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religion and state in Israel
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March 13, 2018, 12:53 pm
Amid coalition crisis, committee pushes ‘Jewish state bill’ forward
Facing threat of early elections, lawmakers work to bring compromise wording of controversial legislation to Knesset plenum for first reading
By
TOI staff
February 21, 2018, 3:03 am
Coalition scrambles to bring ‘Jewish state’ bill to Knesset vote
Enduring disagreements between Likud and Kulanu parties could push controversial legislation off the agenda of current session
By
TOI staff
From the Web
February 14, 2018, 4:48 pm
In modern Israel, being born a ‘mamzer’ can lead to a life of secrecy and stigma
The New York Jewish Week: An in-depth dive into the little-known ancient Jewish law that still has very contemporary impact
By
Michele Chabin
October 30, 2017, 5:42 pm
Citing minority rights, Liberman opposes Jewish state bill
Defense minister warns bill is an attempt to make Israel a state of halacha, or Jewish law
By
Marissa Newman
September 19, 2017, 6:33 pm
In response to court, state shuts door on Western Wall deal
Asked to rethink freeze on implementing 2016 compromise agreement, and whether it could be forced to implement the plan it agreed to, government answers with a no and a no
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
August 22, 2017, 9:54 pm
US State Department slams Israeli stagnation on religious freedom reform
Annual report homes in on hot-button areas of Western Wall pluralism, conversion and who has the right to pray at the country's holiest sites
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
May 24, 2017, 1:16 pm
Jerusalem-born MK sees ‘living, breathing city’ choked by lack of building
A former deputy mayor, Rachel Azaria is not clamoring for US embassy move, calls capital a microcosm and trailblazer for the nation
By
Marissa Newman
March 9, 2017, 7:44 pm
Maverick women’s rights lawyer looks to change the game, not play it
Ahead of International Agunah Day, attorney Susan Weiss describes her fight against windmills in the dual Israeli religious and secular courts
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
January 11, 2017, 2:03 pm
At Knesset Diaspora committee meeting, US Jews work to convince the convinced
With Chief Rabbinate, Diaspora Ministry, and coalition MKs no-shows, the pluralism-promoting choir again preached to itself
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
December 5, 2016, 2:49 pm
We must do ‘Jewish’ the non-Orthodox way
Democratic Israel should recognize that the majority of Jews welcome women as equal participants in worship
By
Tamar Zandberg
December 5, 2016, 12:40 am
PMO chief to Diaspora journalists: Israel can’t separate religion and state
At Jewish media summit in Jerusalem, Eli Groner also urges reporters to focus more on domestic issues; Rivlin: Don't only report the bad news
By
Raphael Ahren
From the Web
September 28, 2016, 5:42 pm
Israeli and American Jews: Deep ties, profound differences
Recent surveys by the Pew Research Center of Jews on both sides of the Atlantic paint portraits of two very different communities
September 23, 2016, 8:07 pm
Religious Services Ministry okays private immersion at ritual baths
Decision follows similar move by chief rabbinate, echoes rabbis' warning that performing rite alone can affect its kosher status
By
TOI staff
September 14, 2016, 1:26 pm
In Israel, many religious athletes must still choose sports or spirituality
A new grassroots movement aims to push a predominantly secular Israeli society to thwart the 'twisted' exclusion of Shabbat-observant sportspeople
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
June 22, 2016, 6:33 pm
In about-face, rabbinate says attendant not mandatory in ritual bath
In Israeli religious authorities' allowing women to immerse in the mikveh in privacy, some see a possible recognition of other ways of expressing Judaism
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
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