https://hiddush.org/subchannel-71-0-Public_Transportation_on_Shabbat.aspx This is an RSS update from channel Public Transportation on Shabbat on Hiddush website Fri, 08 May 2026 00:21:15 GMT He-il https://hiddush.org/article-23419-0-What’s_mine_is_mine_and_what’s_yours_is_mine.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23419-0-What’s_mine_is_mine_and_what’s_yours_is_mine.aspx Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:58:00 GMT Banning public transportation on the Sabbath is part of an existential confrontation over the soul of the State of Israel. https://hiddush.org/article-23366-0-Where_are_Israeli_Jews_now_on_Religion__State.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23366-0-Where_are_Israeli_Jews_now_on_Religion__State.aspx Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:15:00 GMT The “Status Quo” is an affront to the will of the public: 63% want a civil unity government; 71% support public transportation on the Sabbath; 69% support establishing civil marriage and divorce in Israel https://hiddush.org/article-23365-0-Hiddush_survey_for_International_Human_Rights_Day.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23365-0-Hiddush_survey_for_International_Human_Rights_Day.aspx Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:09:00 GMT The right to freedom of movement: 71% support public transportation on Saturday. The right to family: 69% support civil marriage in Israel. Most of the Jewish public in Israel supports the operation of public transportation on Saturdays and the establishment of civil marriage in Israel. This is not just politics. It’s about violations of basic human rights. https://hiddush.org/article-23356-0-Will_the_municipal_revolution_become_a_national_revolution.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-23356-0-Will_the_municipal_revolution_become_a_national_revolution.aspx Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:07:00 GMT This month, a historic makeover is underway in the arena of public transport on Shabbat, originating from the initiative of a number of mayors in Gush Dan, the most prominent of which is Ron Huldai, the mayor of Tel Aviv. https://hiddush.org/article-18131-0-73_Israeli_Jews_support_the_use_of_public_transportation_on_Shabbat.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-18131-0-73_Israeli_Jews_support_the_use_of_public_transportation_on_Shabbat.aspx Tue, 08 Aug 2017 22:49:00 GMT At a Knesset hearing, Hiddush presented a recent public opinion survey measuring the extent of support among Israeli Jews for public transportation on Shabbat. According to the findings, 73% of the Jewish public supports partial or full availability of public transportation on Shabbat. https://hiddush.org/article-16914-0-72_Jewish_Israelis_support_public_transportation_on_Shabbat.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-16914-0-72_Jewish_Israelis_support_public_transportation_on_Shabbat.aspx Sun, 19 Jun 2016 07:24:00 GMT The gap between the public's support for public transportation on Shabbat and the cowardly, embarrassing intransigence of the Coalition is intolerable. MK Yael German (Yesh Atid): "A minority faction in the Knesset prevents such measures for social justice." https://hiddush.org/article-16875-0-71_Israeli_Jews_attach_importance_to_marriage__divorce_freedom.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-16875-0-71_Israeli_Jews_attach_importance_to_marriage__divorce_freedom.aspx Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:14:00 GMT 60% of the Jewish Israeli public supports the involvement of American Jewish organizations in advancing marriage freedom in Israel. There is no doubt that for Israelis – breaking the yoke of the fundamentalist Orthodox Rabbinate in marriage and divorce is a top priority among the religion/state battles. Israelis welcome American Jewish partnership in advancing this cause, both for the sake of Israel and for the sake of world Jewry! 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-12729-0-Support_for_public_transporation_on_Shabbat_at_highest_level_ever.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-12729-0-Support_for_public_transporation_on_Shabbat_at_highest_level_ever.aspx Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:47:00 GMT What gives Israel its Jewish character? Is it liberty, justice and peace, as taught by the Hebrew Prophets, or is it the lack of public transportation on Shabbat, which greatly restricts the weakest sectors of Israeli society? 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-2358-0-Hiddushs_Tent_of_the_Stuck_Waiting_for_the_bus_on_Shabbat.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2358-0-Hiddushs_Tent_of_the_Stuck_Waiting_for_the_bus_on_Shabbat.aspx Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:30:00 GMT Hiddush and the youth forum "Bamah" joined together this past week to stage a protest in favor on public transportation on Saturday. The current lack of access impacts the most vulnerable of society: the disabled, the elderly, and those who cannot afford the alternatives. https://hiddush.org/article-2116-0-Majority_in_Favor_of_Transportation_on_Shabbat.aspx https://hiddush.org/article-2116-0-Majority_in_Favor_of_Transportation_on_Shabbat.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:17:00 GMT A survey by the Central Bureau of Statistics also reveals that the majority of the public, including 15% of religious people, are in favor of opening shopping centers outside of cities on shabbat.