What are Chareidim?
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Chareidim is a term often used for a segment of the Jewish community that live in their own communities and forgo some western cultural norms. They are often misunderstood, derided and called offensive names such Ultra-Orthodox. Who are the Chareidim? What are their communities like? How do they live? And why they are widely misunderstood? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zalman-gordon/support
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