Uri Regev

Uri Regev

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Does Israel Need A Chief Rabbi?

Does Israel Need A Chief Rabbi?

Uri Regev 25/09/2012 14:37

The overwhelming majority of Israelis want to see its founding promises of "freedom of religion and conscience" and "equality regardless of religion" fully realized. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel, through is preventing that from happening.

US Jews must fight Israel’s policy on religious freedom

US Jews must fight Israel’s policy on religious freedom

Uri Regev 01/08/2012 15:24

Recent actions of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate threaten to divide the Jewish people and risk an anti-religious backlash against Judaism itself within the Jewish state. Of particular concern is the monopoly of the Chief Rabbinate over issues of personal status – particularly marriage, divorce, burial, and conversion to Judaism.

What was Eli Yishai thinking?

What was Eli Yishai thinking?

Uri Regev 23/01/2012 13:16

Eli Yishai's recent comparison of the Six Day War and the Second Lebanon War were not only offensive, they were just plain incorrect.

Human Rights Day in Israel

Human Rights Day in Israel

Uri Regev 09/12/2011 16:25

As we reflect on Human Rights Day, we are reminded of the dire need of Israel to acknowledge its failure in ensuring those promised in both the International Declaration of Human Rights and the Declaration of Independence of Israel itself.

Tzohar Rabbis Disingenuous In Their Campaign

Tzohar Rabbis Disingenuous In Their Campaign

Uri Regev 15/11/2011 19:36

Tzohar’s “victory for the Jewish People” is not in keeping with the pluralistic reality of the Jewish community in the United States from whom they have requested support.

Social justice, religious freedom and the tent protests

Social justice, religious freedom and the tent protests

Uri Regev 22/10/2011 13:07

Protest leaders did their utmost to stick to economic demands.

The MK who sees Israel as an enemy

The MK who sees Israel as an enemy

Uri Regev 30/03/2011 12:32

Yisrael Eichler, returning to the Knesset, lashes out against the state and its institutions. Now’s the time for a government that won’t be dependent on him and his comrades.

The Conversion Law Fraud

The Conversion Law Fraud

Uri Regev 22/09/2009 17:36

The conversion law proposal that was supposed to help immigrants from the former Soviet Union has undergone changes which only strengthen the monopoly of the Chief Rabbinate. How the mighty have fallen.

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