Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel
is not affiliated with any organization or movement.
KOTEL/WESTERN WALL/WOMEN OF
THE WALL
Women of the Wall chairwoman Anat Hoffman said in a letter sent to key supporters of the organization that a special government committee headed by Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mendelblit had agreed to most of the conditions, reported Haaretz, which obtained a copy of the letter.
The letter reportedly said
the committee’s recommendations would be submitted to the Cabinet for approval
in the coming weeks and that the egalitarian area would be ready in “a year or
more,” Haaretz reported.
The site will have a
mobile, temporary mechitzah for the monthly prayer services since some of the
members are Orthodox and do not pray with men, according to the letter.
The committee also
reportedly agreed to allow group members to jointly oversee administration of
the egalitarian space, according to Haaretz.
REFORM MOVEMENT
IN ISRAEL
RABBINATE AND RABBI AVI
WEISS ISSUE
By
Rabbi Avi Weiss
…Israel is a state for all the Jewish people. As such, it should allow for the option of secular as well as religious marriage.
…Israel is a state for all the Jewish people. As such, it should allow for the option of secular as well as religious marriage.
Coercion and religion do not mix. Religious choice would benefit all. When choice is available, religion in general and Orthodoxy in particular will fare better because people will have the freedom to embrace faith willingly. An imposed religion is a disservice to the people
and a disservice to religion.
JERUSALEM CHIEF RABBIS
IDF/HAREDI DRAFT/RELIGIOUS WOMEN
IN IDF
ALIYAH/ISRAEL-DIASPORA
RELATIONS
Hillel Halkin Revisits
'Zionist's Polemic' And Finds He Hasn't Changed
Regarding Israel, he expressed concern that the 90 percent of the Jews in the U.S are not Orthodox feel alienated by a religious establishment in Jerusalem that views their practices as less than authentic.
“I am
hopeful that the Chief Rabbinate will be more respectful of all streams of
Judaism,” he said.
ISRAEL AS JEWISH AND DEMOCRATIC STATE
see also:
EDUCATION
HAREDI SOCIETY
BEIT SHEMESH MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS
RELIGION AND SOCIETY/NETANYAHU'S
SON STORY
See also: http://forward.com/
RELIGION AND SOCIETY
RELIGION AND STATE
SHULAMIT ALONI
By Yossi Sarid
Shula made us face the inherent tension between religion and state, between politics and faith.
Who didn’t gape askance, or wring hands in a sigh, when hearing her demand to separate them?
Yes, protecting the eminence of the state and the honor of religion, it is essential to detach the devout, to sever apart the forces that infect the country with ultra-nationalism and poison religion with zealotry. Leaving the two glued together is a recipe for disaster.
TEMPLE MOUNT
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