The legislation that would remake Israel
As MKs consider a bill that could reinstate laws rejected by the Supreme Court, here is a guide to the recent barrage of ostensibly ‘anti-democratic’ bills. (more…)
Israeli Orthodox rabbinate making a practice of discrimination
by Mati Gill
I am a Conservative (Masorti) Jew living in Israel, and I’m done apologizing for it. The official Israeli establishment recognizes me as a Jew, just not the way I choose to practice. The government of Israel continues to allow the ultra-Orthodox to fully control all Jewish-religious life in Israel.
Israel has more Conservative and Reform Jews than Charedi
A recent survey revealed the amazing fact that there are more Conservative and Progressive Jews in Israel than there are Haredim (ultra-Orthodox). Taking material from a vast survey by the Guttman Centre, journalist Shmuel Rosner (1) noted that 8% of Israeli Jews defined themselves as Conservative or Progressive (Reform) compared to just 7% who defined themselves as Haredi.