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Haredi (Hebrew: חֲרֵדִי Ḥaredi) is the most conservative form of Orthodox Judaism often known as ultra-Orthodox Judaism. Those follow Haredi are called Haredim (-m is a plural suffix in Hebrew and Yiddish^[1]) or Haredi Jews.^[2]

1. ↑ "Suffix — unfoldingWord® Hebrew Grammar 1 documentation". unfoldingWord Hebrew Grammar. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
2. ↑
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   • "Israel's Religiously Divided Society". Pew Research Center. March 8, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
   • Pinchas-Mizrachi, Ronit; Zalcman, Beth G.; Shapiro, Ephraim (2021). "Differences in Mortality Rates between Haredi and Non-Haredi Jews in Israel in the Context of Social Characteristics". Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 60 (2): 274–290. doi:10.1111/jssr.12699. Retrieved December 15, 2024. First published: 12 December 2020
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