Religion and State in Israel - June 12, 2014 (Section 2)

Religion and State in Israel

June 12, 2014 (Section 2) (see also Section 1)

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Editor – Joel Katz

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

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RABBINATE/RABBINICAL COURTS/RABBINICAL COUNCIL

Ministerial committee okays bill insuring women’s equal representation

http://www.jpost.com/

Nepotism and tribal wars still hold court at rabbinical judges panel

http://www.haaretz.com/

Regional rabbinical court candidates disqualified due to family ties

http://www.jpost.com/

Rabbinical court puts up obstacles for religious mother seeking to convert her adopted son

http://www.jpost.com/

Bill to ban rabbis charging money for weddings passes first reading

http://www.jpost.com/

Bill creating a single chief rabbi advances in Knesset

http://www.jpost.com/

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JEWISH AND DEMOCRATIC STATE

Israeli ministers to consider watered-down 'Jewish state law’ 

http://www.haaretz.com/

Livni to oversee final version of 'Jewish State law'

http://www.haaretz.com/

Editorial: Want Israel to be a Jewish state? Then oppose 'Jewish state' bill

http://www.haaretz.com/

A move away from democracy

http://www.haaretz.com/

'The nation-state is increasingly losing its relevance'

http://www.haaretz.com/

Ministerial committee to vote on contentious bill defining Israel as Jewish state

http://www.jpost.com/

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EDUCATION

Allegations of racism surface in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox schools

http://www.al-monitor.com/

AUDIO Interview with Shahar Ilan, Hiddush on Supreme Court decision on yeshiva student stipends

http://tlv1.fm/

(Advance to 32:50 minute mark)

Government Funding For Overseas Haredi Yeshiva Students Formally Restored – With A Catch

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/

Darwin enters Israeli schools, but humans left out

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Evolution of education: Middle schools in Israel to begin teaching Darwin's theory

http://www.jpost.com/

Evolution theory to be added to Israeli school curriculum

http://www.israelhayom.com/

Evolution of education: Middle schools in Israel to begin teaching Darwin's theory

http://www.haaretz.com/

CARTOON: Compromise: Evolution will be taught without monkeys

http://www.haaretz.com/

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GENDER-SEGREGATION

Ultra-Orthodox request gender-segregated university study

http://www.al-monitor.com/

Government Orders Hospitals and HMOs To Stop Illegally Gender-Segregating And Illegally Enforcing Haredi Modesty Demands

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/

MK Yifat Kariv describes Israel's gender wars

http://www.al-monitor.com/

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HAREDI SOCIETY

Gafni to meet with Lapid on positive discrimination for Haredim 

http://www.jpost.com/

Israel Aims to Draw Ultra-Orthodox Jews into Tech Boom 

http://europe.wsj.com/

Opinion: Walking to the End

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

Ultra-Orthodox venue in Jerusalem offers gender-divided elevator

http://www.haaretz.com/

'Those who don't serve in IDF are not my concern'

http://www.israelhayom.com/

A black sheep in the Haredi community

http://www.jpost.com/

Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, an ultra-Orthodox educator in Monsey, New York, tackles sexual abuse and the prevention of home accidents that take a high toll in the community in both the US and Israel.

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SHAVUOT

Netanyahu hosts Bible study circle for Shavuot

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Shavuot, Jerusalem and equal rights

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

By Judy Lash Balint

Pluralistic Shavuot at Tel Aviv City Hall

http://forward.com/blogs/the-arty-semite/

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GAY/LGBT COMMUNITY

Gay Pride takes center stage on Israel pilgrimages - Tel Aviv Pride 2014

http://www.haaretz.com/

In first, Jewish Agency to march in Tel Aviv Pride Parade

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Gay Orthodox NGO says two-thirds of its Haredi contacts are married

http://www.haaretz.com/

Gay Haredim lead double life, survey shows

http://www.ynetnews.com/

How Many Gay Haredim Are Married to Women?

http://forward.com/blogs/forward-thinking/

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ABORTION

Waking the abortion tiger

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

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KASHRUT

Rabbinate, Health Ministry in kashrut food fight at central Israeli hospital

http://www.haaretz.com/

Asaf Harofeh Hospital Operating Without Kashrut 

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Health Ministry: Asaf Harofeh has Kashrut Supervision

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

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RELIGION AND SOCIETY

Bridging religious barriers at Gesher

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

Inclusive Orthodoxy at the Beit Boyer Synagogue in Talpiot, Jerusalem

http://www.haaretz.com/

Former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's will is made public

http://www.jpost.com/

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ROLLING STONES CONCERT

Rolling Stones to start Israel show later to enable observant Jews to attend

http://www.jpost.com/

TLV satisfaction for religious Stones fans

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Rolling Stones Concert in Israel Time Changed for Jewish Fans Observing Shavuot

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Rolling Stones accommodate religious fans, reschedule concert

http://www.haaretz.com/

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SHMITA

State prepares for shmita year

http://www.ynetnews.com/

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MEDICAL

A new era for Torah-based fertility treatment

http://www.jewishjournal.com/

Court orders teen to undergo chemo against rabbi's advice

http://www.israelhayom.com/

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TEMPLE MOUNT

Reporter's notebook: Hate and hope on the Temple Mount 

http://www.jpost.com/

Temple Mount project yields treasure, but unearths conflict

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

What's going on underneath the Temple Mount?

http://www.israelhayom.com/

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CHRISTIANITY

The other in Israel - Orthodox rabbis reckon with Christianity

http://www.christiancentury.org/

Beginning to talk

http://www.christiancentury.org/

An interview with Rabbi David Rosen

Sea of Galilee center to provide reflection space for Christian tourists in northern Israel |

http://ncronline.org/

Church leaders livid over Israel's mistreatment of Iranian, Iraqi delegates

http://www.haaretz.com/

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Religion and State in Israel

June 12, 2014 (Section 2) (see also Section 1)

Editor – Joel Katz

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

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