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Defending Religious Freedom and Equality in a Year of National Turmoil

26/06/2025 16:44

Amid one of the most turbulent periods in Israel’s history, Israelis have realized just how intertwined security and religion are

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Hiddush expresses fury over gender-segregated shelters at rabbinical court

21/07/2014 00:41

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.

Interior Minister Gideon Saar jeopardizes accessibility to Tel Aviv convenience stores on Shabbat

02/07/2014 21:06

Interior Minister nixes amendment that would allow small markets and convenience stores to operate on Shabbat in Tel Aviv. Hiddush CEO Rabbi Uri Regev wonders if this is a move for ultra-Orthodox political support.

Hiddush slams Shas leader's attack on women's higher education

01/07/2014 23:11

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.

Finance Minister Yair Lapid: Israel cannot be the only western country without religious freedom

01/06/2014 15:35

The Israeli Finance Minister spoke at the Israeli Reform Movement's 50th Anniversary and renewed his commitment to religious freedom and denominational equality.

The Israeli government's plan for the Room of the Last Supper sets a new paradigm for inter-religious harmony

12/05/2014 12:54

Despite protests from fundamentalist religious groups, this decision could have a positive impact on interfaith relations in Israel.

Hiddush's advocacy efforts result in historic success for gender equality in Israel's religious councils

31/03/2014 15:23

Affirmative action for appointing women to Israel's religious councils will provide the long-awaited implementation of the Supreme Court's mandate for gender equality in public institutions.

MK Stern's Conversion Proposal will extend and strengthen the Orthodox conversion monopoly

19/03/2014 14:58

Hiddush's criticism of the latest law proposal to reform Israel's conversion system is joined by unlikely choir of varying vantage points.

Hiddush releases guide to the Equality in Sharing the Burden Law: Nothing but defects and exemptions

12/03/2014 11:41

On the eve of the Knesset vote on the ultra-Orthodox draft law, Hiddush presents a guide to the law's defects and call's on the government coalition to send the bill back to the drawing board.

Hiddush report demonstrates dire need to close the gender gap in Israel's religious councils

11/02/2014 11:50

Hiddush CEO Rabbi Uri Regev turned to the Ministry of Religious Services to emphasize the need for proper implementation of gender equality in Israel's religious establishment

Hiddush heads the opposition against recognizing Chabad's emissary work as Israeli national service

13/01/2014 16:17

In response to MK Elazar Stern's proposal to include Chabad emissaries in Israel's national service program, Rabbi Regev says: An anti-Zionist movement cannot represent the State of Israel.

Unfolding circumcision controversy makes the case for civil marriage and divorce in Israel

19/12/2013 15:54

In light of the recent developments in Israel's circumcision controversy, Hiddush CEO Rabbi Uri Regev points out that this dispute could be easily handled outside of the rabbinical courts if civil marriage and divorce were allowed for Israelis.

Prime Minister Netanyahu promises 'audacious hospitality' to American Jewry, but how serious is he?

17/12/2013 12:30

Rabbi Uri Regev questions the ability of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver his promises to the delegates of the 2013 URJ Biennial Convention in San Diego.

The need to renew the battle for freedom of religion and equality in Israel

11/12/2013 14:41

The latest circumcision controversy is a start reminder of the need to continue efforts towards freedom of religion and equality in Israel

Women of the Wall's historic decision will reshape the future of the Western Wall

08/10/2013 18:39

The decision to move Women of the Wall's prayer space from the women's area of the Western Wall to an egalitarian area will end this conflict and allow the Israeli government to approach the religion and state crisis in a more thorough manner.

Jerusalem Post Editorial: Dissolve the rabbinate

29/09/2013 16:43

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.