Tag Archives: ultra-Orthodox rabbinate

Israelis Stunned by Arrest of Prominent Conservative Rabbi

25 July 2018

Rabbi Dov Hayun conducted alternative Jewish wedding ceremonies for those who do not want to marry under the Orthodox rabbinate.
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Public Outcry Following Racist Dismissals at Barkan Wineries Forces Reversal

12 July 2018

Barkan ultimately reinstated the employees who were dismissed from working at the winery simply for being Ethiopian.
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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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Pushing for More Tolerant Jewish Spaces in Israel

12 May 2017

From kashrut, to marriage, to the place of LGBTQ Israelis, a quiet revolution is underway.
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Statement of New Israel Fund RE: The “Fiendish Deeds” of Liberal Judaism

7 March 2016

We 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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#MyLoveIsLegal

19 February 2016

Hundreds of thousands of Israeli couples aren’t able to get married. Be a part of the solution.
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