Ethan (איתן) Yakhin A few months ago I was sitting at a family member’s kiddush table and he said something that didn’t sit right with me. According to him, “Charedim” don’t learn Tanakh at all. “Charedim” is the name for the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel, and the Tanakh is what is referred to as the “Old Testament”. His point was to belittle the religious, pointing out that it is hypocritical for them to keep a Torah that they don’t even know. Unfortunately, the conversation didn’t end there. I unsuccessfully tried to defend Charedim, and in the process, became quite upset.