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Hiddush News, 2023

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What Matters Now to religion and state activist Uri Regev: Averting a theocracy

The Israeli lawyer/Reform rabbi explains how the judicial overhaul package may affect religious freedom – and the lack thereof – in the Holy Land

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What Matters Now to religion and state activist Uri Regev: Averting a theocracy

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Israelis Zoom to Utah in search of civil marriage Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/israelis-zoom-utah-search-civil-marriage#ixzz7x3opAfr0

Since civil marriage does not exist in Israel, mixed-faith couples and people who do not want a religious marriage are now opting for online weddings performed in the US state of Utah.

Israelis Zoom to Utah in search of civil marriage Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/israelis-zoom-utah-search-civil-marriage#ixzz7x3opAfr0

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Why a county in Utah could play a role in Israel’s judicial crisis

Aaron Davidson has never been to Israel. He isn’t Jewish. He began serving in his position, Utah County clerk, just two months ago.

Why a county in Utah could play a role in Israel’s judicial crisis

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Court approval of ‘Utah Zoom’ weddings adds to debate over judicial reform

The Israeli Supreme Court ruling comes after a lengthy legal battle over civil marriage.

Court approval of ‘Utah Zoom’ weddings adds to debate over judicial reform

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High Court rules in favor of Zoom weddings, all but legalizing civil marriage in Israel

Justices rejects state's appeal against civil marriages performed online through the US state of Utah, which became popular in 2020 during the pandemic. Decision draws both praise and criticism, with opponents saying it will "erase the Jewish identity of the state."

High Court rules in favor of Zoom weddings, all but legalizing civil marriage in Israel

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Abraham, not Smotrich, should be Israel's Jewish role model - opinion

Smotrich wants us to believe that he represents the authentic model for Judaism. is no model more abhorrent and further from the desired spirit of Judaism.

Abraham, not Smotrich, should be Israel's Jewish role model - opinion

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High Court Orders Israel to Recognize Thousands of 'Zoom' Marriages

In a decision that will allow thousands of people currently barred from marrying in Israel to do so, the Supreme Court has ruled that couples who marry in an online civil ceremony must be registered as married in the Population Registry.

High Court Orders Israel to Recognize Thousands of 'Zoom' Marriages

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Supreme Court allows civil marriage in Israel via Zoom

The ruling instructs the registrar of the Population Registry to record marriages conducted in a ceremony in Utah while the Israeli couples were physically in Israel.

Supreme Court allows civil marriage in Israel via Zoom

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Israel must recognize online marriages conducted via Utah, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Interior Ministry is obligated to register as married couples who wed in online civil ceremonies through the American state of Utah, in a ruling which is certain to further increase the government’s ire toward the court.

Israel must recognize online marriages conducted via Utah, Supreme Court rules

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Israel's High Court de facto recognizes online civil marriages

The Supreme Court ruled against the state's appeal of online civil marriages conducted remotely through Utah.

Israel's High Court de facto recognizes online civil marriages

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