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80% of Israel's religious councils have only one woman
Written by on 07/03/2017
Only 70 women currently serve nationwide (on 58 of Israel's religious councils). They represent 17% of the total 407 religious council members throughout Israel.
A shocking Rabbinic Court ruling regarding a battered wife
Written by Uri Regev on 10/02/2017
Hiddush has repeatedly challenged the continued monopoly of the Chief Rabbinate and rabbinic courts over matters of personal status of all Jews in Israel. Last week, we saw one of the most shocking and deplorable examples of why this authority should urgently be withdrawn.
Leading Ashkenazi Rabbi rules: Women should not be allowed to drive
Written by Uri Regev on 26/01/2017
Often we are reminded of the outlook at the core of the ultra-Orthodox political parties' actions. While they may appear to share our respect for a democratic society oriented toward civil liberties, the truth is that their motivations are anything but.
62% of Israelis support women's Torah reading at Western Wall
Written by on 11/01/2017
Following the Supreme Court’s issuance of a Show Cause Order to the Government regarding the prohibition against women’s Torah readings at the Western Wall: Among secular Israelis 86% expressed their support, as did 61% of the traditional Jewish community.
62% of Israelis support women's Torah reading at Western Wall
Written by on 11/01/2017
Following the Supreme Court’s issuance of a Show Cause Order to the Government regarding the prohibition against women’s Torah readings at the Western Wall: Among secular Israelis 86% expressed their support, as did 61% of the traditional Jewish community.
69% of Jewish Israelis support women's candle lighting ceremonies at Kotel
Written by on 27/12/2016
69% of Jewish Israelis favor allowing women to light Chanukah candles at the Western Wall. This principled position also enjoys a high level of support among voters for the non-Haredi Coalition parties.
69% of Jewish Israelis support women's candle lighting ceremonies at Kotel
Written by on 27/12/2016
69% of Jewish Israelis favor allowing women to light Chanukah candles at the Western Wall. This principled position also enjoys a high level of support among voters for the non-Haredi Coalition parties.
‘Tzviut’ – not ‘tzniut’! (Hypocrisy, not modesty)
Written by Uri Regev on 29/11/2016
The first business conference organized by the ultra-Orthodox newspaper Hamodia, Agudat Israel’s organ, took place last week. So who was not invited? Not a single woman – neither as a speaker nor as an attendee.
1 woman per religious council, but, God forbid, not more
Written by on 06/05/2016
49 women currently serve on Israel's Religious Councils, but only six Councils have more than one female representative.
Hiddush demands appointment of women to religious councils
Written by on 08/01/2016
The ultra-Orthodox Shas party's Minister of Religious Services David Azoulay has appointed six “appointees” for four religious councils since assuming office after the May 2015 Knesset elections. Minister Azoulay, like his predecessors, has not appointed a single woman, despite Israeli law and the commitment the Ministry made to the AG office in the past to exercise affirmative action in this arena.
The phenomenon of sex segregated bus lines is growing!
Written by on 16/07/2015
An ultra-Orthodox myth is that ultra-Orthodox women really want to sit in the back of the bus, so we shouldn’t interfere with the growing phenomenon of gender-segregated bus lines. However, ultra-Orthodox blogger Chani Weiser of B’nai Brak has recently come out publicly, challenging her community’s self-righteous claims. She does not want to sit at the back of the bus!
Hiddush expresses fury over gender-segregated shelters at rabbinical court
Written by on 21/07/2014
Gender segregation in the bomb shelter of an Ashdod Rabbinical Court building is a potentially fatal reminder of the need to criminalize the exclusion of women in the public sector.
Hiddush slams Shas leader's attack on women's higher education
Written by on 01/07/2014
Rabbi Shalom Cohen, Shas's new spiritual leader wrote a letter which forbids women from entering academic studies. Hiddush foresees a split in the Sephardic ultra-Orthodox party.
Hiddush's research and advocacy results in greater female representation in Israel's religious establishment
Written by on 09/06/2014
Hiddush's consistent efforts to implement gender equality in Israel's religious establishment and surrounding research have begun to pay off.
Celebrating Successes for religious freedom and equality
Written by on 01/06/2014
There were significant victories in the Supreme Court and the religious establishment