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Haredim

Haredim

1 9.9
A group of very religious Jewish people who follow traditional laws and wear old-style clothes
  • noun
translation icon : jaredíes
  • In summer 1986, the Haredim took it upon themselves to eliminate provocative bathing suit billboard advertisements.
  • Haredim, or ultra-Orthodox
  • ultra-Orthodox Haredim
  • Haredim power

Examples

  • The Haredim consider themselves the genuine Jews and see the secular as "babies in rapture."

    Academic text (2000)
  • The struggle between the Haredim and the secular Jews is for cultural control of Israeli society.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The Haredim have forced the State of Israel to change the laws on citizenship.

    Blog text (1)
  • A prominent practical aspect of this rejection is that the Haredim do not share in certain national duties, such as military service.

    Academic text (2000)
  • There were apparently no Haredim among the immigrants from the former Soviet Union, and just 4.5 percent of these declared themselves as religious.

    Academic text (2013)
  • One segment of the Jewish community is staying silent about the violence: Israeli haredim.

    Blog text (18)
  • There were only 7.2 percent of Haredim and 14.8 percent of religious people among immigrants from Europe and the United States.

    Academic text (2013)
  • As the population of Jerusalem itself becomes more orthodox, the haredim (literally "those who fear the Lord") are growing in political strength and seek to protect their image of a holy city.

    Academic text (1996)
  • There are the Seculars (majority of the Jewish population), the Religious Zionists aka National Religious (roughly corresponding to Modern Orthodox in the US but in many cases less religious), and the Haredim.

    Blog text (34)
  • The Haredim strictly follow traditional Jewish laws and customs in their daily lives.

Synonyms

ultra-Orthodox
vsHaredim
3 8.0

A person who follows traditional Jewish rules very strictly

is specifically Jewish community members who strictly follow traditional laws and customs

How Traditional

Haredim
1 9.9
Orthodox Jew
11 4.2
secular
1 5.8

Surface Forms

Haredim singular
Haredim plural

Etymology

Haredim is the Hebrew plural of Haredi, from a Hebrew root hared meaning 'to tremble' or 'to fear God'. So Haredim means 'those who tremble before God', which helps explain why they live by strict religious rules and customs.