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Hiddush's initial analysis covers several different findings and methodological choices of the new Pew study.
It’s been three weeks since the dramatic agreement over pluralistic worship at the Kotel was reached with the Reform and Conservative movements and Women of the Wall. The picture that emerges now is fuller and more complex than it seemed when the agreement was approved by the government.
What is worrisome and characteristic is that yesterday, it was announced that all three religious parties - the ultra-Orthodox Shas and UTJ, and the Zionist Orthodox Jewish Home - have all signed off on Gafni's legislative initiative to undo the Supreme Court ruling giving non-Orthodox converts access to Israel's public mikva'ot.
Education Ministry freezes state budget for non-Orthodox educational programs, and Hiddush presents its advocacy strategy for religious freedom in Israel - how do we most effectively work for change?
This week, Hiddush released its new presentation titled, 'Marriage Freedom in Israel: by the Numbers,' which provides answers to the questions most often asked about the condition of marriage freedom in Israel, and related issues. Shahar Ilan, the Hiddush VP of Research and Information, presented the data at the meeting of the Knesset's Peoplehood, Religion, & State Caucus.
1) Hiddush demands civil military burial options for non-halakhically Jewish soldiers, 2) The Rabbinate pushes illegal anti-Christmas policy in Israel's hotels, 3) Ministry of Religious Services budget increases by more than 100% in 2015.
Rabbinate not enforcing its own kashrut regulations - continues to coerce hotels to enforce Shabbat restrictions. Also, Chief Rabbi David Lau speaks out publicly, slamming Conservative and Reform Judaism. Great for Israel-Diaspora relations!
The Cabinet stealthily renews income support for non-working yeshiva students, Katniss Everdeen's image is censored due to ultra-Orthodox extremism, 76% of Jewish Israelis oppose the new Conscription Law amendment...
Hiddush unearths ultra-Orthodox bill to increase stipends for non-working yeshiva students. The sad thing is - neither MKs from the coalition nor MKs from the opposition spoke out against this publicly. That role fell upon Hiddush once again.
One year ago, Chief Rabbi Lau preached to the Pope during his visit to Israel, proclaiming Israel's greatness in protection of religious freedom, and now he himself aimed to curtail Christian pilgrim prayer services in the Jerusalem Arena.
Hiddush is pleased to present the findings of the 2015 Israel Religion and State Index. The good news, illuminated by the Index, is the continually increasing Israeli public support for freedom of religion and equality of burden.
The state budget for yeshivas is expected to grow by 419 million shekels, an increase of some 75%! This is a clear blow to the heart of Israel’s future, and a slap in the voters' faces.
Hiddush's promising Supreme Court case was featured by the Times of Israel in July. Read about this, as well as Hiddush's analysis of how Israelis from the Former Soviet Union think about matters of religion and state.
Last week, at a Supreme Court hearing for a petition submitted by Hiddush representing ourselves and an ultra-Orthodox citizen of the ultra-Orthodox city of Elad, the Justices set the stage for a critically important confrontation over the clash of religion and state in Israel.
A new Finance Ministry report determined that the Israeli government's policies, particularly as illustrated in the 2015 coalition agreements that Hiddush analyzed, are leading Israel surely into economic bankruptcy.