{"id":197363,"date":"2026-07-05T06:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T14:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=197363"},"modified":"2026-07-05T06:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T14:07:55","slug":"life-as-a-haredi-jew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=197363","title":{"rendered":"Life as a Haredi Jew"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baruch Hasofer writes<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Unlike membership in an outlaw motorcycle club, being part of normal Haredi society brings benefits beyond a meth habit, jailtime and dental issues. For instance, if you minimally have your stuff together, you\u2019re guaranteed gainful employment or a sinecure. Unless you have severe physical or mental issues, you\u2019re gonna get married off to someone with whom you are basically compatible. You\u2019re going to live in a place with very low crime. When you have many kids-!\u05db\u05df \u05d9\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5-they\u2019ll grow up in a place that\u2019s full of kids, where kids and their behavior are normal and expected, not a bizarre imposition. You can have a high expectation of seeing those kids grow up to follow in your footsteps, to aspire to live as you lived in the ways that both you and them see as important, to marry early and have lots of children. You will not be lonely, uninvited to the party, because the parties are all simchas-kiddush, weddings, engagements, circumcisions-to which everyone is invited, and they happen constantly. You will always be in places where you belong. When you die, you will be buried and mourned by your children, nephews grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, instead of by a dwindling and sad bunch of your equally old siblings and cousins.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Baruch Hasofer writes: Unlike membership in an outlaw motorcycle club, being part of normal Haredi society brings benefits beyond a meth habit, jailtime and dental issues. For instance, if you minimally have your stuff together, you\u2019re guaranteed gainful employment or … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[598],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-haredi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t