Is Jerusalem Becoming More Religious?

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · Jul 1, 2026 · 27m · transcript

When Daniel sat down for pizza in Jerusalem, two women in full black veils walked past. Across the street, posters declared a long-dead rabbi the Messiah. He and his wife both felt the city was becoming more religiously homogeneous — but is that feeling backed by data? In this episode, we explore two tracks: the demographic numbers from the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research showing how the city's religious composition has shifted over 24 years, and the psychology of "religious load" — why the same public displays land differently on different people. We trace haredi growth from 15% to…