The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gender-segregation/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:52:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png gender segregation | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gender-segregation/ 32 32 Tel Aviv tells synagogues to operate ‘without distinction of gender,’ sparking storm https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-synagogue-contract-sparks-political-storm-over-gender-prayer-rights/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 19:23:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3626691 City says non-discrimination clause in new contract won’t affect Orthodox practice of men and women praying separately, but lawyers warn it could expose synagogues on municipal land to lawsuits

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]]> ICC seeks to arrest Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls https://www.timesofisrael.com/icc-seeks-to-arrest-taliban-leaders-over-persecution-of-women-and-girls/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:39:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3593724 Judges say Taliban's leader, top justice 'severely deprived' women and girls of their basic rights since seizing power; warrants make good on chief prosecutor's January request

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]]> Bill allowing gender segregation in graduate courses passes 1st Knesset vote https://www.timesofisrael.com/bill-allowing-gender-segregation-in-graduate-courses-passes-1st-knesset-vote/ Tue, 20 May 2025 08:07:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3553093 Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech lauds legislation as 'true equality,' while Labor MK Merav Michaeli decries it as promoting 'discrimination against women'

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]]> UK’s top court rules definition of a woman is based on biological sex https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-top-court-rules-definition-of-a-woman-is-based-on-biological-sex/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:37:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3528450 Government welcomes 'clarity' on issue; trans rights advocates condemn judgment, which Harry Potter author Rowling lauds for 'protecting rights of women and girls'

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]]> Supreme Court orders Tel Aviv to allow public Yom Kippur prayers with gender partition https://www.timesofisrael.com/supreme-court-orders-tel-aviv-to-allow-public-yom-kipper-prayers-with-gender-partition/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:12:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3394389 Justices criticize municipal authority for what they said was discrimination against Orthodox worshippers, express frustration at Tel Aviv's refusal to compromise

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]]> High Court to rule on public Tel Aviv Yom Kippur prayer amid fears of repeat clashes https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-to-rule-on-public-tel-aviv-yom-kippur-prayer-amid-fears-of-repeat-clashes/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 02:00:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3393551 On Wednesday morning, judges are set to weigh in on a controversial service that underscores deep rifts in Israeli society and saw violent confrontations when it was held last year

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]]> Sidelined by war, fight over gender-segregated prayer in Tel Aviv resumes in court https://www.timesofisrael.com/sidelined-by-war-fight-over-gender-segregated-prayer-in-tel-aviv-resumes-in-court/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:23:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3352832 Residents file petition alleging discrimination in city's refusal to permit Yom Kippur service, citing Muslim public events where municipal barriers separated male, female worshipers

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]]> Tel Aviv officials, activists disrupt protest prayer led by terror-bereaved rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/city-authorities-demonstrators-disrupt-unauthorized-protest-prayer-in-tel-aviv/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:34:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3112723 Municipal workers dismantle sex-segregation barrier placed in Dizengoff Square by Rabbi Leo Dee and other worshipers in response to confrontations over the divider on Yom Kippur

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]]> Worshipers hail ‘remedial’ priestly prayer in Jerusalem after Tel Aviv confrontation https://www.timesofisrael.com/worshipers-hail-remedial-priestly-prayer-in-jerusalem-after-tel-aviv-confrontation/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:16:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3110331 Many at the vast event at the Western Wall describe it as a corrective experience

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]]> NJ megamall to offer gender-segregated swimming on Sukkot for Orthodox clientele https://www.timesofisrael.com/nj-megamall-to-offer-gender-segregated-swimming-on-sukkot-for-orthodox-clientele/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:59:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3108228 Haredi Jews often throng to American Dream Mall for mini golf, ice skating, a theme park and more during the Jewish holidays - but this year, its water park is making waves

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]]> Judge rejects Orthodox group’s petition over canceled permits for its Sukkot events https://www.timesofisrael.com/judge-rejects-orthodox-groups-petition-over-pulled-permits-for-sukkot-events/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:56:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3108316&preview=true&preview_id=3108316 Tel Aviv District Court judge urges Rosh Yehudi, municipality to come to agreement on planned gatherings in city, after Yom Kippur altercations; jurist cites 'reasonableness law'

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]]> Fearing religious takeover, activists see ‘secular awakening’ in Yom Kippur fray https://www.timesofisrael.com/fearing-religious-takeover-activists-see-secular-awakening-in-yom-kippur-fray/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:11:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3106656 The breaking up of a prayer event over gender segregation has galvanized liberals worried about a slide into coercion, with battle lines mirroring divisions found in overhaul fight

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]]> Tel Aviv yanks religious group’s permits for Sukkot events after Yom Kippur fracas https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-yanks-religious-groups-permits-for-sukkot-events-after-yom-kippur-fracas/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:38:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3107745 Municipality casts Rosh Yehudi's use of physical gender barriers as 'severe' violation of permit conditions, says now-nixed plans could have caused another public disturbance

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]]> We all know who to blame for the Jewish intolerance of Yom Kippur 5784 https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-all-know-who-to-blame-for-the-jewish-intolerance-of-yom-kippur-5784/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 23:26:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3106402 And we all find it abhorrent and inexplicable that the other side acted in the way it did. But mutual accusation is not going to heal our destructive national divide

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]]> Pressure mounts on Ben Gvir to ‘lower the flames,’ call off Tel Aviv prayer rally https://www.timesofisrael.com/pressure-mounts-on-ben-gvir-to-lower-the-flames-call-off-tel-aviv-prayer-rally/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:45:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3106338 Many in coalition, including PM, urge minister to stay away following Yom Kippur clashes; Opposition Leader Lapid tells secular activists not to give him limelight by protesting

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