Religion and State in Israel - April 11 and April 18, 2013

Religion and State in Israel

April 11, 2013 and April 18, 2013

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Editor – Joel Katz

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

Special edition on Women of the Wall coming soon

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Former Chief Rabbi Yisrael Lau poised to run for second term

http://www.haaretz.com/

Twist in race for Chief Rabbinate

http://www.jpost.com/

Race for Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi job shows tensions in nationalist camp

http://www.israelhayom.com/

The inclusive David Stav, once a long shot for Chief Rabbi, seeks changes in Haredi stronghold

http://www.thejewishweek.com/

Torah, gefilte fish, and the road to the Rabbinate

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

David Stav Aims To Oust Haredim From Israeli Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Post

http://forward.com/

Chief Rabbi Metzger: Another term? Not relevant… yet

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Candidates for Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Express Opinions on the Rabbinate and State Authority

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

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Separate but (un)equal: Gender segregated bus lines of Jerusalem

http://www.e-ir.info/

Opinion: A woman of the wall sings protest songs at Israel’s gate

http://www.haaretz.com/

Ruth Calderon in the wonderland

http://www.haaretz.com/

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Opinion: Break monopoly on Judaism

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Kotel compromise notwithstanding, Israel facing uphill battle over religious pluralism

http://www.jta.org/

Anat Hoffman urges Princeton audience to support pluralism

http://www.njjewishnews.com/

VIDEO: Dr. Kalman Neuman on Religion and Territorial Compromise in Israel

Dov Lipman, First American-Born Member of Israeli Parliament in 30 Years, on U.S. Speaking Tour

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Gendered Rites/Gendered Rights: Sex Segregation, Religious Practice, and Public Life

http://www.brandeis.edu/

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Deputy Religious Affairs Minister lauds 'gets' ruling

http://www.jpost.com/

Rabbinical courts given leave to lock up recalcitrant husbands indefinitely

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

NCJW Board Calls for Civil Marriage in Israel

http://www.ncjw.org/

NCJW call on Israel to create civil marriage system seen as landmark

http://www.jta.org/

Rachel Levmore and How To Be A Pioneer In Get-Getting

http://www.jewishpress.com/

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'Jews should be able to pray on Temple Mount'

http://www.jpost.com/

MK Miri Regev to tour Jerusalem's Temple Mount to examine resumption of Jewish prayer

http://www.haaretz.com/

Temple Mount: Jews Strip-Searched to Avoid Israeli Flags

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

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Family of fallen soldier: Jewish status shouldn’t have mattered in memorial ceremony

http://www.haaretz.com/

Editorial: Israel must mourn without discrimination

http://www.haaretz.com/

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Educ. Minister Piron to Haredi schools: No Math, English, Civics, no funding

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Minister Piron to Appoint an Advisor on the Chareidi Community

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

Opinion: Independence from benefits - to education

http://www.haaretz.com/

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Haredi enlistment: 'In 6 weeks we will have a historic law'

http://www.ynetnews.com/

IDF says it's ready to draft haredim, gradually

http://www.israelhayom.com/

New committee convenes to tackle universal draft

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Haredi enlistment committee meets for first time

http://www.jpost.com/

Israeli ministers take on challenge of devising historic ultra-Orthodox draft and integration plan

http://www.haaretz.com/

Open letter calls for female Israelis to join committee for drafting Haredim to IDF

http://www.haaretz.com/

Balancing needs of women, ultra-Orthodox men in Israel's military

http://articles.latimes.com/

Gov’t to discuss haredi enlistment legislation

http://www.jpost.com/

IDF backtracks: Last fallen soldier will be honored in ceremony, regardless of Jewish status

http://www.haaretz.com/

Yeshiva to honor fallen haredi soldiers

http://www.jpost.com/

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Why did MK Moshe Gafni single out Hiddush in the Knesset?

http://hiddush.org/

Haredi op-ed proposes their own autonomous region

http://www.jpost.com/

Hiddush calls on government coalition to cease funding of ultra-Orthodox organizations that deny the legitimacy of the State of Israel

http://hiddush.org/

Video Blog: Haredi denial of Israel's legitimacy

The Haredi MK Fighting Religious Separatism: An Interview with Rabbi Dov Lipman

http://www.jewishpress.com/

‘Ultra-Orthodox employment more important than draft’

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Bennett: Ultra-Orthodox scholars can boost Israeli high-tech

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Opinion: Netanyahu is no Thatcherite

http://www.haaretz.com/

[Netanyahu] pays lip service to Israel’s sense of entrepreneurship, but in reality no prime minister has done more to isolate the ultra-Orthodox community from the workplace as Netanyahu has through his alliances with Shas and United Torah Judaism.

Israel to subsidize job training for Arab women, Haredi men, people with disabilities

http://www.haaretz.com/

How Kemach Is Tackling Israel’s Socioeconomic Problems Head On

http://www.jewishtimes.com/

Opinion: Haredi Reflections on Israel's Independence Day

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Opinion: Needed, Israeli dialogue of mutual gratitude

http://www.jpost.com/

Meretz bill would give Haredim who leave the fold financial aid

http://www.haaretz.com/

Day care center rejects national-religious

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Rabbi's aide indicted for alleged sexual assault

http://www.jpost.com/

Haredim protest Tiberias excavation; 5 detained

http://www.jpost.com/

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Using the dead to make a statement

http://www.israelhayom.com/

Opinion: Stop the secular jihad against the Orthodox on Holocaust Remembrance Day

http://www.haaretz.com/

Haredi to court: Limit Remembrance Day siren

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Chief Rabbi Metzger pans ultra-Orthodox who revel on Holocaust Day

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Haredi barbecue on Holocaust Day sparks uproar

http://www.jpost.com/

Opinion: Judaism: A Movement of Rebellion throughout History

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

http://www.jpost.com/

Haredi weekly censors female Holocaust victims

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Opinion: Even Women of Holocaust Get Blurred

http://blogs.forward.com/

When even the women of the Warsaw Ghetto are erased

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

Hareidi PR Man Defends ‘Yesh Atid’

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

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Israel's Attorney General backs move to cut funding of West Bank yeshiva due to violence against Palestinians

http://www.haaretz.com/

Tag Meir activists visit victim of racist attack

http://www.jpost.com/

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Peoplehood in the Age of Pluralism - How Do We Embrace Pluralism While Keeping Us Whole?

http://jpeoplehood.org/

The Pluralism of Pluralism in Israel: A Brief History

http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/

American Jewish Committee Cuts Israel Staff Amid Tensions

http://forward.com/

1,100 Young Israelis Chosen as Jewish Agency Camp Shlichim

http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/

Opinion: Why should Diaspora Jews fly the flag of Israel?

http://www.haaretz.com/

Opinion: Why Israelis should still feel like strangers, even when they're home

http://www.haaretz.com/

The Birthright Israel flip side: Fewer high school students traveling to Israel

http://www.jta.org/

Firestone named president of Genesis Prize Foundation

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Reform Rabbi Meir Azari reaching out to Israeli families

http://cjnews.com/

Opinion: Getting Zionism right

http://blogs.jpost.com/

Rabbi Eric Yoffie

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Two winners declared in Int’l Bible Quiz

http://www.jpost.com/

US teen wins Bible Contest together with Israeli

http://www.ynetnews.com/

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Teshome Solomon’s arduous, triumphant trek to the Knesset

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

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Jerusalem mayor shelves plan to name street after Yeshayahu Leibowitz

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Jerusalem mayor pulls proposal to name street after Professor Yeshayahu Leibowitz

http://www.haaretz.com/

Stop Yeshayahu Leibowitz!

http://www.tabletmag.com/

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Israel’s Own Doheny Glatt Kosher Scandal

http://www.jewishjournal.com/

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Settler politics as God's playing field

http://www.haaretz.com/

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Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, son of Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, dies at 66

http://www.haaretz.com/

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Religion and State in Israel

April 11, 2013 and April 18, 2013

Editor – Joel Katz

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

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