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  • Does Israel Need A Chief Rabbi?
    Written by Uri Regev on 25/09/2012
    The overwhelming majority of Israelis want to see its founding promises of "freedom of religion and conscience" and "equality regardless of religion" fully realized. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel, through is preventing that from happening.

  • Israel Religion and State Index 2012
    Written by on 25/09/2012
    Support for religious freedom rises to 85%, 67% say Haredi MKs distance public from Judaism, 76% dissatisfied with government policies on religion

  • Kosher, or Not?
    Written by on 05/09/2012
    Hiddush appeal to Supreme Court, ad in LA Jewish Journal, ‘policy of hatred’, and petition to PM Netanyahu.

  • What they are saying about non-Orthodox Judaism and rabbis: A Compilation of Quotes
    Written by on 30/08/2012
    Hiddush exposes the hate speech that continues to inform policy, leading to continued discrimination of non-Orthodox Jews.

  • A curriculum rotten to the core
    Written by Shahar Ilan on 26/08/2012
    A core curriculum should include knowledge, skills and values that the Education Ministry believes represent a common denominator shared by all graduates of the nation's school system.

  • US Jews must fight Israel’s policy on religious freedom
    Written by Uri Regev on 01/08/2012
    Recent actions of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate threaten to divide the Jewish people and risk an anti-religious backlash against Judaism itself within the Jewish state. Of particular concern is the monopoly of the Chief Rabbinate over issues of personal status – particularly marriage, divorce, burial, and conversion to Judaism.

  • Bibi gets cold feet
    Written by on 22/07/2012
    PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejects all recommendations of the Plesner Committee in drawing up new legislation that would allow the universal draft and an increase in Haredi recruits. Hiddush CEO Uri Regev shares his thoughts

  • 'Government unfit to rule'
    Written by on 17/07/2012
    Kadima party leaves coalition over failure of universal draft law. Shahar Ilan of Hiddush: "The government we are left with is unfit to rule, it's a government of discrimination."

  • The Joke of Israel’s Civil Partnership Law
    Written by on 16/07/2012
    Fewer than 1.5 couples register with the Civil Partnership registrar each month according to statistics the Ministry of Justice released to Hiddush. Hiddush President Rabbi Uri Regev: “The time has come for Yisrael Beiteinu to realize its mistake and demand the passage of a real Civil Marriage law.”

  • Myth: Haredi moral authority
    Written by Shahar Ilan on 12/07/2012
    Hiddush VP Shahar Ilan writes in Ha’aretz about the dangerous direction the development of ultra-Orthodox Judaism is taking.

  • On the Front Lines
    Written by on 13/06/2012
    Israel's first "recognized" non-Orthodox rabbi, and recommendations for Tal Law replacements

  • Hospitality
    Written by on 10/06/2012
    Rabbi Uri Regev to petition the Attorney General against monopolistic control of hotels because of kashrut certification

  • The Rabbi Miri Gold Case Demystified
    Written by on 07/06/2012
    In this major achievment of Israel's move toward recognition of non-Orthodox rabbis, we must be careful to address challenges posed, and the road ahead.

  • Glass half empty?
    Written by on 07/06/2012
    Rabbi Uri Regev explains what Israel's recognition of non-Orthodox rabbis mean, and what it doesn't.

  • What some MKs are actually saying about Reform rabbis
    Written by on 07/06/2012
    In the excitement of Israel's first step toward recognition of non-Orthodox rabbis, these appointments were met with disturbing reactions by both ultra-Orthodox and National Religious political leaders.

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