The Journey
The evolution of Hatzibur Hacharedi.
27 milestones · 210 articles across 45 outlets
05.07 – 30.07
The demand
A party is registered, and asks one question: where is the representation of the working Charedi public on the Knesset lists?
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The party is registered
The party is registered with the Registrar of Parties on 5 July 2026.
Who we are and how we are funded -
Billboards Go Up
The campaign opens with billboards at the entrances to Charedi centers, carrying the demand for fair representation on the Knesset lists.
In the press -
The education issue is brought to the table
“Is a Charedi child worth less?” This question puts the funding gaps in Charedi education at the forefront of the debate.
The full post -
The demand is publicly extended to Shas
Including a request to place Rabbi Eliyahu Khalifa on the Knesset list.
The full post -
This is what the demand looks like on the street
The billboards spread across the Charedi cities, and the demand gets a face.
Pictures from the street
02.08 – 14.08
The appeal
The demand moves from the billboards to an official letter, and reaches the desks of the three faction leaders.
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A call to the veteran leadership
“The veteran leadership must not allow seats to slip away” this sets the price of withholding representation.
The full post -
The campaign continues
A petition to halt the campaign is dismissed. We did not ask for a legal ruling, we asked for an answer.
The full sequence -
A written appeal to the leadership
An official letter is delivered to Aryeh Deri, Moshe Gafni and Yitzchak Goldknopf, signed by Moti Leitner.
The letter and background -
Education, not an apology
A clear position: institutions that teach core subjects alongside Torah study are not an offense, and parents who choose them deserve backing.
The full post -
A letter to world Jewry
The op-ed “I Spent a Year Listening to the Charedi Public” is published in English.
The full article -
The story crosses into English
The Jerusalem Post and VINnews bring the demand to English-language readers, and the conversation moves beyond the sector.
The articles in the press ledger
20.08 – 25.08
Setting out
No answer came, and the demands become a running list.
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The decision to run alone
Three weeks passed with no answer from the other leaderships. That same day, the meeting with the Admor, who did not object, is also reported.
How it was reported -
The election campaign launches
The launch film goes out, and the message it has carried ever since is headlined. This time, taking responsibility.
The launch film -
The launch speech
Moti Leitner takes the stage and explains why this party was born, and what wrong it seeks to right.
From the speech -
Replacing the politics of poverty
The campaign sets out its economic line: oppurtunities for a dignified livelihood instead of dependence on benefits.
The full post
26.08 – 30.08
The campaign
A campaign that reaches dinner table discussions with talks about education, livelihood and hope.
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Chugei bayit open for registration
Moti Leitner comes to people’s homes. Anyone can host, and registration is open to all.
Host a house gathering -
What is good for Lakewood is good for Bnei Brak
The largest Charedi communities in the world teach core curriculum subjects. There is no reason it should be different here.
The full post -
What is good for New York is good for Elad
The same principle, in city after city. What is accepted in the larger communities abroad should be accepted here too.
The full post -
We stopped following blindly
The working Charedi public stops waiting for the veteran leadership to pay attention, and starts taking initiative.
The full post
31.08 – 07.09
The polls and the list
Six weeks after the billboards went up, the poll starts counting and the list is released.
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The first poll
Channel 12 publishes a poll in which the party approaches two seats.
The poll in the press ledger -
Tens of thousands of parents are asking
Hundreds of rabbis and tens of thousands of parents ask for one thing: Talmud Torah schools that will teach their children math and English.
The full post -
Listen to Elitov
A voice from the ground that explains, better than any poll, why this public is looking for a new address.
The full post -
A five-year plan for Charedi education
From a statement to a plan: budgets that will reach institutions choosing to teach core subjects, and the parents who choose them.
The full post -
They are worried, and rightly so
The veteran leadership begins to respond. That is the sign the demand has become more than just background noise.
The full post -
The ledger stands at 96 articles
Twenty-six outlets have written about the demands since July. It is all consolidated on one page, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
The full press ledger -
Dr. Nechumi Yaffe joins the list
Scholar of Charedi society and senior lecturer at Tel Aviv University, Dr. Yaffe is alongside the chairman on the list.
Her story
Where we are now:
27.10.2026
The destination
The day this whole road leads to.
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Elections for the 26th Knesset
The goal behind this whole journey.
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