Haredi (pl. Haredim)
HAREDI (pl. haredim)
Hebrew word meaning "God-fearing," and which designates, in practice, ultra-orthodox Jews. The Haredim believe that Jewish sovereignty in Israel will only be established with the arrival of the Messiah (Mashiah, in Hebrew).
SEE ALSO Messiah.
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