Search results by tags

Search results for tag " "

  • Chief Rabbi Lau publicly anti-Diaspora Judaism
    Written by Uri Regev on 13/12/2015
    It is difficult to conceive of a greater contradiction than that between Chief Rabbi David Lau’s outrageous statement last week, lashing out at Education Minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to the Conservative Movement’s Schechter School in Manhattan, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s welcome declaration at last month’s General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, where he stated that he would “ensure that all Jews – Reform, Conservative and Orthodox – feel at home in Israel.”

  • Religious fundamentalism is against Jewish diversity
    Written by on 13/12/2015
    Israel's leaders are presenting a dichotomic view of Israel's Jewish character.

  • Let women light Hanukkah candles at Western Wall, Israeli official says
    Written by on 02/12/2015
    Women must be allowed to light Hanukkah candles and say a prayer at the official candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall when the Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Sunday (Dec. 6), Israel’s deputy attorney general said this week.

  • Missing: Katniss Everdeen & Haredi IDF recruits
    Written by on 30/11/2015
    The Cabinet stealthily renews income support for non-working yeshiva students, Katniss Everdeen's image is censored due to ultra-Orthodox extremism, 76% of Jewish Israelis oppose the new Conscription Law amendment...

  • 76% of Israeli Jews oppose new conscription law
    Written by on 26/11/2015
    Israel’s politicians have deliberately chosen to pursue legislation which is not only immoral but also unconstitutional, having been struck out twice already by the Supreme Court. The question, though, is how long it will take the Supreme Court to rule that this most recent amendment is illegal as well. Our politicians may be counting on this very fact: the wheels of justice grind slowly…

  • 76% of Israeli Jews oppose new conscription law
    Written by Uri Regev on 26/11/2015
    Israel’s politicians have deliberately chosen to pursue legislation which is not only immoral but also unconstitutional, having been struck out twice already by the Supreme Court. The question, though, is how long it will take the Supreme Court to rule that this most recent amendment is illegal as well. Our politicians may be counting on this very fact: the wheels of justice grind slowly…

  • Katniss Everdeen's image censored in Jerusalem
    Written by on 25/11/2015
    Katniss Everdeen was censored out of Jerusalem and B’nei Brak 'Hunger Games' posters; only the fiery bird image was included. Hiddush immediately alerted the media of this censorship, prompting an investigation of the matter.

  • Israeli parliament approves law exempting ultra-Orthodox from army service
    Written by on 24/11/2015
    The new law was voted in by a count of 49 in favor and 36 opposed.

  • Poll: 76% of Israeli Jews oppose new draft bill
    Written by on 24/11/2015
    The Knesset approved the new version of the military draft bill, meaning draft equality will not be possible before the year 2023. A majority of the Jewish public opposes the bill, including some right-wing voters.

  • Jennifer Lawrence Deemed Unkosher for Jerusalem, Bnei Brak
    Written by on 18/11/2015
    The image of the actress has been removed for posters for the final film in the 'Hunger Games' series hung in the ultra-Orthodox populated cities.

  • Trip to Bay Area for Israeli religious freedom rabbi will include a special father-son moment
    Written by on 12/11/2015
    Rabbi Uri Regev, the chief executive of Hiddush, an organization that promotes religious pluralism and freedom in Israel, will speak at seven synagogues in nine days during a trip to the Bay Area that starts this weekend.

  • What Will Netanyahu’s Big Promise to Reform and Conservative Jews Cost Israel?
    Written by on 11/11/2015
    If the prime minister wants to make good on his pledge to strengthen non-Orthodox Judaism in Israel, he will have to close the huge gap in state financing that favors the Orthodox movement.

  • Defense Ministry: Haredi enlistment targets of current conscription law not being met
    Written by on 09/11/2015
    Enlistment to the civilian service was a critical component of the 2014 law, and was expected to make up 40 percent of recruitment from the haredi sector.

  • Israel's theocratic elements becoming more violent and vocal
    Written by Uri Regev on 04/11/2015
    The formula "Jewish and democratic" remains not only unsettled, but actually serves as a mine field. Frequent explosions occur, for religious extremists feeling constrained do not hesitate to threaten the institutions of the State to have their demands met.

  • Open on Shabbat: Israel’s fray of rest
    Written by on 04/11/2015
    Cities are riding roughshod over the bylaws that are designed to protect the special nature of sabbath in the world’s only Jewish state, prompting concerns over discrimination, selective enforcement, and an eroding national identity

Take Action!

Go to Top ^