Editing Haredi Judaism (section)

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[[File:Haredim allant a la synagogue.jpg|thumb|Hasidim walk to the synagogue, [[Rehovot]], [[Israel]].]]
The Haredim in general are materially poorer than most other Israelis, but still represent an important market sector due to their bloc purchasing habits.<ref>Bartram, David. "Cultural Dimensions of Workfare and Welfare". ''Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis'', 7:3, 233–247, 2005</ref> For this reason, some companies and organizations in Israel refrain from including women or other images deemed immodest in their advertisements to avoid Haredi consumer boycotts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4409655,00.html |title=A news report on the very large Israeli company Tnuva censoring women in order to please Haredi clients |newspaper=Ynet |date=25 July 2013 |publisher=Ynet.co.il |access-date=2013-09-21|last1=קריסטל |first1=מירב }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4410053,00.html |title=A news report (August 2013) |newspaper=Ynet |date=26 July 2013 |publisher=Ynet.co.il |access-date=2013-09-21|last1=וייס |first1=חיים ורוחמה }}</ref> More than 50 percent of Haredim live below the poverty line, compared with 15 percent of the rest of the population.<ref name = "Erlanger">{{Cite news
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|title = A Modern Marketplace for Israel's Ultra-Orthodox
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}}</ref><!-- A newer source for population data should be used --> Their families are also larger, with Haredi women having an average of 6.7 children, while the average Jewish Israeli woman has 3 children.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/essays/117247/israeli-women-do-it-numbers | title=Israeli women do it by the numbers | newspaper=The Jewish Chronicle | date=April 7, 2014 | access-date=20 May 2014 | author=Paul Morland | archive-date=December 24, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224210838/https://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/essays/117247/israeli-women-do-it-numbers%20 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Families with many children often receive economic support through governmental child allowances, government assistance in housing, as well as specific funds by their own community institutions.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dov Friedlander|url=https://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/completingfertility/RevisedFriedlanderpaper.PDF|title=Fertility in Israel: Is the Transition to Replacement Level in Sight? <br />Part of: Completing the Fertility Transition.|publisher=[[United Nations]], Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division|year=2002}}</ref>

In recent years, there has been a process of reconciliation and an attempt to merge Haredi Jews with Israeli society,<ref>Ibenboim, Racheli. [http://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/ultra_orthodox_feminism_not_a_contradiction_in_terms "Ultra-Orthodox feminism: Not a contradiction in terms."] ''Jewish Journal''. 29 June 2016. 1 July 2016.</ref> although employment discrimination is widespread.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/govt-employers-discriminate-against-arabs-haredim/|title=Gov't: Employers discriminate against Arabs, Haredim|first=Marissa|last=Newman|date=30 March 2014|access-date=22 June 2014|work=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref> Haredi Jews such as satirist [[Kobi Arieli]], publicist Sehara Blau, and politician [[Israel Eichler]] write regularly for leading Israeli newspapers.

Another important factor in the reconciliation process has been the activities of [[ZAKA]], a Haredi organization known for providing emergency medical attention at the scene of [[suicide bombing]]s, and [[Yad Sarah]], the largest national volunteer organization in Israel established in 1977 by former Haredi mayor of [[Jerusalem]], [[Uri Lupolianski]]. It is estimated that Yad Sarah saves the country's economy an estimated $320 million in hospital fees and long-term care costs each year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=8501 |title=Yad Sarah&nbsp;– 30 Years Old |date=9 July 2006 |access-date=8 December 2011 |work=Israel Today Magazine |archive-date=8 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508142002/http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=8501 }}</ref><ref name="jweekly">{{cite web |url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/32824/israel-s-yad-sarah-makes-volunteering-with-elderly-a-national-pastime/ |title=Israel's Yad Sarah Makes Volunteering With Elderly A National Pastime |date=22 June 2007 |access-date=8 December 2011 |last=Marks |first=Abbey |publisher=Jweekly.com}}</ref>