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  • Israel's Rabbinate coerces and discriminates in hotels
    Written by on 21/12/2015
    Despite officially and publicly updating its kashrut regulations for hotels this year, in order to be in compliance with the law, Israel's Rabbinate continues to coerce hotels to enforce Shabbat restrictions and its illegal ban against all Christian holiday symbols.

  • Government approves affirmative action for haredi men and women in civil service
    Written by on 20/12/2015
    Among the steps that will be taken to increase haredi employment in civil service will be a campaign to increase exposure of haredi community to employment possibilities in public service.

  • Israel's Chief Rabbinate: Coercive and Bigoted
    Written by on 17/12/2015
    Rabbinate not enforcing its own kashrut regulations - continues to coerce hotels to enforce Shabbat restrictions. Also, Chief Rabbi David Lau speaks out publicly, slamming Conservative and Reform Judaism. Great for Israel-Diaspora relations!

  • Chief Rabbi Lau's blatant anti-pluralism hypocrisy
    Written by Uri Regev on 16/12/2015
    Last week, Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau publicly rebuked Naftali Bennett, Israel’s minister of education and Diaspora affairs. Bennett’s religious sin, per Lau, was visiting the Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan, and tweeting an enthusiastic reflection of the school and the love for Israel and Judaism that he had seen there.

  • Chief Rabbi’s rebuke is divisive
    Written by on 16/12/2015
    Last week, Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau publicly rebuked Naftali Bennett, Israel’s minister of education and Diaspora affairs. Bennett’s religious sin, per Lau, was visiting the Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan, and tweeting an enthusiastic reflection of the school and the love for Israel and Judaism that he had seen there.

  • 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.

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