https://hiddush.org/subchannel-31-0-Sharing_the_Burden.aspx This is an RSS update from channel Sharing the Burden on Hiddush website Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:27:42 GMT He-il https://hiddush.org/article-23543-0-The_conscription_bluff.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23543-0-The_conscription_bluff.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:18:00 GMT I did not come up with the title to this article. This was the title given by a well-known ultra-Orthodox commentator to an article he published this month in the ultra-Orthodox newspaper Yated Ne'eman. https://hiddush.org/article-23433-0-Religion_and_State_issues_not_pushed_under_the_rug.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23433-0-Religion_and_State_issues_not_pushed_under_the_rug.aspx Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:58:00 GMT It is critically important to understand that despite the sense of urgency regarding Israel’s political, security and health concerns, issues of religion and state have not been pushed under the rug. They continue to be at the forefront of political controversy and in the headlines. https://hiddush.org/article-23431-0-Hiddush_takes_on_enlistment_and_the_IDF.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23431-0-Hiddush_takes_on_enlistment_and_the_IDF.aspx Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:58:00 GMT 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. https://hiddush.org/article-23408-0-The_Imminent_PoliticalLegal_Explosion.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23408-0-The_Imminent_PoliticalLegal_Explosion.aspx Thu, 04 Jun 2020 22:35:00 GMT The ultra-Orthodox parties have pushed hard on the Prime Minister in their coalition negotiations. The amendment to the Draft Law is the only issue of religion and state relations that is spelled out in detail, not only in the agreements of the ultra-Orthodox parties with the Likud, but also in the Likud's agreement with Blue & White. https://hiddush.org/article-23406-0-On_the_legal_front.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23406-0-On_the_legal_front.aspx Thu, 04 Jun 2020 18:35:00 GMT Hiddush's activism in the legal arena has continued in the face of the Covid-19 crisis, as Israel's new government has been settling in. There will be much to do in the face of the ultra-Orthodox party's stranglehold over Israel's religion-and-state arena! https://hiddush.org/article-23256-0-Four_questions_and_answers_about_the_draft_law.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23256-0-Four_questions_and_answers_about_the_draft_law.aspx Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:29:00 GMT An analysis of the much-debated haredi draft law. https://hiddush.org/article-23254-0-IDF_Draft_controversy_renews_pressure_to_muzzle_the_Supreme_Court.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23254-0-IDF_Draft_controversy_renews_pressure_to_muzzle_the_Supreme_Court.aspx Tue, 19 Jun 2018 02:31:00 GMT As many who follow Israel's political life know, cries of "wolf, wolf!" foretelling of the government’s imminent collapse are common. Two such crises are on the horizon now. https://hiddush.org/article-23252-0-Hiddush_criticizes_the__Defense_Ministrys_recommendations.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23252-0-Hiddush_criticizes_the__Defense_Ministrys_recommendations.aspx Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:11:00 GMT These recommendations push off the recruitment of yeshiva students until the next government and turn responsibility over to the High Court of Justice. The irony is that even this will be rejected by the ultra-Orthodox parties. https://hiddush.org/article-23244-0-Likud_Minister_fed_up_with_Haredi_ultimatums.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23244-0-Likud_Minister_fed_up_with_Haredi_ultimatums.aspx Wed, 23 May 2018 11:28:00 GMT Our readers have come to expect Hiddush underscoring the unacceptability of ultra-Orthodox political shenanigans, extortion and coercion. However, this week, we heard comparable sentiments expressed by a leading Government Coalition member - Likud Minister Akunis. https://hiddush.org/article-23227-0-What_does_it_mean_for_Israel_to_be_a_Jewish_state.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23227-0-What_does_it_mean_for_Israel_to_be_a_Jewish_state.aspx Tue, 17 Apr 2018 08:59:00 GMT Israeli Independence Day celebrations are almost upon us, and the divisions over the identity of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state are greater than ever before. https://hiddush.org/article-23216-0-79_Israelis_oppose_laws_to_legalize_draft_dodging_by_yeshiva_students.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23216-0-79_Israelis_oppose_laws_to_legalize_draft_dodging_by_yeshiva_students.aspx Mon, 05 Mar 2018 11:06:00 GMT A new survey reveals how strongly the Israeli public is opposed to the demand of the ultra-Orthodox parties to pass a new 'Basic Law: Torah study', as well as an amendment to the Defense Service Law to legalize the continued draft dodging of most yeshiva students. https://hiddush.org/article-23214-0-Nearing_the_point_of_explosion_.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23214-0-Nearing_the_point_of_explosion_.aspx Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:36:00 GMT "The storm is rising," I wrote recently. Now, I can definitely say that the situation is nearing the point of explosion! Also, this time, it is clear that the religion-state clash is an integral part of the approaching explosion. https://hiddush.org/article-23207-0-New_polling_reaffirms_Hiddush_finding_.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23207-0-New_polling_reaffirms_Hiddush_finding_.aspx Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:11:00 GMT The January 2018 issue of the monthly Peace Index, published jointly by Tel Aviv University and the Israel Democracy Institute, touches upon key confrontation points along the spectrum of religion-state issues on the public's and political class's minds at this time. https://hiddush.org/article-23192-0-A_constitutional_bill_to_define_Torah_study_as_a_form_of_national_service.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23192-0-A_constitutional_bill_to_define_Torah_study_as_a_form_of_national_service.aspx Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:28:00 GMT Today's news sheds light on a new effort by the Haredi parties to permanently avoid requiring their adherents to equally shoulder the burden of national security. https://hiddush.org/article-16920-0-The_number_of_Haredi_yeshiva_students_has_fallen_for_the_past_5_years.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-16920-0-The_number_of_Haredi_yeshiva_students_has_fallen_for_the_past_5_years.aspx Mon, 20 Jun 2016 13:59:00 GMT According to the Ministry of Education, the rise in the number of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students has stopped, holding steady at approximately 70,000. The percentage of ultra-Orthodox men studying full-time in yeshivas dropped over the course of recent years from 61% to 50%. https://hiddush.org/article-15754-0-2015_Religion__State_Index__support_for_religious_freedom_rises.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-15754-0-2015_Religion__State_Index__support_for_religious_freedom_rises.aspx Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:05:00 GMT The good news, illuminated by the 2015 Israel Religion & State Index, is the continually increasing Israeli public support for freedom of religion and equality of burden. The bad news is the gaping divide between the public’s will on matters of religion and state and the Government’s coalition agreements. https://hiddush.org/article-6656-0-Hiddush_report_exposes_Israeli_governments_misleading_claims_about_ultraOrthodox_enlistment_to_the_IDF.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-6656-0-Hiddush_report_exposes_Israeli_governments_misleading_claims_about_ultraOrthodox_enlistment_to_the_IDF.aspx Mon, 08 Sep 2014 14:22:00 GMT Contrary to the claims of Science and Technology Minister Yaakov Peri, Hiddush's report demonstrates that the number of IDF recruits plummeted by close to 50% in the first half of 2014. https://hiddush.org/article-6646-0-Religions_pervasive_role_in_Operation_Protective_Edge.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-6646-0-Religions_pervasive_role_in_Operation_Protective_Edge.aspx Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:50:00 GMT Operation Protective Edge was accompanied by several occurences that signify opportunities for progress as well as serious challenges that must be addressed. https://hiddush.org/article-2624-0-The_Haredi_Draft_Law_Problems_and_concerns.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2624-0-The_Haredi_Draft_Law_Problems_and_concerns.aspx Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:27:00 GMT Now that the Haredi draft law has been passed and implemented, the Israeli public will slowly realize that there is no equality in this law, only disappointment. https://hiddush.org/article-2619-0-Hiddush_releases_guide_to_the_Equality_in_Sharing_the_Burden_Law_Nothing_but_defects_and_exemptions.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2619-0-Hiddush_releases_guide_to_the_Equality_in_Sharing_the_Burden_Law_Nothing_but_defects_and_exemptions.aspx Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:41:00 GMT 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. https://hiddush.org/article-2618-0-Hiddush_slams_the_Shaked_Committees_final_product_the_exact_of_opposite_of_equality_in_sharing_the_burden.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2618-0-Hiddush_slams_the_Shaked_Committees_final_product_the_exact_of_opposite_of_equality_in_sharing_the_burden.aspx Sun, 09 Mar 2014 14:35:00 GMT As the Shaked Committee's law proposal for the Haredi draft makes its way to the Knesset plenum, Hiddush continues to point out the government coalition's misunderstanding of equality. https://hiddush.org/article-2617-0-The_Law_for_Equality_in_Sharing_the_Burden_will_do_exactly_the_opposite_of_its_intent.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2617-0-The_Law_for_Equality_in_Sharing_the_Burden_will_do_exactly_the_opposite_of_its_intent.aspx Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:36:00 GMT As the Shaked Committee finishes up its final touches on preparing the Haredi Draft Law for its final votes in the Knesset, the Israeli public will slowly realize that there is no equality in this law, only dissapointment. https://hiddush.org/article-2614-0-The_biggest_bluff_The_Equality_in_Sharing_the_Burden_Law.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2614-0-The_biggest_bluff_The_Equality_in_Sharing_the_Burden_Law.aspx Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:58:00 GMT Rabbi Uri Regev describes the latest developments in the legislative struggle to achieve equality in sharing the burden. Unfortunately, the Knesset is a producing a law that will do the exact opposite. https://hiddush.org/article-2592-0-Hiddush_heads_the_opposition_against_recognizing_Chabads_emissary_work_as_Israeli_national_service.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2592-0-Hiddush_heads_the_opposition_against_recognizing_Chabads_emissary_work_as_Israeli_national_service.aspx Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:17:00 GMT 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. https://hiddush.org/article-2564-0-Hiddush_calls_for_prevention_of_peyotshaving_incidents_in_the_IDF.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2564-0-Hiddush_calls_for_prevention_of_peyotshaving_incidents_in_the_IDF.aspx Sun, 03 Nov 2013 12:21:00 GMT Push for standardized notification of right to grow side locks comes after at least two haredi soldiers complained in recent months that IDF barbers had shaved their peyot. https://hiddush.org/article-2541-0-Israelis_support_equality_in_sharing_the_burden_but_are_uncertain_about_the_Peri_Law.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2541-0-Israelis_support_equality_in_sharing_the_burden_but_are_uncertain_about_the_Peri_Law.aspx Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:58:00 GMT In the 2013 Religion and State Index, a wide majority of Israelis expressed support for drafting ultra-Orthodox men and other significant measures to equally shoulder the national burden. https://hiddush.org/article-2478-0-The_Peri_proposal_for_the_UltraOrthodox_Draft_Equality_in_Sharing_the_Burden_without_the_equality.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2478-0-The_Peri_proposal_for_the_UltraOrthodox_Draft_Equality_in_Sharing_the_Burden_without_the_equality.aspx Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:11:00 GMT Hiddush VP Shahar Ilan drafted a position paper outlining the problematic aspects and areas for change in the Peri Commission's proposals for implementing the ultra-Orthodox draft. https://hiddush.org/article-2467-0-The_Hardak_Phenomenon_and_the_next_phase_in_the_ultraOrthodox_service_conflict_.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2467-0-The_Hardak_Phenomenon_and_the_next_phase_in_the_ultraOrthodox_service_conflict_.aspx Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:05:00 GMT What started as an anticipated and natural debate over ultra-Orthodox enlistment in the army turned into an unruly wave of internal violence against ultra-Orthodox IDF soldiers https://hiddush.org/article-2449-0-82_of_Yesh_Atid_voters_want_immediate_ultraOrthodox_draft.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2449-0-82_of_Yesh_Atid_voters_want_immediate_ultraOrthodox_draft.aspx Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:29:00 GMT 61% of the general public is in favor of an immediate draft of yeshiva students. Hiddush CEO Rabbi Regev: "The public's message is clear. Equality in sharing the burden must begin immediately." https://hiddush.org/article-2410-0-80_of_the_Jewish_public_supports_establishing_a_civil_government_coalition_.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2410-0-80_of_the_Jewish_public_supports_establishing_a_civil_government_coalition_.aspx Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:03:00 GMT Rafi Smith Research Institute to Hiddush: 80% of the Jewish public in Israel support establishing a civil government coalition that will advance the agenda of religious freedom and equality. https://hiddush.org/article-2398-0-Hiddushs_Annual_Israel_Religion_and_State_Index_2012.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2398-0-Hiddushs_Annual_Israel_Religion_and_State_Index_2012.aspx Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:37:00 GMT Support for religious freedom rises to 85%, 67% say Haredi MKs distance public from Judaism, 76% dissatisfied with government policies on religion https://hiddush.org/article-2344-0-All_time_high_in_yeshiva_student_numbers_about_114000.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2344-0-All_time_high_in_yeshiva_student_numbers_about_114000.aspx Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:44:00 GMT How many new publicly funded yeshiva students have there been in the past two year? The answer: 11,000. And how many new yeshiva students have either enlisted in the army or national service increased by only 500. https://hiddush.org/article-2273-0-Hiddush_to_the_Treasury_Transfer_allocated_funds_to_recruit_ultraOrthodox_men.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2273-0-Hiddush_to_the_Treasury_Transfer_allocated_funds_to_recruit_ultraOrthodox_men.aspx Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:13:00 GMT Knesset working group discovers that recruitment of 200 ultra-Orthodox men was rejected because the Treasury is unwilling to fulfill commits to pay. Rabbi Uri Regev: “Recruiting ultra-Orthodox men is an investment in the economy, not rivaled by many.” Calls on ultra-Orthodox political parties to join the struggle https://hiddush.org/article-2255-0-Signs_in_Mea_She’arim_“No_Entry_for_Men_in_Uniform”.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2255-0-Signs_in_Mea_She’arim_“No_Entry_for_Men_in_Uniform”.aspx Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:42:00 GMT Ultra-Orthodox wall ads blatantly express their distaste for soldiers. On Haredi site “Kikar Shabbat,” new ads are dubbed “new low for Mea She’arim.” https://hiddush.org/article-2139-0-IDF_Exempts_Thousands_Of_Haredim.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2139-0-IDF_Exempts_Thousands_Of_Haredim.aspx Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:38:00 GMT Coalition attempts exemptions "under the radar" https://hiddush.org/article-2112-0-Participation_In_The_March.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2112-0-Participation_In_The_March.aspx Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:58:00 GMT The CEO of Ne'emanei Torah Va'Avodah explains on the "Kippah" online site why it was important to participate in the Stretcher March.