There are some truly wonderful people in the charedi community. There are people who live amazing lives of chessed for Jews across society. There are people who created organizations like Yad Sarah which have been transformative for Israel. There are all kinds of gemachim. There were many acts of kindness done in the aftermath of October 7th.

But how significant a contribution is all this chessed? To what extent is it true of the charedi community as a whole? And does it counter the fact that the...