By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Justin Bieber performed in Tel Aviv to a sellout crowd. It was the talk of Israel. Not just the performance - but also, maybe even especially, the traffic jams it generated throughout Tel Aviv.
A 23 year old ultra-Orthodox woman name Reut Ziskind, from Bnei Brak, was one of the concert attendees. Of all the people in the Ganei Yehudah stadium - even though she had to leave the performance after hearing only the back-up performers - Reut probably had the most memorable experience of all.
And that's because, in the middle of the concert, Reut went into labor.
"I wasn't having contractions, so I didn't think I needed to be resting," said Ziskind.
"At first I was disappointed that I didn't get to see the show because I was going into labor, but now I am happy because I have an amazing daughter," she said.
"I'm a modern Haredi woman, so [ don't ] be surprised, there are a lot of Haredi women who like Justin Bieber. When I bought the tickets I was sure I would give birth before the concert or after it, but I never believed I would give birth during the concert. If I had had a son, I would have named him Justin, but I had a girl and we named her Hadar," said Ziskind.
This entire story illustrates an important point. Haredim do not fit easily into one stereotypical group.
They are not all what they appear to be. Classic stereotypes no longer apply.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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