Religion and State in Israel - November 28, 2013

Religion and State in Israel

November 28, 2013

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Editor – Joel Katz

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MARRIAGE

VIDEO: 2013 Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly Freedom of Marriage Panel

Op-ed: On the Need for Civil Unions in Israel

http://en.idi.org.il/

Op-ed: Divorce, Israeli style

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

Op-ed: Civil Unions in Israel as a Democratic Compromise

http://en.idi.org.il/

Are non-Jewish spouses of Israelis discriminated against?

http://www.haaretz.com/

Israel Won’t Legalize Gay Marriage. Here’s Why.

http://www.slate.com/

Free Gital: American-style agunah

http://www.ynetnews.com/

"The state of an abandoned woman is a halachic lacuna allowing a husband to hold his wife prisoner till the end of her life," says attorney Batya Kahana-Dror of the Mavoi Satum organization.

"The Halacha must introduce an overall solutions which foresees these situations. For example, prenuptial agreements could solve some of the extortion problems.

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RABBINATE

Op-ed: Judaism cannot be held hostage by the Chief Rabbinate

http://www.jpost.com/

Op-ed: New religious leadership needed

http://www.jpost.com/

New bill would allow only one municipal rabbi per city

http://www.haaretz.com/

How the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Earns its Unfavorable Reputation

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

MK Kalfa (Habayit Hayehudi) submits bill to allow Rabbinical Courts to serve as arbitrators

http://www.haaretz.com/

Op-ed: The Fate Of A Mamzer

http://www.thejewishweek.com/

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MK Ruth Calderon in Knesset

VIDEO: Calderon boils over at Haredi 'slackers' in Knesset

http://www.israelhayom.com/

Haredim in Knesset gallery irk MK

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

MKs Agree: ‘Draconian’ Yeshiva Regulation Must Stop

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

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BRIT MILAH/CIRCUMCISION

Court forces mother to circumcise son

http://www.ynetnews.com/

High Rabbinical Court rules man may perform Jewish ritual on infant despite wife's objection, expressing concern that circumcision will be used as tool in divorce battles

Rabbinical court fines woman NIS 500/day until she agrees to circumcise her son

http://www.jpost.com/

Rabbinical court fines woman who won't circumcise her son

http://www.israelhayom.com/

Israeli woman fined $140 a day for refusing to circumcise son

http://www.haaretz.com/

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MIKVEH

Chief Rabbinate instructs mikve attendants not to force inspections

http://www.jpost.com/

Rabbinate bans intrusive questioning by mikveh staff

http://www.haaretz.com/

Op-ed: Can Legislation Stop Mikveh Attendants from Asking Questions?

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

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BEIT SHEMESH MUNICIPAL ELECTION

AG to court: Demand new elections in Beit Shemesh

http://www.jpost.com/

Israel's AG urges court to hold new Beit Shemesh elections due to voter fraud

http://www.haaretz.com/

Expectation grows for repeal of Beit Shemesh elections

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

A-G considering appeal of Beit Shemesh election

http://www.jpost.com/

Attorney General may ask court to void Beit Shemesh election and order rerun

http://www.haaretz.com/

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IDF and HAREDI DRAFT

Gantz: IDF wants Haredi enlistment, will protect their religious identity

http://www.jpost.com/

Bennett says significant differences between Bayit Yehudi, Yesh Atid on Haredi enlistment

http://www.jpost.com/

New extended service Hesder yeshiva established in Kiryat Ono

http://www.jpost.com/

Op-ed: The Haredi Draft: Equality Now?!

http://en.idi.org.il/

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JEWISH and DEMOCRATIC STATE

A Jewish State? Controversial Conversions and the Dispute over Israel’s Jewish Character

http://link.springer.com/

Op-ed: Rabbis are not divine - only God is

A campaign must be waged to ensure a democratic Jewish state, rather than a 'Jewish' one as defined by self-anointed rabbis who hold themselves as almost divine

http://www.haaretz.com/

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FORMER CHIEF RABBI METZGER CASE

Former Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger released to house arrest

http://www.jpost.com/

Former chief rabbi released on bail

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Former chief rabbi Metzger released on probation

http://www.haaretz.com/

Former chief rabbi allegedly offered friend hush money

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Haredi press ignores Metzger arrest

http://www.ynetnews.com/

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HAREDI SOCIETY

Poverty drives change among Haredi Jews

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Porush suspended from Knesset for handcuffing self to podium

http://www.jpost.com/

Most Haredi women don’t take their children to get free hearing tests, says TAU researcher

http://www.jpost.com/

Why Has Customs at Ben-Gurion Changed ‘Admor’ Regulations?

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

VIDEO: The Human Face of Poverty in the Holy Land

This video was shown at the 91st Agudath Israel of America Convention on November 16th, 2013.

The video was produced by a collaboration of the Hamodia daily newspaper and Kolrom Multimedia.

Editorial: Time to Open Hearts and Eyes

http://hamodia.com/

See also: http://lifeinisrael.blogspot.co.il/

Adina Bar Shalom and the Poverty Video

http://www.cross-currents.com/

Op-ed: The Charedi Tragedy of Ignoring Chazal

http://www.rationalistjudaism.com/

VIDEO: Hassidut "New Year" Celebrated in Jerusalem

Is Israel doing everything it can to help children of Haredi cult in Canada?

http://www.haaretz.com/

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RACISM

Court tells state to explain why 'racist' rabbis not prosecuted

http://www.israelhayom.com/

Court asks state: Why King's Torah authors not indicted?

http://www.haaretz.com/

Op-ed: A Big Victory against Racism in Israel

http://www.reformjudaism.org/

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RELIGIOUS ZIONISM

Leap of Faith: Israel’s National Religious and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

http://www.crisisgroup.org/

Religious Zionism Rabbi Yaakov Ariel: Woman's sermon is blasphemy

http://www.ynetnews.com/

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HOLIDAYS/CHANUKKAH

IN PICTURES: The first night of Hanukka in the Holy Land

http://www.jpost.com/

Hanukkah Candle-lighting Ceremony At Western Wall

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

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ALIYAH/ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS

Op-ed: Haredim also have a Birthright

http://www.haaretz.com/

Aliya from France soars, while immigration from North America drops

http://www.jpost.com/

Subbotnik Jews make aliyah

http://www.ynetnews.com/

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RELIGION and SOCIETY

Op-ed: 'In a single moment, I stopped being religious'

http://www.haaretz.com/

Orthodox before her aliyah, Eva Illouz explains how Judaism lost its sacredness in Israel

Between rock'n roll and the rebbe

http://www.haaretz.com/

Hizuk—The Gender Track: Religious Invigoration and Women Motivators in Israel

http://link.springer.com/

By Nissim Leon, Aliza Lavie

Partnership minyanim: Orthodox, separate — and almost equal

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

VIDEO: Ancient Golden Treasure Found at Foot of Temple Mount

Two held for planned vandalizing of French monastery

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Scientologists open church in Karmiel

http://www.thejc.com/

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CHABAD

VIDEO: Chabad couple opens cafe for women only

http://jn1.tv/

Chabad couple opens cafe for women only

http://jn1.tv/

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MESSIANICS

Kosher Jesus: Messianic Jews in the Holy Land

http://www.theatlantic.com/

How the Messianic Jews Story is Playing in Israel

http://www.religiondispatches.org/

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TEMPLE MOUNT

Likud MK Regev: Police must allow Jews to visit Temple Mount on Hanukka

http://www.jpost.com/

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Religion and State in Israel

November 28, 2013

Editor – Joel Katz

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CIVIL MARRIAGE

Israeli celebs support civil marriage

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Click here for VIDEO

“Why do I support the civil marriage bill?”

• “Because a loving family is the most important thing,” Bar Refaeli.
• “Because it doesn’t make sense to fly out of the country to get married,” TV personality Yaron Brovinsky.
• “Because I’m a married man and it’s time the state registered that,” Gal Uchovsky, an openly gay journalist, producer, and screenplay writer. 

Israeli couples say 'I don't' to Orthodox Jewish weddings

http://www.reuters.com/

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RELIGIOUS PLURALISM

Bennett walks fine line between Israel's Orthodox and America's non-Orthodox

http://www.haaretz.com/

Bennett treading carefully on religious reform

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Bennett Reflects New Knesset Approach - Jewish Home party head is Bibi’s point man on Iran deal and religious issues at home

www.thejewiswheek.com/

Reform’s Rick Jacobs hails new openness in Israel to religious pluralism

http://www.jta.org/

Editorial: At GA In Jerusalem, A Push For Pluralism

http://www.thejewishweek.com/

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on Israel’s Chief Rabbinate

http://www.tabletmag.com/

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IDF and HAREDI DRAFT

Yesh Atid MK warns against decriminalizing Haredi draft-dodging

http://www.jpost.com/

Knesset factions lock horns over penalties for draft dodgers

http://www.israelhayom.com/

Knesset panel: Fines preferable to prison for yeshiva students who refuse to serve in IDF

http://www.jpost.com/

Op-ed: Political Impasse: How to Punish Haredi Draft Dodgers

http://www.jewishjournal.com/rosnersdomain/

Op-ed: A Fine or Do Time?

http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/

Defense Ministry gives full military service exemption to 633 haredim

http://www.jpost.com/

Nahal Haredi wins IDF award for excellence

http://www.jpost.com/

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MIKVEH

Yesh Atid MK proposes law to prevent mikve guides interrogating women

http://www.jpost.com/

Troubled waters: Does the Knesset really belong in the mikveh?

http://www.haaretz.com/

Bill: No questioning women at mikveh

http://www.ynetnews.com/

“Rabbi, please, let me immerse in the mikveh alone!”

http://www.myjewishlearning.com/

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NON-ORTHODOX MOVEMENTS

Op-ed: Non-Orthodox Jews have yet to reach the Promised Land

http://www.haaretz.com/

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RABBINATE

Dep. Minister Ben-Dahan: 'Reform Jews have Gone Too Far'

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Rabbi Stav lashes out at Reform Jews

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Rabbinate signs 'pact' with Diaspora rabbis

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Op-Ed: What are the criteria for blackballing a U.S. rabbi?

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Conversion: An Open Letter to Ronn Torossian

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Op-ed: Reforming Conversion Standards: A Most Dangerous Idea

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Chief Rabbinate Responds to Request for Names of Accepted Rabbonim

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

Chief Rabbinate Looking for a Grading Service

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

Will Chief Rabbi Lau Permit Heter Mechira?

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

Dep. Minister Calls for Unified Standards in Kashrut

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

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CHIEF RABBI BILL

Bill for one chief rabbi in Israel approved by Ministerial Committee for Legislation

http://www.jpost.com/

New bill aims to abolish 2 chief rabbis, but only in 2023

http://www.israelhayom.com/

One rabbi to rule them all? || Government backs bill to abolish separate chief rabbis for Ashkenazi, Sephardi Jews

http://www.haaretz.com/

Cabinet shows broad support for a single chief rabbi

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

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FORMER CHIEF RABBI METZGER CASE

Police: Metzger pocketed millions of shekels belonging to charities

http://www.israelhayom.com/

CARTOON: Former Chief Rabbi Metzger - “Take that out, make room”

http://www.haaretz.com/

Metzger affair: Rabbi's offenses filmed, recorded

http://www.ynetnews.com/

New details emerge from probe into ex chief rabbi

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Analysis || Selling Judaism by the pound? Metzger's arrest casts harsh light on Israel's rabbinate

http://www.haaretz.com/

Former Chief Rabbi Metzger arrested, again, for alleged corruption

http://www.israelhayom.com/

Former chief rabbi arrested for allegedly stealing millions

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Former chief rabbi Metzger arrested for taking bribe, fraud

http://www.jpost.com/

Israel's former chief rabbi arrested on suspicion of accepting millions in bribes

http://www.haaretz.com/

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BURIAL

Yesh Atid MK seeks to make non-religious burial in Israel easier

http://www.jpost.com/

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MARRIAGE

Op-ed: Solving the agunah problem means finding the right address

http://www.myjewishlearning.com/

Op-ed: GA: An Elefant Faces Six

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

Op-ed: Halakhic Marriage and Domestic Partnership

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

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ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS

Israelis must learn to listen to our American cousins

http://www.jpost.com/

Op-ed: American Jewish leaders only care about themselves

http://www.haaretz.com/

Netanyahu, Jewish Agency Chairman Sharansky Address 3,000 Masa Israel Journey Participants at Ten-Year Celebration in Jerusalem

http://www.prweb.com/

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RELIGION and SOCIETY

High Court of Justice to A-G: Why didn’t you indict rabbis for ‘racist’ book?

http://www.jpost.com/

Muslims, Jews find common cause in fight for religious rights

http://www.haaretz.com/

Knesset bill would require all schools to teach Israel is Jewish State

http://www.jpost.com/

Analysis: Protest letter by Haredi, nationalist Orthodox rabbis to Jerusalem Mayor Barkat

http://www.haaretz.com/

Majorca’s master chef returns to the Jewish people

http://www.jpost.com/

Meet the Israeli counselors who look death in the eye

http://www.haaretz.com/

Devotees of Netivot rabbi accused of extortion block roads, demand his release

http://www.haaretz.com/

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HAREDI SOCIETY

Initiative bridges gap between religious and secular

http://www.jweekly.com/

State freezes funds for Haredi girls youth group over irregularities

http://www.haaretz.com/

Knesset Knocks Down Law On Hareidi Discrimination

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

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KASHRUT

Yad L’Achim Complaint May Lead to Revocation of Kashrus of Jerusalem Café

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

Rabbinate Battles 'Phony' Unkosher Olive Oils

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Israel Sets Example on Kosher Animal Cruelty

http://blogs.forward.com/

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SECULAR JUDAISM

‘Fringes’: Documentary explores different ways to be Jewish

http://www.jpost.com/

Secular Israelis are Studying Judaism by the Thousands – Israel Report XII

http://www.jewishjournal.com/

The Origins of Bina and the Secular Yeshiva

http://repairlabs.org/

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TEMPLE MOUNT

Temple Mount: Police at Breaking Point

http://www.jewishpress.com/

4 Girls Arrested for Praying near Temple Mount’s Rachamim Gate

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Att'y Ben-Gvir: Police Freedom of Expression, Movement

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

One Man's Jewish Temple Mount Crusade

http://blogs.forward.com/

Op-ed: Striving for Jewish Freedom and Equality on the Temple Mount

http://www.jewishpress.com/

Jews challenge worship rules at holiest of Jerusalem sites

http://www.washingtonpost.com/

See also: http://www.religionnews.com/

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Religion and State in Israel

November 21, 2013

Editor – Joel Katz

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