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  • Orthodox and secular Jews fight over shaping Jerusalem's character
    Written by on 12/09/2015
    “What we're seeing in Jerusalem is part of a national battle over the public domain and who owns it,” said Uri Regev, president of Hiddush, which promotes freedom of religion in Israel. “How does Israel balance between a Jewish state, a democratic state and a state for all its citizens?”

  • Education Ministry makes teachers pledge they’re religious
    Written by on 10/09/2015
    New hires at government-run religious schools issued questionnaire on Jewish observance; several said dismissed for not meeting criteria

  • Hiddush analysis of Israel’s state budget
    Written by Shahar Ilan on 09/09/2015
    The state budget for yeshivas is expected to grow by 419 million shekels, an increase of three-quarters. This is blow to the heart of Israel’s future, and a slap in the voters' faces.

  • Revealing interview with Chief Rabbi David Lau
    Written by Uri Regev on 08/09/2015
    Chief Rabbi David Lau reminds us once again why the mindset of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate is so misguided and objectionable. His manipulative approach is rejected throughout the Jewish diaspora and nowhere throughout the democratic Jewish communities would such “logic” hold water.

  • State budget: More $$ for religious institutions
    Written by on 07/09/2015
    The state budget for yeshivas is expected to grow by 419 million shekels, an increase of some 75%! This is a clear blow to the heart of Israel’s future, and a slap in the voters' faces.

  • 2014 Religion and State Index first edition
    Written by on 01/09/2015
    This year's Index bears a clear and crucial message for world Jewry: More than two-thirds (67%) of Israeli Jews support joint efforts between Israel and world Jewry to help Israel advocate for freedom of marriage.

  • Should religious freedom stop at the gates of military cemeteries?
    Written by on 30/08/2015
    Turning to the Minister of Defense, Chief of Staff, Head of IDF Personnel, Judge Advocate, and Minister of Religious Services, Hiddush suggested that civil burial plots be designated within military cemeteries, in which full military funerals can be conducted, ungoverned by the Orthodox Rabbinate.

  • After years of setbacks, secular residents make gains in Jerusalem's long-running culture war
    Written by on 26/08/2015
    Contrary to the popular perception, the traditional power of the ultra-Orthodox is waning in areas where they are not a demographic majority due to changing geographic and economic pressures.

  • Three arrested for disrupting IDF-related conference in Jerusalem
    Written by on 21/08/2015
    Ultra-Orthodox youths suspected of rioting during confab for potential Haredi enlistees; NGO warns of possible murder of Haredi soldiers unless authorities crack down

  • Alternative conversion courts give some Israelis hope they will be recognized as Jews
    Written by on 21/08/2015
    The new courts reflect growing realization that the rabbinate is no longer meeting the needs of the public.

  • Hiddush featured by The Times of Israel
    Written by on 19/08/2015
    Hiddush's promising Supreme Court case was featured by the Times of Israel in July. Read about this, as well as Hiddush's analysis of how Israelis from the Former Soviet Union think about matters of religion and state.

  • Analysis of Israelis from the Former Soviet Union
    Written by David Bogomolny on 19/08/2015
    The graphs below show the opinions held by FSU olim in Israel, as compared to the general, Jewish Israeli public. It should go without saying that this demographic is the most adversely affected by the Orthodox Rabbinate's monopolistic powers, and there is no way one could envisage the successful absorption of the FSU immigrant population into Israel society if these issues are not resolved - first and foremost, the right to marry freely!

  • Private Conversions Causing Stir
    Written by on 18/08/2015
    New effort seen as rebuke to Chief Rabbinate.

  • Conversion – Time to go beyond the rhetoric
    Written by 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.

  • 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.

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