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Yom Kippur sermon 5778: Suite 117

30/09/2017 15:25

The Israeli government’s decision to back out of its pledge to expand a non-Orthodox prayer space at the Western Wall, and ongoing discrimination against the Reform and Conservative movements, have brought to a head a crisis that has been brewing for decades. If not resolved, this crisis will destroy the relationship between the Jewish state and the Jewish people.

Rosh HaShana sermon 5778: Being a Good Jew

21/09/2017 01:05

Most of us were born after the rise of a Jewish State, and can't imagine life otherwise. But some people consider it God's miracle.

Israel Religion & State Index 2017

18/09/2017 16:21

65% of the Jewish Israeli public supports granting equal official status to the three largest streams of world Jewry. A majority supports the involvement of Diaspora Jewry in promoting freedom of religion and equality in Israel. 65% of the Jewish Israeli public believes that the Nation-State Bill should anchor the guarantee of freedom of religion and conscience in law.

The Bitter Taste of Victory - by Rabbi Pamela Frydman

07/09/2017 16:19

On August 31st, the Israeli Supreme Court took up a matter brought by Hiddush, Women of the Wall and the Reform and Conservative Movements. The issue at hand is whether to require the government to adhere to, and implement, the Kotel agreement.

This week: just the latest in religious discrimination

Uri Regev 07/09/2017 16:02

Next week, Hiddush's annual Israel Religion & State Index will be published, and it will become clear just how much the gap between the public's will and the policies of Israel's elected official's has increased.

‘Game Of Chicken’ On Kotel Deal

07/09/2017 15:48

Despite high court’s deadline, few expect egalitarian prayer pact to be implemented anytime soon.

Justice Baron: Discriminatory laws should not be preserved indefinitely

01/09/2017 17:33

The High Court of Justice announced its ruling rejecting a petition submitted by same-sex couples to order the state to allow them and couples like them to marry in Israel. This came is no great surprise.

Comprehensive interview with Rabbi Shlomo Riskin in Israeli media

Uri Regev 29/08/2017 14:34

A recent detailed interview with Rabbi Shlomo Riskin appeared in the original Hebrew in Makor Rishon, with select paragraphs translated into English below.

U.S. State Department releases International Religious Freedom Report

23/08/2017 00:09

The US State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report for 2016, released last week, diplomatically pans the lack of progress by the Israeli government toward increased religious freedom.

Netanyahu taps ex-justice minister to review conversion policy

17/08/2017 15:27

Moshe Nissim, 82, a former chief rabbi’s son, will work to ensure ‘Jewish unity’ in studying controversial bill

FAKE NEWS? LIBA declares 71% Israelis prefer to marry via Rabbinate!

Uri Regev 17/08/2017 13:09

The LIBA Center, which proclaims to be "dedicated to strengthening the Jewish Character of the State of Israel" once again demonstrated how to mislead the public by means of statistics.

Does Shas leader Aryeh Deri promote religious freedom?

Uri Regev 27/07/2017 00:12

This week Shas leader and Interior Minister Rabbi Aryeh Deri turned to Israel's Attorney General, demanding that the mandatory guidelines regarding the exclusion of women in the public sphere be suspended and reconsidered.

Labor Party Chairman: Accept Reform Conversions!

27/07/2017 00:05

Newly elected Labor Party Chairman Avi Gabbay has come out strongly in favor of religious freedom on issues ranging from education, to public transportation on Shabbat, and to marriage & divorce. More recently, he's expressed support for the official state recognition of Reform conversions.

The Chief Rabbinate's recently divulged "blacklist"

13/07/2017 13:59

If the Israeli government's recent suspension of the Kotel compromise and push for a restrictive conversion bill were not enough, Israel and the Jewish world woke up this week to yet a newly leaked "blacklist" created by Israel's Chief Rabbinate.

Two-thirds Israelis oppose government Kotel and Conversion decisions

29/06/2017 14:03

These Hiddush survey findings prove how far the government has swerved away from the public will and the needs of the State of Israel. Instead, the government leaders act as puppets whose strings are being pulled by the anti-Zionist, ultra-Orthodox political parties.