Israeli ultra-Orthodox fret over Russia-Ukraine conflict
For the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel, which considers Ukraine as a sort of a homeland, the possibility of a Russian invasion is taken personally.
As this article is penned, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced he will partially pull back Russian troops from Ukraine. But what does that mean? Is the conflict over?
These questions intimately concern the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel. The most fascinating analyses are to be found at the stiblech, the Hasidic synagogues, where the congregations have been following with great interest all that’s happening on the border of Ukraine.
