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Victory for Religious Pluralism
4 August 2022In a major victory for Women of the Wall and the Masorti (Conservative) Movement, the Prime Minister’s Office prohibited gender partitions in the Egalitarian section of the Western Wall.
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Fighting the Monopoly on Jewish Conversion
9 December 2021Israel’s new Conversion Law is a small step in the right direction, but NIF grantee Israel Hofsheet (Be Free Israel) offers a strong reminder of how far we still have to go to reach true equality.
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Jewish Clergy Say No to Deportation
8 February 2018A letter to the Israeli government demanding a stop to the deportations has gathered over 900 signatures from Rabbis, Cantors, and seminary students.
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Reform Movement Launches Western Wall Ad Campaign
31 August 2017Netanyahu’s reversal on the Western Wall agreement will not be the last word.
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Jewish Heritage TV Channel Fined for Excluding Conservative and Reform Judaism
17 August 2017The move is a shot across the bow of a television station with a reputation for promoting national-religious ideology.
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High Court Rules Converts to Judaism Can Stay in Israel
23 February 2017Two sisters from Peru struggle to prove their religion to the Jewish State.
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Breakthrough for Women at the Kotel
12 January 2017A High Court ruling sets the stage for a major religious freedom victory at Judaism’s holiest site.
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Torah-Carrying Activists Push for Egalitarian Plaza
17 November 2016In a protest against ultra-Orthodox control of the Western Wall, hundreds of activists carried Torah scrolls to the women’s section of the plaza.
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Women of the Wall to Hold Historic Service at Western Wall
30 March 2016The Western Wall’s first all-women priestly blessing will cap a recent string of victories for religious freedom.
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Taking Back the Mikvah
17 March 2016Shatil is fighting back against a bill that would restrict women’s use of ritual baths.
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