Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction: Who are the Haredim?
Chapter 2. Jews and Languages throughout the Ages
Chapter 3. Historical Overview
Chapter 4. Da’at Torah and the Public Domain
Chapter 5. The Domestic Sphere: Language in Haredi “Space”
Chapter 6. Educational Frameworks
Chapter 7. Language and Culture among Sefaradi Haredim
Chapter 8. Language and Culture among Diaspora Haredim: A Comparison
Chapter 9. Conclusions

Glossary
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Simeon D. Baumel was born in the United States and moved to Israel in 1969 where he studied organic chemistry and taught in the field for many years before completing a Ph.D. in linguistics at Bar Ilan University. He is the coordinator of EFL studies at Achva College, Beer Tuvia and has written a number of articles dealing with language and culture among Jewish minority populations.

Reviews

"... this work performs an invaluable service by helping to shed light on a rapidly growing sector of Jewish society that has until recently received little attention from linguists."  ·  Studies in Contemporary Jewry “This is an important and useful exercise with respect to understanding more about contemporary Jewish separatist groups.”  ·  European Judaism “This is a comprehensive book about ultra-Orthodox Jewry which is of great interest and illuminating. It presents new findings and offers important insights for the understanding of the linguistic, cultural and social dynamics of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox.”  ·  Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Tel-Aviv University