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Agunot – A Sharp Indictment of Israel’s Rabbinic Courts
Written by on 31/03/2022
“This should have been the mission of the halakhic decisors: to make sure no woman finds herself for even one day or one night without a divorce!”
Agunah Day: For women in Israel, marriage is captivity
Written by on 20/03/2019
Dr. Susan Weiss, Esq., Executive Director of the Center for Women's Justice, writes a powerful article for 2019 International Agunah Day. In the spirit of the Book of Esther she challenges the common sense regarding agunot – Jewish women held, like Esther, in marital captivity.
Most Israelis favor revoking the rabbinical courts' monopoly
Written by on 27/02/2018
69% of the Israeli public supports revoking the monopoly of the rabbinical courts on Jewish personal status matters, supports the establishment of a parallel civil system, and supports alternative, lenient rabbinic courts as a solution to alleviate the phenomenon of agunot
Most Israelis favor revoking the rabbinical courts' monopoly
Written by Uri Regev on 27/02/2018
69% of the Israeli public supports revoking the monopoly of the rabbinical courts on Jewish personal status matters, supports the establishment of a parallel civil system, and supports alternative, lenient rabbinic courts as a solution to alleviate the phenomenon of agunot
Growing frictions between religion and state in Israel
Written by on 06/04/2017
Israel's Supreme Court has handed down two decisions that demonstrate the critical importance of an independent civil judiciary, but the Government Coalition continues to capitulate to the ultra-Orthodox political parties.
Theocratic rejection of Israel's civil judiciary
Written by on 20/03/2017
The theocratic forces among Israel's political and religious leadership have been increasingly aggressive of late, pushing to expand the jurisdiction of Israel's rabbinical courts, at the expanse of Israel's civil courts. A key element of this theocratic outlook is the rejection of the legitimacy of Israel’s laws and civil judiciary.
90% dissatisfied with rabbinical courts' dealings with Agunot
Written by on 09/03/2017
90% of the adult Jewish public is dissatisfied with the Israeli Rabbinical Courts' way of dealing with Agunot and women whose husbands refuse to grant them divorces. 87% believe that the rabbinical courts should force husbands to grant their wives divorces in cases of domestic violence. Measuring which institutions the public trusts most, 59% of respondents trust the Supreme Court, but only 16% most trust the Rabbinate, 13% - the Knesset and 12% - the Government!
90% dissatisfied with rabbinical courts' dealings with Agunot
Written by on 09/03/2017
90% of the adult Jewish public is dissatisfied with the Israeli Rabbinical Courts' way of dealing with Agunot and women whose husbands refuse to grant them divorces. 87% believe that the rabbinical courts should force husbands to grant their wives divorces in cases of domestic violence. Measuring which institutions the public trusts most, 59% of respondents trust the Supreme Court, but only 16% most trust the Rabbinate, 13% - the Knesset and 12% - the Government!
Landmark Supreme Court cases emblematic of Israel's religion-state divide
Written by Uri Regev on 12/01/2017
This week has been very busy on the legal front of religious freedom & equality in Israel. In many ways, it has been symptomatic of the intensity and diversity of the many issues confronting Israel along the religion-state divide.
Join Hiddush in celebrating the Festival of Freedom!
Written by on 13/04/2014
Hiddush is pleased to offer our friends and followers the 2014 Passover Supplement. This year, we renew the call for freedom of marriage and divorce in Israel for Israelis and all world Jewry!
Rabbinical Court: 4.7% rise in national divorce rate
Written by on 29/01/2013
Report shows 10,694 couples divorced last year; Hiddush: "Rabbinate gone bankrupt."