Freedom of religion in israel
Education Ministry establishes guidelines guaranteeing students' rights to lay tefillin in schools
The directive aimed to establish clear, uniform rules and provide school principals with a guided framework to facilitate the policy's implementation throughout the public school system.
Coast Guard removes environmentalist ship from US 250th anniversary parade over political banners
Shavuot and Mount Sinai: Why modern Jews still wrestle with the Torah
PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system
Ultra-Orthodox histrionics over religion, state may backfire - analysis
Both ultra-Orthodox parties have denounced the government as “treif," have accused Bennett of being “a con artist” and repeatedly denounced the government for "destroying Judaism."
Jerusalem restaurants excited for potential new kashrut rules
“When you don’t have competition, I think it’s bad for business,” Crave co-owner Tzvi Maller said, speaking about the potential kashrut trust-bust proposed in the Knesset on Tuesday.
Where will Miriam Naor go with the Meron disaster state inquiry?
Naor is a moderate, but she is secular and a moderate activist.
IDF urged to allow chametz on army bases during Passover
The letter to the Chief of Staff asks to ensure the supply of kosher food for Passover does not justify a ban on the holding of chametz by secular or non-Jews.
What I told a recent State Department conference
What’s the state of religious freedom in Israel and the Arab world?
The Honey Foundation is supporting religious pluralism in Israel
While the ultra-Orthodox receive the vast majority of public funding, only 10% of Israelis are ultra-Orthodox.
Liberman files High Court petition demanding end to rabbinate's DNA tests
“It is outrageous to hear that only immigrants from the former Soviet Union are suspected time after time by the rabbinical courts that they are ‘non-Jews’,” said Liberman.
Israelis want American Jewish help in promoting religious pluralism
As it does every year, the survey found that Jewish Israelis are far more liberal on religious issues than their government.
Freedom of religion
My concern is the guarantee of freedom of religion. The lack of that freedom makes us – ironically – the only nation in the free world in which complete freedom of religion does not exist for Jews.
It happened to my family. It can happen to yours.
“It’s sad and so unfair. Did you see how proud she was tonight? But unless someone figures out how to fix things she’s going to wake up one day and find out...”