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Reflections on the 2013 GA in Jerusalem
Written by on 25/11/2013
Rabbi Uri Regev discusses the focus that the GA placed on pluralism and freedom of marriage.
What Jewish leaders need to know: Israel’s marriage laws are discriminatory
Written by Uri Regev on 12/11/2013
Israel's Chief Rabbinate disregards and disrespects Jewish leaders and their communities around the world. Israel must end their monopoly and embrace its promise for “freedom of religion and conscience... and equality” as a blueprint for a modern democratic Jewish state.
2013 Religion and State Index
Written by on 08/11/2013
In the fifth consecutive Religion and State Index, there is a noticeable rise in support for non-Orthodox marriages and conversions. A majority of Israelis support equal recognition of Reform and Conservative Rabbis.
From Brazil to Barak: A global update on religious pluralism
Written by on 08/11/2013
Rabbi Uri Regev speaks about his recent trip and Aharon Barak's essay on freedom of marriage
MK Boaz Toporovsky speaks about freedom of marriage
Written by on 30/10/2013
MK Boaz Toporovksy speaks about the need to provide freedom of marriage and civil marriage for all Israelis!
A growing number of MKs support freedom of marriage
Written by on 30/10/2013
MK Boaz Toporovksy speaks to Hiddush about the need for civil marriage for all Israelis
Professor Aharon Barak: Israel's marriage laws are a clear violation of basic human rights
Written by on 29/10/2013
Hiddush publishes excerpts from the former Israeli Supreme Court Chief Justice's forthcoming book on human dignity and constitutional rights. Professor Barak emphasizes that the Israel's marriage laws constitute a clear infringement of basic constitutional rights.
Media Review: A significant rise in reporting on Israel's marriage crisis
Written by on 20/10/2013
In the past few months, thanks to cooperative efforts between Hiddush and other like-minded organizations in Israel and America, the issue of freedom of marriage has been extensively covered in Israeli and international media.
How bad is it? The inside scoop on Israel's marriage crisis
Written by on 17/10/2013
Rabbi Uri Regev discusses a recent television expose on the difficulties that Israeli couples go through in order to marry in Israel.
Israel's religion and state conflict take the Knesset's winter session by storm
Written by on 16/10/2013
Knesset lawmakers are starting up the winter session right where they left off; equality in sharing the burden, accesibility of religious services, and public transportation on shabbat were immediately addressed by several cabinet members.
Israel Has a Marriage Problem. One American-Born Lawyer Is Trying To Solve It.
Written by on 09/10/2013
Susan Weiss started out trying to win divorce cases, but now her mission is pushing Israel’s Orthodox rabbinate to change its ways
Rescuing Israel's relationship with world Jewry
Written by on 03/10/2013
In light of the Prime Minister's Office's announcement of a $300 million plan to engage Diaspora youth, Rabbi Uri Regev points to the crucial factor missing out in this relationship: freedom of religion and equality.
Jerusalem Post Editorial: Dissolve the rabbinate
Written by on 29/09/2013
The 2013 Religion and State Index showed that 70% of Israeli Jews oppose the Chief Rabbinate in its current form. That includes Israelis from all over the Jewish spectrum. This time, it's the Jerusalem Post Editorial Board calling for the desperately-needed change.
To Reach Diaspora, Make Israel Welcoming to All Jews
Written by Uri Regev on 24/09/2013
In a Jewish Daily Forward op-ed, Rabbi Uri Regev writes that Israeli and American Jewish leadership's blind eye to religious freedom in Israel will endanger Israel's relationship with the next generation of American Jewry.
Zionism’s unfinished business
Written by on 17/09/2013
An editorial from the Canadian Jewish News renews the call for freedom of religion and equality and uses Hiddush's Religion and State Index to show exactly why.