ArticlePublic understanding of science (Bristol, England)2022
"We think this way as a society!": Community-level science literacy among ultra-Orthodox Jews.
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- Barriers and enablers to vaccination in the ultra-orthodox Jewish population: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Reconciling Faith and Profession: Challenges Faced by Ultra-Orthodox Jewish (Haredi) Nurses in Israel-A Qualitative Study.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- The four "R"s: Strategies for tailoring science for religious publics and their prices.Public understanding of science (Bristol, England) · 2024Article
- A Permissible Sin: Perceptions of Smoking Among Haredi Men in Israel.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Despite growing interest in community-level science literacy, most studies focus on communities of interest who come together through particular science, environmental or health-related goals. We examine a pre-existing community-ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel-with a particular history and politics vis-à-vis science, technology, and medicine. First, we show how Haredi cosmologies and culture come together to critique science as an epistemology while engaging with science as a technology. Then, we demonstrate how community-based medical experts serve as both science-related knowledge mediators and gatekeepers. Whereas Haredi Jews are constantly critiqued for their low levels of individual secular and science education, these community-based webs of knowledge seemingly position Haredi individuals with knowledge that surpasses the average "secular" Israeli. This case study develops unique analytical tools in the growing field of community-level science literacy, while pushing forward conversations about self-ascribed experts, knowledge gatekeeping, and the socio-political contexts of group critiques of science.
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