Makom is a branch of Jew in the City that helps disenfranchised Haredi Jews heal their relationship to Judaism. For so many members, the journey begins with healing a relationship to themselves. Nechuma Schweitzer shares her story here https://jewinthecity.com/2023/08/nechuma-schweitzer-went-from-makom-makom-to-staff-member-heres-her-story/ August is CHANGE MAKER month. The month each year when we ask you - our dear fans - to join us in changing lives by changing perceptions. Our Makom branch ha

Israel: The Flag-Burning Crisis: Israel’s Haredi Showdown With the State A massive anti-draft rally in Jerusalem has again exposed one of Israel’s deepest internal fractures: the long-standing clash between the Ultra-Orthodox Haredi community and the secular Israeli state over military service, money, and national identity. At the protest, thousands of Haredi men — many of whom receive extensive government subsidies — burned Israeli flags in the streets, rejecting the state’s demand that they se