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  • Religion & gender discrimination in Israel
    Written by on 27/11/2017
    An important reaffirmation of Hiddush's assertion that addressing the challenge of religious freedom & equality requires a more comprehensive, systemic, proactive, and bold overhauling was published this month by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in its sixth periodic report on Israel.

  • 71% of Jewish Israelis favor allowing railway maintenance work on Shabbat
    Written by on 26/11/2017
    The public believes in the principle of 'live and let live,' and it wants to support freedom of religion and freedom from religion in Israel.

  • 71% of Jewish Israelis favor allowing railway maintenance work on Shabbat
    Written by on 26/11/2017
    The public believes in the principle of 'live and let live,' and it wants to support freedom of religion and freedom from religion in Israel.

  • Poll: 65% of Likud voters support rail work on Shabbat
    Written by on 26/11/2017
    Survey conducted before Litzman resigned over railway work during Shabbat shows vast majority of public support 'limited maintenance work' on Shabbat 'for safety and to prevent week delays.'

  • Ultra-Orthodox minister resigns over Shabbat train coalition crisis
    Written by on 24/11/2017
    UTJ's Yaakov Litzman stepping down as health minister over infrastructure work on rail lines, but party expected to remain in coalition

  • How You Can Take A Stand For Religious And Civil Liberties In Israel
    Written by on 20/11/2017
    According to surveys sponsored by Hiddush, an Israeli organization devoted to the cause of religious freedom and equality, a significant majority of Jewish Israelis support freedom of choice in marriage ceremonies (67 percent)

  • Religion & State was front and center at the 2017 General Assembly
    Written by on 17/11/2017
    The religion-state stew is clearly boiling. This week, the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America convened in Los Angeles, and these challenges were front and center.

  • Corruption in the name of God
    Written by Uri Regev on 17/11/2017
    In the last couple days, a new chapter was added to the never ending saga of Israeli religious leaders who view the law as merely a suggestion. Whether for personal benefit or political opportunism, they do not hesitate to deviate from law and common norms.

  • Scandal: Chief Rabbi Yosef of Holon convicted
    Written by on 16/11/2017
    In the last couple days, a new chapter was added to the never ending saga of Israeli religious leaders who view the law as merely a suggestion. Whether for personal benefit or political opportunism, they do not hesitate to deviate from law and common norms.

  • Deputy Minister Hotovely: pluralistic Judaism "emptied Judaism of content"
    Written by on 08/11/2017
    At a conference of the American-Israeli community in Washington, the Deputy Foreign Minister said that non-Orthodox Judaism is not accepted in Israel. Director of the Reform movement: "Hotovely joins the wild campaign of incitement that has been going on in recent months against Reform Judaism."

  • The Kotel controversy
    Written by Uri Regev on 03/11/2017
    Many are following the twists and turns of the Kotel controversy with great interest and often anxiety. While grateful to the Jewish Week for featuring his take on the current state of the controversy, Rabbi Uri Regev feels that further contextualization and explanation is needed beyond the quotes that were reported.

  • The Kotel controversy - Uri Regev's perspective
    Written by on 02/11/2017
    Many are following the twists and turns of the Kotel controversy with great interest and often anxiety. While grateful to the Jewish Week for featuring my take on the current state of the controversy, Uri feel that further contextualization is needed.

  • Religious extremism emanating from Israel
    Written by on 20/10/2017
    Not content to exert their influence within the Haredi community, fundamentalist religious leaders and their sponsors have taken to attacking the Modern Orthodoxy community, which extols the virtues of Torah together with modernity and secular education.

  • The religion-state aspects of Israel's Nation-state bill
    Written by on 19/10/2017
    Next week the Knesset Special Committee on the Nation-State Bill (formally, 'Basic Law: Israel - The Nation-State of the Jewish People') will be deliberating on the revised draft bill, which was initiated by fourteen MKs from the Likud, Jewish Home, Yisrael Beiteinu, and Kulanu parties.

  • The religion-state aspects of Israel's Nation-state bill
    Written by Uri Regev on 18/10/2017
    Next week the Knesset Special Committee on the Nation-State Bill (formally, 'Basic Law: Israel - The Nation-State of the Jewish People') will be deliberating on the revised draft bill, which was initiated by fourteen MKs from the Likud, Jewish Home, Yisrael Beiteinu, and Kulanu parties.

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