Who they are
Oppenheimer studied at Kol Torah and Mir yeshivas, then received rabbinic ordination from Berel Wein in 1994. He led Kesser Israel in Portland from 1994 to 2005 and Young Israel of Forest Hills from 2007 to 2017. He served the synagogue in Lavon from 2018 to 2021. He now works as a writer, editor and licensed tour guide.
Positions and record
Haredi service: Supports military or meaningful national service for Haredi men who are not genuine full-time Torah learners, with protected study for those who are and reliable religious safeguards for soldiers.
Education: Supports English and maths teaching for Haredi children and alternatives for pupils who do not succeed in the standard yeshiva system.
Employment: Supports professional education and training that allow Haredi adults to earn a living while remaining part of their community.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.
Judea & Samariaparty lineNo line on the West Bank beyond haredi towns and hesder yeshivas along the eastern border Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineNothing on the war or the hostages, but it wants conscription tracks in the Shin Bet, the Mossad and the police, and a body for haredi reserve families Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineAbsolute protection for a young man learning all day. Everyone else serves, in the army or in national and civil service
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineIt has taken no position on the courts Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineTraining, civil-service affirmative action and five times the housing starts, with yeshivas weaned off state money onto private support
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineHaredi schools stay independent, with maths and English taught inside them through the state-haredi stream
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineRuns on the sector's own institutions, not on the state's religion policy Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineNo position on citizenship. It asks the state to open the gates to every Jew and to fund absorption past the airport Equal citizenshipJewish national state
