Religion and State in Israel - May 1 and May 8, 2014

Religion and State in Israel

May 1 and May 8, 2014

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Editor – Joel Katz

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

VIDEO: Yom Haatzmaut 2014: 66 Israeli Heroes Share a Powerful Message

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RELIGION AND STATE

Symposium // Can Religious Pluralism and an Official Rabbinate Coexist in Israel?

http://www.momentmag.com/

Bus company halts ‘Omer tracker’ electronic service

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Egged Drops 'Omer Count' on Buses After Criticism

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

see also: http://www.news1.co.il/

State religion, U.K. Style vs. Israel Style

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/the-jewish-thinker/

Op-ed: The Jewish state? Reflections on another religious/secular controversy

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/rabbis-round-table/

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AGUNOT/MARRIAGE

Barring ‘bastards’: Israel’s marriage blacklist said to break privacy laws

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

see also: http://www.jta.org/

Agunah freed in radical court ruling

http://www.thejc.com/

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GENDER-SEGREGATION

Egged to stop barring women from Jerusalem ads

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

A female-free ceremony on Israel’s Memorial Day

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/routine-emergencies/

Op-ed: Women Excluded At Official State Memorial Ceremony For Fallen Soldiers

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/

Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and bereaved parents clash over women's singing

http://www.ynetnews.com/

VIDEO: Celebrating Israeli independence and great strides in gender equality

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KASHRUT/RITUAL SLAUGHTER

For first time, women take Chief Rabbinate’s exam to become kashrut inspectors
http://www.haaretz.com/

Editorial: The cost of kashrut
http://www.jpost.com/

Ministries urge Rabbinate to relax kashrut control of food imports

http://www.haaretz.com/

Rabbinate to certify first women kashrut supervisors

http://www.israelhayom.com/

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CONVERSION

Op-ed: A response to Rabbi Avi Weiss and Rabbi Mark Angel

http://www.jpost.com/

VIDEO: Trailer for documentary “Sore” - Women, conversion and life transitions

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KOTEL/WESTERN WALL/WOMEN OF THE WALL

U.S. demanding swift solution for equality at Western Wall, says Israeli official

http://www.haaretz.com/

Women of the Wall Dedicate Prayer to Independence and Freedom

http://womenofthewall.org.il/

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REFORM MOVEMENT

Reform Movement adds religious content to Israel Independence Day celebrations

http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/

Reform congregations add 'Jewish elements’ to Independence Day programs

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/

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SHABBAT

Jerusalem’s Culture War, In Close-up

http://www.thejewishweek.com/

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JEWISH AND DEMOCRATIC STATE

Click here for cartoon: Nation-State Basic Law

http://www.haaretz.com/daily-cartoon/

‘The Nation-State Of Our People’

http://www.thejewishweek.com/

Left chides Bibi over bill to codify Israel as Jewish state; it’s long overdue, supporters say

PM to push for law declaring Israel nation-state of the Jews

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

see also: http://www.haaretz.com/

Editorial: Don’t redefine Jewish state

http://www.haaretz.com/

Netanyahu: Israel is home to one people - Jewish

http://www.haaretz.com/

Livni bashes PM’s plan to codify Israel’s Jewish status

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Op-ed: There is such a thing as 'Israeli'

http://www.haaretz.com/

Op-ed: Judaism And/Vs. Democracy: Memorial Day For The Happiest Generation

http://www.thejewishweek.com/

By Yedidia Stern

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IDF/HAREDI DRAFT

Haredi “hesder” yeshiva opens, includes two years of service in IDF’s Cyber Defense Unit

http://www.jpost.com/

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox quietly join military

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Yeshiva students urged not to report to IDF recruitment centers

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Haredi Councils of Torah Sages may convene on IDF conscription law

http://www.jpost.com/

Army treads lightly as era of Haredi draft beckons

http://www.haaretz.com/

Defense Minister To Haredim: Don’t Worry, You Will Never Be Drafted Against Your Will, Law Or No Law, High Court Or No High Court

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/

In Fight Over Military Service, Israeli Lawmaker Suggests Ending Conscription for All

http://www.tabletmag.com/

Op-ed: Kedoshim: Drafting Haredim

http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/

Frum Soldier Booted from Officers’ Training for Living his Hashkafa http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

Op-ed: Haredim and the mitzvah to serve in the IDF

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

By Rabbi Eliezer Melamed

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RABBINATE/RABBINICAL COURTS

Click here for CARTOON: Police recommend indicting Rabbi Avraham Yosef on extortion charges

http://www.haaretz.com/daily-cartoon/

Police: Evidence Holon rabbi extorted business owners over Kashrut certification

http://www.jpost.com/

Police recommend prosecuting Holon chief rabbi

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Police recommend indicting Rabbi Avraham Yosef on extortion charges

http://www.haaretz.com/

Lobbying group Ne’emanei Torah VaAvodah  calls for term limits for state-appointed communal rabbis

http://www.jpost.com/

State Dayanim Hit With Multi Million Shekel Lawsuit

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Judge Domb Resigns from Rabbinical Court

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

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HAREDI SOCIETY

Bennett: 32% of 1st grade students are Haredi, Israel will not survive without their integration

http://www.jpost.com/

Aide to Haredi MK Litzman fraudulently receives money as yeshiva student

http://www.jpost.com/

Amid furor over draft, initiatives aim to put haredi men to work

http://www.jta.org/

Op-ed: We Haredim should stand for Israel's fallen soldiers

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Haredi paper: Obey Memorial Day siren, don't feed hostile media

http://www.haaretz.com/

Major Haredi newspaper calls on haredim to stand still for Israel Remembrance Day siren

http://www.jpost.com/

Haredi Editorial Unifies Israel on Memorial Day

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

Op-ed: Under standing for the siren - Haredim and Memorial Day

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

By Daniel Goldman

Op-ed: Let my people work - Haredim and the workforce

http://www.jpost.com/

By MK Dov Lipman

Israelis Without ABCs Unready to Power Startup Nation’s Economy - Haredim, Education and Workforce

http://www.businessweek.com/

Haredi Modesty Squad Destroys Synagogue Over Laptop

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/

Barbecues defy taboos as nation mourns Holocaust

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Op-ed: The New York Times is clueless about Israel - and Orthodoxy

http://www.haaretz.com/

By Rabbi Avi Shafran

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INDEPENDENCE DAY

Celebrate Israel's 66th Birthday with Hiddush's Alternative Torch-Lighting Ceremony

see: http://hiddush.org.il/torches/en/

2014 Israel Independence Day Mini-Survey

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

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ALIYAH/ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS/JNF

Op-ed: Why is immigration so divisive?

http://www.jpost.com/

Ukrainian Jews immigrate to Israel amid growing unrest

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Jews are leaving Ukraine: 'We want a better future'

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Ukrainian Jews look to Israel as anti-Semitism escalates

http://www.haaretz.com/

Immigrant absorption center in jeopardy

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Editorial: The Jewish National Fund must be made transparent

http://www.haaretz.com/

To increase transparency, Jewish National Fund to publish financial reports

http://www.haaretz.com/

Ministers shoot down bill for JNF transparency

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

My first Independence Day in Israel

http://www.ynetnews.com/

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GAY/LGBT COMMUNITY

Rabbis approve guide for HIV prevention

http://www.ynetnews.com/

see also: http://www.kipa.co.il/

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RELIGIOUS ZIONISM

Who Is Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein?

http://mosaicmagazine.com/

Introducing the extraordinary rabbi who next week will receive Israel’s highest honor

Torah Sociology: All Religious Zionists Need Each Other

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

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RELIGION AND SOCIETY

VIDEO: Jerusalem The Movie

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/

Click here for VIDEO

JTS to receive fourth Israel Prize for Talmud

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/

O, Canada! Toronto teen wins International Bible Contest

http://www.jpost.com/

Police raid Yitzhar rabbi's home, confiscate computer

http://www.israelhayom.com/

Religious Zionist rabbis: Keep singer Eyal Golan out of Beit Shemesh

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Sex offender’s deportation from Israel back to UK draws closer

http://www.thejc.com/

'Kedoshim': Racism in the name of religion

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Beit Shemesh National Religious Rabbis Oppose Eyal Golan Concert

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Photographing the hidden world of Orthodox Jewish women

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/

Jerusalem cracks down on Old City bagel stands during Passover

http://www.haaretz.com/

Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar: Splitting Beit Shemesh Not on the Agenda

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Security sources: 100 followers of racist rabbi are behind hate crimes

http://www.haaretz.com/

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RELIGIOUS SITES

Rabbi: Government Giving Away King David's Tomb is 'Anti-Israel'

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

see also: Op-Ed: Exclusive: A Seat for the Pope at King David's Tomb

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

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CHRISTIANITY/VATICAN-ISRAEL RELATIONS

Pope's visit will disrupt prayers, say Western Wall officials

http://www.israelhayom.com/

see also: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

Israeli, Diaspora delegates attend Vatican ceremony for papal saints

http://www.jpost.com/

Welcoming Pope Francis to Israel in Advance

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-kronish/

Israeli Arab sentenced to house arrest for Facebook comment against enlistment of Arab Christians

http://www.jpost.com/

Israel is losing the support of the Evangelicals

http://mida.org.il/

Book Review: Evangelical Christians and Jews: A Mat Made in Heaven?

https://www.academia.edu/

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TEMPLE MOUNT

Religious Affairs Ministry looking to allow Jewish prayer on Temple Mount

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Deputy Religious Services Minister Ben-Dahan calls for Jewish prayer on Temple Mount

http://www.jpost.com/

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Religion and State in Israel

May 1 and May 8, 2014

Editor – Joel Katz

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

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