Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel
is not affiliated with any organization or movement.
REFORM MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL
The Haaretz daily broke the story Wednesday, reporting that the funds were paid by the Religious Services Ministry — which would have made it a huge victory for the Reform Movement in fighting for parity with Orthodoxy.
The spokesperson of the Religious Services Ministry, Daniel Bar, however, told The Times of Israel Wednesday that no monies have been transferred by his ministry to the Reform Movement, and “that his ministry does not pay Reform rabbis.”
The Religious Services
Ministry released a statement saying, “As opposed to what has been published in
the press, the Religious Services Ministry has not budgeted for Reform rabbis
in 2013. The budget for Reform rabbis comes solely through the Culture
Ministry.”
The salaries of Rabbis Miri Gold of the Gezer Regional Council, Stacey Blank of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, Gadi Raviv of the Misgav Regional Council and Benji Gruber of Hevel Eilot Regional Council have now all been paid.
The salaries, however, were paid by the Ministry for Culture and Sport, rather than the Ministry for Religious Services.
The Shas party was opposed to the funding coming from the budget of the Religious Services Ministry during the tenure of the previous government.
The compromise that was reached put the Culture and Sports Ministry in charge of setting regulations and transferring funding to the Reform Movement, which employs the four rabbis.
RELIGION AND STATE
When it comes to non-Jews
in a Jewish state, thorny questions of Jewish law and modern reality
KASHRUT
AGUNOT/MARRIAGE
ABORTION
BRIT MILAH/CIRCUMCISION
BEN DAHAN STATEMENTS ON GAYS
BEIT SHEMESH ELECTIONS
IDF/HAREDI
DRAFT/NATIONAL SERVICE
JERUSALEM
RABBINATE
RABBI MOTI ELON CASE
ALIYAH
BNEI
MENASHE
See also: Bnei Menashe aliyah photo gallery
RELIGION AND SOCIETY
see also: http://www.themedialine.org/
By Yossi Sarid
On the long way religious
society has come in recognizing sexual abuse and those who have stayed behind,
backing and covering
HAREDI SOCIETY
KNESSET
KOTEL/WESTERN WALL/WOMEN OF
THE WALL
TEMPLE MOUNT
ORTHODOX JEWISH FEMINISM
SHAS
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
NEW YEAR'S EVE
Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel
is not affiliated with any organization or movement.
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