Maybe allow them to get jobs. The Orthodox Jews in the U.S. work. Right now, the strongest supporters of Israel in the U.S. are Christian's and Orthodox Jews. The non religious American Jews are no friend of Israel.
Very Complex issue. In a nutshell, in order to work in Israel, you need to serve in the Army. the Israeli Army has a long history of targeting and assimilating religious Jews that goes back decades. There have been some attempts recently to make the army more religious-friendly, but there is a lot of deep -rooted mistrust that needs to be overcome. Currently, most of the Orthodox who want to work, have to do it off the books (which limits opportunities), are American immigrants (who are exempt from military service),
In contrast, Orthodox women do not have to serve in the military, and many of them do work. But the whole dynamic is not good for anyone.
I have a large Orthodox family in NJ. We all work, most of us have our own business, and none of us work in real estate. We work in IT, Healthcare, Construction, E-commerce, etc.
Maybe allow them to get jobs. The Orthodox Jews in the U.S. work. Right now, the strongest supporters of Israel in the U.S. are Christian's and Orthodox Jews. The non religious American Jews are no friend of Israel.
What stops orthodox Jews in Israel from working?
Very Complex issue. In a nutshell, in order to work in Israel, you need to serve in the Army. the Israeli Army has a long history of targeting and assimilating religious Jews that goes back decades. There have been some attempts recently to make the army more religious-friendly, but there is a lot of deep -rooted mistrust that needs to be overcome. Currently, most of the Orthodox who want to work, have to do it off the books (which limits opportunities), are American immigrants (who are exempt from military service),
In contrast, Orthodox women do not have to serve in the military, and many of them do work. But the whole dynamic is not good for anyone.
A handful of property-owning, politically-connected and somehow welfare-receiving residents of Cherry Hill, NJ would like a word.
I have a large Orthodox family in NJ. We all work, most of us have our own business, and none of us work in real estate. We work in IT, Healthcare, Construction, E-commerce, etc.
That's fair, but what I'm talking about isn't unheard of in NJ: https://nj1015.com/even-more-lakewood-fraud-cases-grow-12-more-facing-charges/
You are talking about 26 residents (13 couples) in a town of 120,000