Supporting Reform and Conservative Congregations (Kehillot) in Israel
Interior Ministry now obligated to register as married Israeli couples who wed in online ceremonies through the US state of Utah. Please click here to read the rest of the article, courtesy of the Times Of Israel.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-top-court-recognizes-reform-conservative-conversions/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/orthodox-mks-vow-to-shun-labor-reform-rabbi-as-partner-for-coalition-or-minyan/
“Instead of welcoming the multitude of religions and varieties in the city, the municipality prefers to make far-fetched excuses.” By TZVI JOFFRE JULY 13, 2020 21:52, from the JERUSALEM POST The website of the Jerusalem Municipality deleted a list of synagogues located… Read moreJ’lem site removes synagogue list after order to list all places of worship
12-13% of Israeli see themselves as part of liberal religious streams, JPPI survey shows, though few are active members of synagogues. A new survey has shown a significant rise in support for Conservative and Reform Judaism in Israel, as well… Read moreStudy finds more Israelis identify with Conservative, Reform Judaism
Reform Movement survey also finds most Likud supporters want Jerusalem to invest ‘significant resources’ in ties with Diaspora. A new poll commissioned by Israel’s Reform movement has found that most supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party think… Read moreMajority of Likud voters support recognition of non-Orthodox Judaism
The Israeli advocacy organization is working to expand options for marriage outside the Rabbinate and public transportation on Shabbat. Uri Keidar got married in shorts and sandals. But his attire wasn’t the most controversial part of the ceremony. Performed by… Read moreBe Free Israel highlights efforts for religious pluralism
From the Times of Israel, June 20, 2017: Israela??s Chief Rabbinate has demanded it be permitted its own legal representation in the High Court of Justice to protest the establishment of the Western Wall mixed-gender plaza, as ultra-Orthodox parties demanded… Read moreRabbinate and haredi MKs ramp up bid to topple Western Wall mixed-gender plan
From Shmuel Rosner’s blog in the “Times of Israel”, April 24, 2017: An article in the Times of Israel last week made several claims concerning the Jewish People Policy Institutea??s Pluralism Index that ought to be clarified. The articlea??s headline… Read moreJPPI does not leave out Reform and Conservative: Half of Israeli Jews prefer mixed-seating synagogues
Government given 30 days to show a”good cause” why women can’t read from Torah scrolls at the holy site Please click here to read the full article on “The Times of Israel”