nearly half the national-religious community would support to some degree some form of civil marriage, a poll has found.
Marriage in Israel is only legally recognized by the state if it is conducted through the institutions representing the religious communities in Israel, such as the Chief Rabbinate.
Rabbi Yehoshua Fass’ affirmation for a congregant was rejected in 2016 along with those of 159 other Diaspora rabbis.
A new booklet that Israel’s Education Ministry has produced for girls in religious high schools preparing them for “meaningful service” to the state that almost completely obscures the option of joining the army.
The Neemanei Torah Va’avodah organization, which is supported by the New Israel fund, attacked Minister Uri Ariel in the wake of the State Comptrollers claim that he transferred funds to task-oriented groups.
Until a decade ago, leaders of the hardal – an acronym for haredi dati leumi, or haredi national-religious – community, representing some 15% of the Religious Zionist public, did not take serious steps toward realizing their political vision for the country, but many seem to think that they are stepping up their game
kashrut supervisors who “work” 27 hours a day, nepotistic allocation of work hours by local rabbinates and the hiring of close family members by senior local rabbinate officials are just some of the many deficiencies the State Comptroller’s report highlighted in its section on the state’s kashrut system.
The report said that parts of the kashrut supervision system are so bad that in some cases, such as in Jerusalem, it is likely that the public is being misled into thinking that businesses are kosher.
Civil marriage is one of the most encumbered issues in the Jewish state, but the religious-Zionist organization Ne’emenei Torah Va’Avodah began a campaign Sunday advocating for the introduction of such a possibility in Israel.
The group, which is on the liberal end of the religious-Zionist community, says it is the first time a religious organization has called for civil marriage, which is generally considered to be an anathema to religious communities and leaders.
The Supreme Court recently discussed a petition filed by two restaurant owners in Jerusalem who felt that they had been harassed by the local rabbinate. They had been fined by the rabbinate, ostensibly for violating the law prohibiting fraud in kashrut, after they had decided that they had had enough, stopped working with the rabbinate, but continued to present themselves as kosher.
Civil marriage is one of the most encumbered issues in the Jewish state, but the religious-Zionist organization Ne’emenei Torah Va’Avodah began a campaign Sunday advocating for the introduction of such a possibility in Israel.
The group, which is on the liberal end of the religious-Zionist community, says it is the first time a religious organization has called for civil marriage, which is generally considered to be an anathema to religious communities and leaders.
The survey proves, directly and indirectly, that the arrangements between state and religion, anchored in the status quo, indeed drive away Israelis from Judaism.
Haredi men jostled and pushed the women as they entered and exited the cordon designated by the police for them in the Women’s section.
ERUSALEM (JTA) — A majority of Jewish Israelis support allowing civil marriage and divorce in Israel, according to a survey released for Valentine’s Day.
Some 72 percent of Jewish Israelis and 76 percent of Arab Israelis support the statement that “every resident [of Israel] has the right to get married in Israel with whomever he chooses, in whatever way he chooses, and according to his beliefs,” but at the same time, only 43 percent of the Arab-Israeli public support allowing civil marriage and divorce in Israel, according to the poll released Tuesday by Hiddush, an organization that promotes religious pluralism in Israel.
Choosing the right school for one’s children is a daunting choice, and especially so for a first child going into first grade. There is a combination of matching the school to the type of religious lifestyle we aspire to at home, the social environment that the school creates and of course the quality of education, both in terms of Jewish and general studies. All this under the assumption that each child has different strengths and weaknesses, that we want to match best to the focus of the school we choose.
פורסם בynet באנגלית. Complaints against the dubious activity of kashrut supervisors from Jerusalem’s Religious Council have led to dozens of testimonies from all across the country. These reports include threats, blackmail and nepotism, raising serious suspicions of criminal activity and tax offenses worth millions among kashrut supervisors and those in charge of them. The biggest […]
In Israel, we talk about the status quo, which refers to the political understanding between religious and secular political parties not to alter the communal arrangement in relation to religious matters. However, in recent years, it has become increasingly apparent that when it comes to issues of religion and state – “this is one of […]
Survey conducted by liberal Orthodox group shows widespread opposition to current religion-based laws, including from within religious community
Eitza Laderech- Instilling Torah Va’avoda Values in Future Generations Freedom .Authority. Responsibility. Rabbinical Authority vs. Personal Responsibility in Religious Zionism Ben-David Rabby Yitzhak Including an Educational Program For youth leaders By Anat Shapira What is the relationship between the authority of the Poskim and the individual’s freedom? How should individuals cultivate their religious lives? How should they make […]
Bayit Yehudi Mk Batzalel Smotririch has proposed legislation to establish a unified standard for kashrut licensing across the country. His bill is scheduled for debate in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday.
The bill is supported by Chief Rabbis Yitzhak Yosef and David Lau. Opponents, however, argue that the draft legislation would increase the power of the Chief Rabbinate and perpetuate the current system’s conflicts of interest.
Legislation to Circumvent recent a Supreme Court ruling granting access to public mikvaot to the Reform and Conservative movements is set for a vote in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday for subsequent passage to the Knesset. Sources in Bayit Yehudi said however that the party would not allow a vote on the bill […]
The Neemanei Torah Vaavoda lobbying group filed a petition to the High Court of Justice on Monday requesting an injunction to force the Religious Services Ministry to suspend Rabbi Avraham Yosef, the municipal chief rabbi of Holon, until the criminal proceedings against him on breach of trust charges is over.
