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  • Steinitz Surrenders To Shas
    Written by on 17/03/2011
    The housing ministry is planning close to 60 thousand apartments for Haredim in the periphery. The CEO of Hiddush, Uri Regev: Instead of investing in putting yeshiva students to work, the coalition is doling out a free mortgage to every yeshiva student.

  • Budget of Religious Services Ministry nearly doubled in a year
    Written by on 17/03/2011
    Budget for religious buildings grew sevenfold. Hiddush: Dismantle the ministry again

  • National Service Not Enough
    Written by on 15/03/2011
    Hiddush commissioned poll: Opposition to Tal Law

  • Don't Put Secular People Off Religion
    Written by on 15/03/2011
    Shmuel Shetah, leader of the Ne'emanei Torah Ve-Avodah (Believers in Torah and Work) movement, calls on religious soldiers to respect their secular colleagues

  • Participation In The March
    Written by on 15/03/2011
    The CEO of Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avodah explains on the "Kippah" online site why it was important to participate in the Stretcher March.

  • The reviews began, the number of kollel students shrank
    Written by on 03/03/2011
    Tightening supervision of yeshivas led within two months to a drop of 6.5% in the number of registered students. Rabbi Uri Regev: The increase in oversight reviews initiated by the finance and education ministries is sacred work

  • Hiddush Poll: Support For Gay Marriage
    Written by on 02/03/2011
    Hiddush’s Religion and State Index, conducted by the Smith Research Institute: 53% of Israel’s Jewish citizens, including 74% of secular Jews, are in favor of letting same-sex partners get married

  • Rabbi Ovadia – a brave ruling
    Written by on 02/03/2011
    Uri Orbach in an article on Ynet: Shas leader made a ruling that all other rabbis were afraid to make

  • Margi received pension of NIS 1.8 million
    Written by on 02/03/2011
    An employee fired from the Religious Affairs Ministry filed a suit alleging that the pension monies were paid to the minister illegally

  • High Court petitioned to allow civil marriage
    Written by on 02/03/2011
    The Jerusalem Institute of Justice petitioned the High Court to cancel the Civil Union Bill for Israelis with no religious affiliation

  • Ex-ultra-Orthodox mom won’t lose child
    Written by on 02/03/2011
    Haredi father sought to deny his ex-wife custody of their children. The court denied his request

  • Religious coercion in Israel escalating
    Written by on 02/03/2011
    U.S. State Department report on religious freedom worldwide finds increase in religious coercion, discrimination, and violence in Israel. Reports: Validity of 40,000 conversions in doubt, 360,000 new immigrants cannot get married

  • Steinitz gives in to Shas
    Written by on 01/03/2011
    Housing Ministry is planning close to 60,000 apartments for haredim in outlying areas. Hiddush head Uri Regev: Instead of investing in getting avrechim out to work, the coalition is handing out free mortgages to every avrech

  • Mystery: Do they want to work or not?
    Written by on 01/03/2011
    Manpower Israel’s managing director says she has 25,000 haredi job seekers, but employers do not want them. L-M Manpower’s CEO says he has 1,500 jobs for haredim, but no demand

  • Thou shalt not work
    Written by on 01/03/2011
    The Haredi press is a barrier to the integration of the ultra-Orthodox into the job market.

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