The price of ideological policing The Gur community—the largest, strongest, and most influential Hasidic sect in Israel—has hit the headlines …
The response to the coronavirus crisis raised questions and indicated deep differences between the ultra-Orthodox population and the rest of …
The Gerrer (Gur) Hasidic sect is often featured in political headlines. There seems to be no other Hasidic court as …
The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute cultivates innovative interdisciplinary research into publicly-significant questions, reflecting our commitment to a just, open society, …
Message from the Director – Prof. Shai Lavi Ideas matter. Innovative ideas, no less than political and economic forces, shape our …
Ido studies modern Jewish thought in its religious and political contexts. He has a BA and MA in Jewish thought …
Employed at the VLJI until 2020 Lilach is the producer and project coordinator in the Sacredness, Religion, and Secularization cluster …
Yochi is the deputy director of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute; a senior research fellow; the director of the Sacredness, …
Employed at the VLJI until 2021 Gilad has a BA cum laude in history and psychology from the Hebrew University …
