Dr. Shlomit Shahino Kesler

Dr. Shlomit Shahino-Kesler is a senior researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute in the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel program.

Shlomit holds a PhD in Political Science and has 20 years of experience in research and policy.

Over the past decade, she has specialized in studying Haredi society.

At the Haredi Institute for Public Affairs, she served as a senior researcher, lead researcher, and Deputy Director for Policy. In these roles, she dealt with issues such as housing, employment, education, at-risk youth, and local authorities, and worked in partnership with senior officials in government ministries, local authorities, and philanthropy.

She teaches courses on policy and Haredi society in Israel at Sapir Academic College.