Thursday, November 28, 2013

Religion and State in Israel - November 28, 2013

Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.


MARRIAGE







"The state of an abandoned woman is a halachic lacuna allowing a husband to hold his wife prisoner till the end of her life," says attorney Batya Kahana-Dror of the Mavoi Satum organization.
"The Halacha must introduce an overall solutions which foresees these situations. For example, prenuptial agreements could solve some of the extortion problems.



RABBINATE












BRIT MILAH/CIRCUMCISION
High Rabbinical Court rules man may perform Jewish ritual on infant despite wife's objection, expressing concern that circumcision will be used as tool in divorce battles





MIKVEH




BEIT SHEMESH MUNICIPAL ELECTION






IDF and HAREDI DRAFT






JEWISH and DEMOCRATIC STATE

A campaign must be waged to ensure a democratic Jewish state, rather than a 'Jewish' one as defined by self-anointed rabbis who hold themselves as almost divine


FORMER CHIEF RABBI METZGER CASE






HAREDI SOCIETY




This video was shown at the 91st Agudath Israel of America Convention on November 16th, 2013.
The video was produced by a collaboration of the Hamodia daily newspaper and Kolrom Multimedia.








RACISM




RELIGIOUS ZIONISM



HOLIDAYS/CHANUKKAH



ALIYAH/ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS




RELIGION and SOCIETY
Orthodox before her aliyah, Eva Illouz explains how Judaism lost its sacredness in Israel


By Nissim Leon, Aliza Lavie






CHABAD


MESSIANICS



TEMPLE MOUNT


Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Religion and State in Israel - November 21, 2013

Religion and State in Israel

Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.


CIVIL MARRIAGE


“Why do I support the civil marriage bill?”
  • “Because a loving family is the most important thing,” Bar Refaeli.
  • “Because it doesn’t make sense to fly out of the country to get married,” TV personality Yaron Brovinsky.
  • “Because I’m a married man and it’s time the state registered that,” Gal Uchovsky, an openly gay journalist, producer, and screenplay writer. 


RELIGIOUS PLURALISM








IDF and HAREDI DRAFT









MIKVEH






NON-ORTHODOX MOVEMENTS



RABBINATE












CHIEF RABBI BILL






FORMER CHIEF RABBI METZGER CASE











BURIAL



MARRIAGE





ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS





RELIGION and SOCIETY









HAREDI SOCIETY




KASHRUT





SECULAR JUDAISM





TEMPLE MOUNT







Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.