https://hiddush.org/subchannel-51-0-Civil_Burial.aspx This is an RSS update from channel Civil Burial on Hiddush website Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:46:49 GMT He-il https://hiddush.org/article-23600-0-Another_submission_for_civil_burial_in_Modiin.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23600-0-Another_submission_for_civil_burial_in_Modiin.aspx Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:36:00 GMT Another submission for civil burial in Modi'in https://hiddush.org/article-23572-0-In_the_Legal_Trenches.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23572-0-In_the_Legal_Trenches.aspx Thu, 18 Aug 2022 17:23:00 GMT As the conclusion of the court’s summer recess approaches, we are preparing to renew litigation next month. https://hiddush.org/article-23514-0-Hiddush_battling_for_civil_burial_in_Court.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23514-0-Hiddush_battling_for_civil_burial_in_Court.aspx Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:58:00 GMT Today in court there was good news and bad news. On the one hand, the Justices of the Supreme Court that heard the petition praised Hiddush’s initiative, which prompted the Ministry of Religious Services to speed up its handling of the issue. On the other hand, the court considered the petition too broad and encouraged Hiddush to file separate and concrete petitions in relation to localities. 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-23405-0-Civil_Burial_in_Israel_–_If_You_Will_It_It_Is_No_Dream.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23405-0-Civil_Burial_in_Israel_–_If_You_Will_It_It_Is_No_Dream.aspx Thu, 21 May 2020 00:21:00 GMT 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. https://hiddush.org/article-23330-0-Hiddushs_next_battle_over_pluralistic_burial_in_Israel.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23330-0-Hiddushs_next_battle_over_pluralistic_burial_in_Israel.aspx Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:07:00 GMT Hiddush submitted a new petition aimed at further expanding religious freedom in Israel in general and pluralistic burial alternatives in particular. 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-17113-0-The_State_Comptrollers_2017_report_a_searing_indictment.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-17113-0-The_State_Comptrollers_2017_report_a_searing_indictment.aspx Wed, 17 May 2017 13:34:00 GMT Israel’s 39-chapter annual state Comptroller report, published on Tuesday, May 16, was nothing less than a blistering indictment of the unholy alliance of religion & state in Israel, providing multiple examples of criminality, corruption, and discrimination conducted by government officials in the arena of religion & state. https://hiddush.org/article-17089-0-Israels_exclusion_of_women_and_lack_of_civil_burial_alternative.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-17089-0-Israels_exclusion_of_women_and_lack_of_civil_burial_alternative.aspx Thu, 20 Apr 2017 22:12:00 GMT This week Hiddush initiated stern communications to the authorities over two critical issues: 1) the gross breach of responsibility of the Ministry of Religious Services to provide an option for alternative civil burial, and 2) the exclusion of women from a medical conference about women’s health. 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.