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From the Legal Trenches

From the Legal Trenches

23/05/2023 12:13

1. Freedom of Marriage: In the last newsletter we reported on Hiddush’s legal breakthrough, which brought Israel closer than ever before to realizing freedom of marriage.

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Legal fronts against religious discrimination

Legal fronts against religious discrimination

05/02/2021 00:46

Hiddush has been active on several legal fronts against religious discrimination in the IDF, including the battle against exempting yeshivas students from conscription along with the rest of their Israeli peers.

Hiddush on the cutting edge of Marriage Freedom

Hiddush on the cutting edge of Marriage Freedom

07/01/2021 12:00

Hiddush - for Freedom of Religion and Equality has warned Minister Deri that if he does not cancel his suspension of legal marriage registrations held through video conferencing under Utah state law, Hiddush will be forced to petition the Supreme Court.

Hiddush to petition Supreme Court if yeshivas open before state schools

Hiddush to petition Supreme Court if yeshivas open before state schools

15/10/2020 09:00

Hiddush to Corona Cabinet and the other relevant authorities: We will appeal to the Supreme Court if you make an exception for ultra-Orthodox education and permit gender discrimination.

2020 Israel Religion & State Index

2020 Israel Religion & State Index

22/09/2020 12:11

We are proud to present you with Hiddush’s twelfth annual Israel Religion & State Index. This Index is published during a turbulent time in Israel’s history, in which the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and its severe impact upon the economy and society are interlaced with the strife-laden and unstable political system.

Hiddush takes on enlistment and the IDF

Hiddush takes on enlistment and the IDF

13/08/2020 22:58

In recent weeks, Hiddush has been dealing intensively with a number of issues related to enlistment and the army, some of which have already matured to the point of filing lawsuits, some of which are follow-ups on Hiddush’s past litigation, and in some cases we are going through the legal pre-litigatory steps that will allow us to pursue litigation in the future if necessary.

Hiddush standing up in defense of Chabad

Hiddush standing up in defense of Chabad

13/08/2020 10:37

Following demands by Or Yehudah municipal inspectors to local residents to remove a Chabad "Messiah Flag" from their home windows, threatening them with fines if not removed, Hiddush demanded that the municipality retract the illegal demand and ensure that similar measures be avoided in the future.

Hiddush fighting for pluralism in Jerusalem

Hiddush fighting for pluralism in Jerusalem

16/07/2020 12:22

The Jerusalem Municipality deleted the list of synagogues in the city from the municipality's website in order to avoid publicizing non-Orthodox synagogues and non-Jewish houses of worship.

The “Who is a Jew” War is Back!

The “Who is a Jew” War is Back!

18/06/2020 21:58

Join us for two upcoming webinars on the “Who is a Jew” saga, which is returning to center political and legal stage.

Shas CEO cannot simultaneously be CEO of state-funded educational network

Shas CEO cannot simultaneously be CEO of state-funded educational network

11/06/2020 11:42

Responding to Hiddush’s demand – Israel’s Attorney General instructs Shas that the party’s CEO, Haim Biton, cannot simultaneously direct the State-funded vast educational network it founded

Let Marriage Freedom Ring!

Let Marriage Freedom Ring!

05/06/2020 00:53

Today, Hiddush began a new campaign to allow marriage freedom in Israel. This is a collaboration between Hiddush and the School of the Arts in Musrara, Jerusalem.

Civil Burial in Israel – If You Will It, It Is No Dream

Civil Burial in Israel – If You Will It, It Is No Dream

21/05/2020 03:21

In a petition heard in the Supreme Court last week, Hiddush - For Religious Freedom and Equality demanded that the Ministry of Religious Services and the Israel Lands Authority allow an immediately available option for civil burial to the public, in agricultural localities (kibbutzim and moshavim), at least temporarily, until a full and permanent solution is provided.

Excluding non-Orthodox and non-Jewish from municipality website is illegal!

Excluding non-Orthodox and non-Jewish from municipality website is illegal!

25/02/2020 12:40

Hiddush – For Religious Freedom and Equality submitted a petition to court, challenging the Jerusalem Municipality’s illegal exclusion of those synagogues that represent Reform, Conservative, egalitarian Orthodox, and other independent Jewish communities, as well as non-Jewish religious institutions (primarily Muslim and Christian) from the “Religion and Tradition” section of the municipal website, which only includes information about Orthodox synagogues and institutions.

Vision Statement: Israel as a Jewish democratic state

Vision Statement: Israel as a Jewish democratic state

24/02/2020 12:24

The following statement is issued by a diverse group of Jews in Israel and the Diaspora*, all of whom greatly admire and appreciate the tremendous achievements of the State of Israel. We, who are committed to Israel’s growing strength and vitality, as well as its bonds with world Jewry, hold that Israel's unfulfilled promise of complete freedom of religion and conscience can no longer be left to politics alone.

Political parties’ commitment to religious freedom will help at polls

Political parties’ commitment to religious freedom will help at polls

19/02/2020 13:23

The formula for success in Israel’s March ’20 elections: Declare your party’s commitment to the fight for religious freedom & equality. 54% of the Israeli Jewish public responded that such a commitment by the parties running for election would increase the likelihood of their voting for those parties.

One of every Seven Jerusalem children attend unregistered schools!

One of every Seven Jerusalem children attend unregistered schools!

05/02/2020 13:28

In violation of the law and ignoring both the Ministry of Education and the Jerusalem Municipality - more than 40,000 children in Jerusalem study in schools that operate without licenses! Hiddush and Jerusalem City Council Member Dr. Laura Wharton petitioned the Supreme Court, demanding that Israel’s law of compulsory education be enforced in the city.

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