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Haaretz on 2018-11-06 10:08

What Do Jews Really Do in Yeshiva? Reverse-engineer the Will of God

Ultra-orthodox yeshiva study isn't about parsing the bible or even studying Oral Law, but an attempt to peer into God's mind

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