Hiddush News, July-September 2017
For decades, Israeli restaurateurs who served kosher food but who did not want to submit to the authority of the stringent Chief Rabbinate risked being shut down at a moment’s notice.
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The portion of the Israeli public that wants to see religion and state clearly separated is already a clear majority and continues to grow rapidly according to a new Religion & State Index released by Hiddush, a non-governmental organization that advocates the separation.
Statement signed by dozens of rabbis, leaders and celebrities across religious spectrum urges Israeli reforms, including for civil marriage and gender equality at holy sites
Dozens of rabbis and community leaders across Judaism’s religious spectrum signed a statement calling for sweeping reforms to Israel’s official religious establishment and its policies.
Supreme Court Justice Melcer told the petitioners that they might have good argument if they had a transportation operator,
MK Tamar Sandberg (Meretz), the Reform Movement, the Hiddush Association and the Free Israel Movement, on Monday deleted their petition to the Supreme Court to compel the state to operate public transportation on Shabbat
The Justices felt that it was inappropriate to hear the case without a bus operator among the petitioners.
Despite high court’s deadline, few expect egalitarian prayer pact to be implemented anytime soon.
The state is asking that the Israeli Supreme Court reject the petition calling for public transportation on Shabbat. According to the state, the petitioners failed to "establish the claim that public transportation on Shabbat is a vital necessity" and therefore the petition should be dismissed.
A provision for civil marriage doesn't exist in Israeli law, with marriage and divorce possible only through the established religious institutions.
A long-awaited High Court hearing will assemble petitioners on both sides of a frozen government decision to stake their claims at Judaism's holiest site
Annual report homes in on hot-button areas of Western Wall pluralism, conversion and who has the right to pray at the country's holiest sites
Women's rights groups hail ruling as judges nix job requirements that effectively precluded females
The number of Israeli Jewish adults who would prefer more than one option for state recognized marriages is growing significantly, according to a survey conducted by The Smith Institute.
In the streets of Jerusalem on Thursday, thousands of brave people will march for pride and tolerance. In a season marked by tragedy and darkness, they will be casting a Yes vote on hope. And the future.
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