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Conversion – Time to go beyond the rhetoric
Written by Uri Regev on 13/08/2015
The leader of the Tzohar rabbinical organization, Rabbi David Stav, and his colleagues threw a shock grenade into the volatile religion/state arena this week.
MK Stern's Conversion Proposal will extend and strengthen the Orthodox conversion monopoly
Written by on 19/03/2014
Hiddush's criticism of the latest law proposal to reform Israel's conversion system is joined by unlikely choir of varying vantage points.
Rabbi Uri Regev at LimmudNY 2014: Who is a Jew?
Written by on 16/03/2014
Rabbi Uri Regev speaks at the 2014 LimmudNY Conference on the hot question of "Who is a Jew?"
Professor Aharon Barak: Israel must civilly recognize non-Orthodox converts as Jewish
Written by on 14/01/2014
While serving as Israeli Supreme Court Chief Justice, Professor Barak argued in favor of recognizing non-Orthodox converts as Jews, a precedent which has paved the way for other positive steps for religious pluralism in Israel.
A rapidly growing number of Israelis support Jewish pluralism and equality in Israel
Written by on 10/09/2013
The 2013 Religion and State Index look at the standing of Reform and Conservative Judaism in Israel for the first time. The results were surprisingly optimistic and show that more and more Israelis see the need to recognize all major Jewish denominations.
Religion and State Update from the Knesset
Written by on 23/06/2013
Progress for freedom of religion in the Knesset
In Israel, no such thing as a civil marriage
Written by on 12/06/2013
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis ineligible to wed. 'Getting married is a basic right that every citizen should have,' says non-Jewish woman who immigrated to Israel from Ukraine
Op-ed in the Washington Jewish Week: Not an Isolated Tragedy
Written by Uri Regev on 20/05/2013
Rabbi Uri Regev writes about the troubles that the American Jewish community are already facing in Israel as the government severly restricts Israelis and Jews rights to marry in the Jewish state.
Video Blog: Knesset Update
Written by on 16/05/2013
Rabbi Uri Regev discusses some of the developing successes for religious freedom from the Knesset.
Video Blog: Basic Law for Freedom of Religion and Conscience
Written by on 13/03/2013
Rabbi Uri Regev speaks about Hiddush's proposal to the Knesset to legislate a Basic Law for freedom of religion and conscience
Israelis Dissatisfied
Written by on 04/10/2011
Eurasia Review covers Hiddush’s annual Religion and State Index
JTA covers Index
Written by on 04/10/2011
JTA, October 4, 2011: JTA covers Hiddush's annual Israel Religion and State Index. See The Forward's Coverage here.
63% of Jews in favor of Shabbat buses
Written by on 28/09/2011
Ynet, September 28, 2011: YNet reports on Hiddush's annual Israel Religion and State Index, revealing that 62% of public support civil marriage, 52% back same-sex marriage, 87% want everyone to serve in IDF, 79% call for yeshiva budget cuts.
Marriage/conversion
Written by on 28/06/2011
Hiddush sponsored poll on marriage and conversion
Reform rabbi criticizes IDF conversion
Written by on 28/06/2011
Rabbi Regev states that it's not possible to make converts observant