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The American Jewish Committee workshop: A step of exceptional importance
Written by on 06/02/2014
The American Jewish Committee brought together leaders and scholars from America and Israel to form a strategic path towards freedom of religion in Israel and equality between Israeli and Diaspora Jewry.
Rabbi Uri Regev's op-ed on the Rabbi Avi Weiss saga: The battle must continue!
Written by on 23/01/2014
American Jewry has much to learn from the latest fiasco between the Israeli Chief Rabbinate and American Orthodoxy. It reveals their potential for positive change and provides a powerful model for achieving freedom of religion and equality in Israel.
Professor Aharon Barak: Israel must civilly recognize non-Orthodox converts as Jewish
Written by on 14/01/2014
While serving as Israeli Supreme Court Chief Justice, Professor Barak argued in favor of recognizing non-Orthodox converts as Jews, a precedent which has paved the way for other positive steps for religious pluralism in Israel.
Prime Minister Netanyahu, “Audacious Hospitality” and Real Jewish Unity
Written by Uri Regev on 19/12/2013
Netanyahu’s message regarding Jewish unity left much to be desired. Will American Jewry buy Netanyahu’s shiny wrapping, or look inside to find a disturbingly bare box.
Civil Marriage in Israel Is Cause That Unites American Jewish Federations
Written by on 25/11/2013
Cheers for Calls To End Orthodox Stranglehold
Rabbi David Golinkin: Why the State of Israel should abolish the Chief Rabbinate
Written by on 25/11/2013
Rabbi David Golinkin explains why the Chief Rabbinate should be abolished.
What Jewish leaders need to know: Israel’s marriage laws are discriminatory
Written by Uri Regev on 12/11/2013
Israel's Chief Rabbinate disregards and disrespects Jewish leaders and their communities around the world. Israel must end their monopoly and embrace its promise for “freedom of religion and conscience... and equality” as a blueprint for a modern democratic Jewish state.
Media Review: A significant rise in reporting on Israel's marriage crisis
Written by on 20/10/2013
In the past few months, thanks to cooperative efforts between Hiddush and other like-minded organizations in Israel and America, the issue of freedom of marriage has been extensively covered in Israeli and international media.
Jerusalem Post Editorial: Dissolve the rabbinate
Written by on 29/09/2013
The 2013 Religion and State Index showed that 70% of Israeli Jews oppose the Chief Rabbinate in its current form. That includes Israelis from all over the Jewish spectrum. This time, it's the Jerusalem Post Editorial Board calling for the desperately-needed change.
Zionism’s unfinished business
Written by on 17/09/2013
An editorial from the Canadian Jewish News renews the call for freedom of religion and equality and uses Hiddush's Religion and State Index to show exactly why.
A rapidly growing number of Israelis support Jewish pluralism and equality in Israel
Written by on 10/09/2013
The 2013 Religion and State Index look at the standing of Reform and Conservative Judaism in Israel for the first time. The results were surprisingly optimistic and show that more and more Israelis see the need to recognize all major Jewish denominations.
Video Blog: What's next for Israel's Chief Rabbinate
Written by on 11/08/2013
Following the elections for the new Chief Rabbis, Rabbi Uri Regev discusses the results and its impact (or impairment) on freedom of religion in Israel.
What's next for the Chief Rabbinate?
Written by on 11/08/2013
Follwing the election for the Chief Rabbinate, Rabbi Uri Regev provides an analysis on the elections and discusses what to expect from the new Chief Rabbis.
Israeli religious establishment is internationally highlighted for its excessive corruption
Written by on 05/08/2013
The Global Corruption Barometer found that 73% of Israelis perceive the religious establishment to be either corrupt or extremely corrupt. In the rest of the world, religious institutions are the least corrupt. What does this say about religion in Israel?
Following the election: It's time to bring the Chief Rabbinate to its proper burial
Written by on 05/08/2013
In light of the results of the Chief Rabbinate elections, Hiddush CEO Rabbi Uri Regev is calling to dismantle the institution.