Jews in Israel are different. Some of them live ordinary lives, dress according to their taste, earn money and strive to give their children a good education. Others, Orthodox Jews, live according to the laws of Halakha, which finally took shape by the beginning of the New Age. Halacha is a set of rules governing all areas of life: birth and marriage, work and family, behavior and worldview. Orthodox Jews are visible from afar. They are dressed only in black and white (even underwear can only be of these colors), their head is crowned with a hat, and their hair is decorated with sidelocks. "Workers" and Orthodox Jews do not like each other very much. This is reflected even in proverbs (“When Tel Aviv walks and Jerusalem prays, Haifa works”). This dislike is understandable. Ordinary people are unhappy with the fact that they have to feed and provide for the whole country, and the orthodox in Israel believe that the life of everyone else is contrary to religious laws. Orthodox are not only found in Israel, but in many countries they are perceived as something extravagant or exotic.
Rules of life
Orthodox Jews cannot work on the Sabbath. And laborgoing to the store, and calling the elevator, and cooking, and … In a word, on Saturday, Jews can only drink, eat, communicate. Recently, they began to picket or even smash establishments operating on this day of the week. So they call to fulfill the laws of Judaism. Orthodox youth have their own entertainment. Gathering in groups, on Saturdays they beat taxi drivers, sellers, and other working Jews. Apparently such aggressive activity is not considered work. The life of the adherents of Halacha is very difficult. Orthodox Jews must adhere to the 613 rules of the Pentateuch, and this is only on a regular, non-holiday day. So they don't have time to work. Each step is scheduled in accordance with the provisions of the Torah. Orthodox Jews must not only eat kosher food, but also dress like this (for example, do not combine wool and linen). Their clothes are sewn only by special tailors. They must observe all the rules of Shabbat, be circumcised, pray three times a day, serve God in joy, etc.
In fact, it turns out that Orthodox Jews are indifferent to everything except their own faith. The areas where they live are not distinguished by cleanliness, their children (usually at least five) are untidy, badly brought up. The Orthodox only study and pray, and for everything else - "God's Will". Without paying taxes (as a non-working part of the population), they nevertheless do not forget to demand social assistance from the state.
Orthodox are different
Orthodox Jews are not a single mass. Current adherentsHasidim are considered ultra-Orthodox. It is they who wear black short trousers tucked into socks (so as not to touch the earth's dirt), girdled with a black wide belt and cover their heads with a felt hat of the same color. Hasidic women often shave their heads and then wear wigs. Hasidism is a direction prone to mysticism and ex altation. There are also orthodox people - neturei karto, who oppose Zionism in general, and the existence of Israel in particular. There are also more orthodox modernists closer to real life, but the Hasidim do not recognize any of these currents.
