https://hiddush.org/subchannel-32-0-Religion_in_the_Army.aspx This is an RSS update from channel Religion in the Army on Hiddush website Sat, 16 May 2026 21:31:28 GMT He-il https://hiddush.org/article-23550-0-Is_American_Orthodoxy_not_Orthodox.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23550-0-Is_American_Orthodoxy_not_Orthodox.aspx Sun, 03 Apr 2022 11:31:00 GMT We hold that both non-Jewish and non-observant Jewish soldiers have rights that must be respected and that this does not detract from the kashrut status of food provided by the IDF to all soldiers. https://hiddush.org/article-23542-0-54_Israelis_IDF_soldiers_have_right_to_eat_chametz.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23542-0-54_Israelis_IDF_soldiers_have_right_to_eat_chametz.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:31:00 GMT In light of the public and political battle that accompanies the petition Hiddush submitted (on behalf of itself, the Secular Forum, and a group of parents of IDF soldiers) to reduce the sweeping ban against leavened foods during Passover on IDF bases, Hiddush decided to survey the positions of Israel’s adult Jewish public on this matter. https://hiddush.org/article-23540-0-Why_do_they_do_it_Because_they_can.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23540-0-Why_do_they_do_it_Because_they_can.aspx Thu, 03 Mar 2022 18:33:00 GMT This week, the Supreme Court issued a ‘show cause’ order against the IDF in a petition Hiddush submitted regarding non-observant and non-Jewish soldiers being allowed to possess chametz in their own private domain (or in pre-designated spaces) and consume it during Passover. https://hiddush.org/article-23525-0-IDF_forcing_soldiers_to_keep_kosher_for_Passover.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23525-0-IDF_forcing_soldiers_to_keep_kosher_for_Passover.aspx Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:45:00 GMT Next week, Hiddush will submit a petition to the Supreme Court against the IDF, demanding that it change its regulations regarding its policy on chametz on Passover in army bases. https://hiddush.org/article-23469-0-Legal_fronts_against_religious_discrimination_.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23469-0-Legal_fronts_against_religious_discrimination_.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2021 22:46:00 GMT 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. https://hiddush.org/article-23459-0-Hiddush’s_effective_advocacy_from_an_ultraOrthodox_perspective.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23459-0-Hiddush’s_effective_advocacy_from_an_ultraOrthodox_perspective.aspx Thu, 24 Dec 2020 15:20:00 GMT On Dec. 13th, 2020, the following news appeared in an ultra-Orthodox news portal, describing their perspective on Hiddush’s success in overcoming decades of Orthodox control over military burials in Israel, which historically excluded secular and non-Orthodox alternatives for families of fallen soldiers: https://hiddush.org/article-23456-0-Legal_advocacy_–_not_for_sprint_runners.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23456-0-Legal_advocacy_–_not_for_sprint_runners.aspx Thu, 10 Dec 2020 15:54:00 GMT In the last two weeks, there have been some important developments in Hiddush’s legal arena, and they remind us that this legal battle is not intended for short distance runners. It takes a great deal of time and perseverance. https://hiddush.org/article-23361-0-Pushing_the_wheels_of_justice_to_keep_on_turning.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23361-0-Pushing_the_wheels_of_justice_to_keep_on_turning.aspx Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:08:00 GMT As the legal scene in Israel heats up, mostly characterized by uncertainty as to what's next, and when it will finally settle down, Hiddush continues to actively pursue its legal advocacy. While encouraged by indications regarding both public opinion and commitments to religious freedom and equality voiced by some by key parties, legal advocacy remains a necessary and effective avenue to advance Hiddush's mission, even as the wheels of justice turn ever so slowly. https://hiddush.org/article-23359-0-Hiddush_demands_IDF_bring_back_family_visitations_on_Saturdays.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23359-0-Hiddush_demands_IDF_bring_back_family_visitations_on_Saturdays.aspx Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:52:00 GMT Following dozens of information requests regarding the forbiddance of family visitations to IDF bases on Saturdays, two NGOs turned to the IDF. Hiddush – For Religious Freedom and Equality and the Secular Forum demanded that the IDF permit family visitations on Saturday, and the IDF responded: “We shall form a team to formulate a picture of the situation and provide recommendations.” https://hiddush.org/article-23337-0-The_Supreme_Court_ruling_on_pluralistic_IDF_burial.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23337-0-The_Supreme_Court_ruling_on_pluralistic_IDF_burial.aspx Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:34:00 GMT The following is an extract from the Supreme Court ruling on Hiddush’s petition on pluralistic military burials in Israel, handed down on August 8, 2019. The Court’s opinion was written by Justice Anat Baron with the consent of Justices Elron and Grosskopf. https://hiddush.org/article-23230-0-Hiddush_on_the_battlefront.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23230-0-Hiddush_on_the_battlefront.aspx Thu, 03 May 2018 20:18:00 GMT This week we started action on behalf of a former Haredi man who is serving in the IDF and faces discrimination, as well as on behalf of a school and a PTA who have confronted a zealous religious fundamentalist who is trying to tempt their students to "experience Judaism" his way. https://hiddush.org/article-17121-0-Secular_military_funerals_permitted_for_first_time_ever.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-17121-0-Secular_military_funerals_permitted_for_first_time_ever.aspx Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:26:00 GMT Following Hiddush's demands: the IDF regulations regarding the burial of fallen soldiers have been changed. It is now possible to hold a military funeral without religious contents in a military cemetery and - secular military funerals in civil cemeteries. https://hiddush.org/article-17116-0-Study_finds_that_religious_women_in_IDF_report_increased_religious_convictions.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-17116-0-Study_finds_that_religious_women_in_IDF_report_increased_religious_convictions.aspx Thu, 01 Jun 2017 21:57:00 GMT A new Israeli study found that young women who served in the IDF reported an increase in their level of religious convictions, more so than those who served in National Service. 89% said that their religious levels were not harmed or even improved during their IDF service. https://hiddush.org/article-17117-0-75_Israelis_support_coed_service_in_the_IDF.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-17117-0-75_Israelis_support_coed_service_in_the_IDF.aspx Tue, 30 May 2017 10:08:00 GMT According to a Hiddush survey, the overwhelming majority of the Israeli Jewish public supports coed military service, including most of the voters for the Government Coalition parties. https://hiddush.org/article-16773-0-Hiddush_makes_progress_on_military_burial_rights_for_IDF_soldiers.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-16773-0-Hiddush_makes_progress_on_military_burial_rights_for_IDF_soldiers.aspx Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:18:00 GMT Once again, Hiddush is impacting on Israeli governmental policies, advancing religious freedom and equality. This time – it’s about a very painful and sensitive issue: burial of fallen soldiers. Last week we were informed of the acceptance of our demands (although we will have to follow the implementation, as we know from past experience…). https://hiddush.org/article-15753-0-Should_religious_freedom_stop_at_the_gates_of_military_cemeteries.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-15753-0-Should_religious_freedom_stop_at_the_gates_of_military_cemeteries.aspx Sun, 30 Aug 2015 12:28:00 GMT Turning to the Minister of Defense, Chief of Staff, Head of IDF Personnel, Judge Advocate, and Minister of Religious Services, Hiddush suggested that civil burial plots be designated within military cemeteries, in which full military funerals can be conducted, ungoverned by the Orthodox Rabbinate. https://hiddush.org/article-6648-0-In_the_eyes_of_one_rabbi_IDF_soldiers_may_be_better_off_dead.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-6648-0-In_the_eyes_of_one_rabbi_IDF_soldiers_may_be_better_off_dead.aspx Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:08:00 GMT Hiddush Vice President Shahar Ilan discusses a leading haredi rabbinic figure's disrespectful comments during Operation Protective Edge. https://hiddush.org/article-2340-0-Hiddush_presents_Exclude_the_Excluders.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2340-0-Hiddush_presents_Exclude_the_Excluders.aspx Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:30:00 GMT Director of Hiddush, Rabbi Uri Regev: "No more will women be excluded from the public sphere. We can no longer stand with those who promote the exclusion of women, the time has come to for a civil governmental coalition without those who exclude." https://hiddush.org/article-2328-0-What_was_Eli_Yishai_thinking.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2328-0-What_was_Eli_Yishai_thinking.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:16:00 GMT Eli Yishai's recent comparison of the Six Day War and the Second Lebanon War were not only offensive, they were just plain incorrect. https://hiddush.org/article-2292-0-MK_Livnat_Ministerial_Committee_on_the_Status_of_Women_will_be_convened.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2292-0-MK_Livnat_Ministerial_Committee_on_the_Status_of_Women_will_be_convened.aspx Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:19:00 GMT Debates rage on as discrimination of women and erasing them from public spheres continues, with disagreement between head of the Ministerial Committee on the Status of Women and Shas minister Mashulam Nahari https://hiddush.org/article-2285-0-91_of_Jewish_religious_population_Gender_segregation_is_distortion_of_Judaism.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2285-0-91_of_Jewish_religious_population_Gender_segregation_is_distortion_of_Judaism.aspx Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:35:00 GMT According to a survey by the Smith Institute for Hiddush, 89% of the Jewish public in Israel sees recent controversies over gender segregation in the streets of Mea Shearim and on bus lines as a distortion of Judaism (42%) or extremely unnecessary (47%). https://hiddush.org/article-2235-0-Officers_slam_author_of_letter_on_religious_extremism_in_the_IDF_.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2235-0-Officers_slam_author_of_letter_on_religious_extremism_in_the_IDF_.aspx Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:16:00 GMT Zamir's document described what he termed the Military Rabbinate's increasing influence at the expense of the Education Corps, as well as the harm being done to women's advancement in the army by the enforcement of strict rules of modesty demanded by the rabbis. https://hiddush.org/article-2138-0-Mimouna_Festival_Supports_Conversions.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2138-0-Mimouna_Festival_Supports_Conversions.aspx Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:09:00 GMT Festival takes stance resisting coercion https://hiddush.org/article-2113-0-Dont_Put_Secular_People_Off_Religion.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2113-0-Dont_Put_Secular_People_Off_Religion.aspx Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:54:00 GMT Shmuel Shetah, leader of the Ne'emanei Torah Ve-Avodah (Believers in Torah and Work) movement, calls on religious soldiers to respect their secular colleagues