Jonathan Rosenblum: 'Would you want to live in a country run by Haredim?'

Talking about the "Haredi community" is a misnomer, Jonathan Rosenblum says, and simplifies its diversity of thought and perspectives. A Yale-trained lawyer turned journalist, Jonathan has been a prolific Haredi columnist for the last few decades. He helped found the English-language Haredi publication Yated Ne’eman, wrote extensively for The Jewish Observer , and writes weekly for Mispacha magazine. Jonathan is also the author of over 10 biographies of Orthodox rabbinic leaders and was the first Haredi columnist to write regularly for the Jerusalem Post . Now, he joins us to answer 18 questions on the Haredi draft, Zionism, and Israel as a religious state. This interview was held on June 23.