi community for the significant accomplishment.
Bennett added the agreement of community leaders is yet another proof “that at the end of the day we are brothers…The Torah world is important to me and the nation, and there is no contradiction”.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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4 Responses
Are these numbers correct or doctored just like the recent report about chareidim joining the army?
Who is classified as chareidi? Serious young men or bunch of drop-outs?
Who are the leaders of the chareidi community you have reached any agreement with?
How can you fool yourself saying “The Torah world is important to me” when join up with the biggest anti-chareidi since the foundation of the state of Israel to hurt Torah and Judaism in everyway possible?!
BH a healthy endevour to work & bring in livelihood, besides increase in self-confidence.
There are inherent problems with government data.
1. Who is hareidi? By some definitions, if you work outside the frum community you are by definition non-hareidi?
2. Are these people leaving the yeshiva, and if so, is it because they were “RIF’d” by yeshivos/kollels for financial reasons, or because they choose to give up learning to have a higher standard of living.
3. How many were employed previously in ways the government figures (which by definition exclude the “informal economy”) can’t consider.
#2
Sure,being in cog in a system…increase in self-confidence
#3
Who is hareidi?
Does anyone know?