Rabbis for Religious Freedom and Equality in Israel

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NEW public opinion studies on marriage freedom in Israel

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Exploring Israel's Jewish and Arab sectors, as well as the Zionist Orthodox community This week, new perspectives regarding Israelis’ views on marriage freedom and related issues were presented to the public. After years of polling Jewish public opinion, Hiddush initiated a special study of both Israel’s Jewish sector and its Arab sector, and its findings were released … [Read more...] about NEW public opinion studies on marriage freedom in Israel

‘Love revolution on Tu Be’av: 74% of Israeli public want egalitarian marriage’ by Ariane Mandell

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Originally posted on the Jerusalem Post HERE A new study released Thursday morning reveals that 74 percent of Israel's Jewish public is interested in having an egalitarian wedding ceremony, with an exchange of rings that carries mutual and equal obligations between spouses. Just 26% are in opposition. The survey, conducted by the Smith institute for the NGO Hiddush: For … [Read more...] about ‘Love revolution on Tu Be’av: 74% of Israeli public want egalitarian marriage’ by Ariane Mandell

Public opinion poll: only 63% of Israelis would abide by civil court rulings over religious edicts

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"In a situation when Jewish religious edicts were in conflict with civil court rulings, which would you follow?" Two weeks ago, the RRFEI bulletin [link] included an analysis of the Supreme Court landmark ruling on access for non-Orthodox converts to public mikva'ot, demonstrating that there is a lot more to this than first met the media's eyes. We … [Read more...] about Public opinion poll: only 63% of Israelis would abide by civil court rulings over religious edicts

Update: Resources and Media

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Please note: Hiddush's 2014 Israel Religion and State Index is now available here under resources. Media coverage on Hiddush's victory against the Chief Rabbinate's illegal kashrut regulations for hotels and event halls is now available here under resources. Please contact RRFEI or register to join Rabbis for Religious Freedom and Equality in Israel. … [Read more...] about Update: Resources and Media