For Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews, coronavirus lockdown tensions threaten social harmony
Some ultrareligious fear the backlash could set back their community.
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Some ultrareligious fear the backlash could set back their community.
Anger grows at Israel’s ultra-Orthodox virus scofflaws, threatening rupture with secular Jews Steve Hendrix, Shira Rubin © Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray in the parking lot outside a synagogue, in Bnei Brak near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, during a pandemic lockdown on Jan. 13. BNEI BRAK, Israel —The Shinfelds, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family in this most religious of cities, are used to being a bit at odds with the rest of Israel. Their community's tradition of large families — the couple has 10 children and 30 grandchildren —...