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Ending the Orthodox Monopoly on Adoptions
4 May 2023
NIF grantee the Israel Religious Action Center successfully petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court
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Exposing the Discriminatory Justice System
4 August 2022
NIF grantee, Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) released a report finding that in cases of incitement to violence, the Israeli justice system has been harsh on Arab Israelis and lenient on Jewish Israelis.
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Restoring Pluralistic Jewish Education in Israel’s Schools
22 April 2021
In a victory for liberal and secular Judaism in Israel, the Supreme Court struck down an attempt to defund government support for pluralistic activities in public school.
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Bringing Holiday Gifts to the Asylum Community
3 March 2021
The Reform Movement in Israel marked Purim with traditional mishloach manot, or gift baskets, to asylum seekers who have faced severe economic crisis as a result of the pandemic.
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Reform Movement Holds Egalitarian Ceremony at the Kotel
25 May 2017
IRAC and others are able to carry in a Torah scroll to the Western Wall plaza and conduct services.
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Torah-Carrying Activists Push for Egalitarian Plaza
17 November 2016
In 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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Supreme Court Slams Government for Western Wall Delays
22 September 2016
Three years following they committed to creating an egalitarian prayer space, implementation is stalled.
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Statement of New Israel Fund RE: The “Fiendish Deeds” of Liberal Judaism
7 March 2016We at the New Israel Fund, who have long supported religious freedom and pluralism in Israel, are outraged by the latest initiative by leaders of the ultra-Orthodox movement to clamp down on the growing strength of liberal denominations in Israel.
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Filling the Gaps. Preparing for the Future.
17 July 2014
NIF supports a network of Israelis who are working now to defend Israel’s most vulnerable and continue to build a shared society after the conflict ends.
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