Religion and State in Israel - November 28, 2013

Religion and State in Israel

November 28, 2013

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Editor – Joel Katz

Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.

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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

Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.

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