Religion & State in Israel – January 14, 2008 (Section 1)

Religion & State in Israel January 14, 2008 (Section 1) Editor – Joel Katz Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement. Photo credit: Jewish ChronicleCourt to hear petition against segregation of sexes on buses By Yuval Yoaz, Haaretz Orthodox American-Israeli

Religion and State in Israel – January 14, 2008 (Section 2)

Religion & State in Israel January 14, 2008 (Section 2) Editor – Joel Katz Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.Sanhedrin to Bush: Declare that Israel belongs to Jews By Koby Nahshoni, YNetnews.com The American president is requested to seize the

Religion & State in Israel – January 14, 2008

Religion & State in Israel January 14, 2008 Editor – Joel Katz Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement. Photo credit: Jewish ChronicleCourt to hear petition against segregation of sexes on buses By Yuval Yoaz, Haaretz Orthodox American-Israeli

Religion & State in Israel – January 7, 2008

Religion & State in IsraelJanuary 7, 2008Editor – Joel KatzReligion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.Please send your comments or suggestions to ReligionandStateinIsrael@gmail.com______________________________Much ado about nothing?By MATTHEW WAGNER, JPost.com

Religion & State in Israel – December 31, 2007

Religion & State in IsraelDecember 31, 2007Editor - Joel KatzReligion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement. Please send your comments or suggestions to ReligionandStateinIsrael@gmail.comReform Movement articlesReform leader seeks return to ritualsBy MATTHEW WAGNER,

Religion and State in Israel – December 24, 2007

Religion and State in IsraelDecember 24, 2007Editor: Joel KatzReligion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement. Please send your comments or suggestions to ReligionandStateinIsrael@gmail.comReform head: U.S. Jews must not oppose compromise on JerusalemBy Shlomo Shamir,

Religion and State in Israel – December 24, 2007

Religion and State in Israel special editionDecember 24, 2007Editor - Joel KatzReligion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.International Conference on Contemporary Reform Judaism: Sociology, Education and TheologyVan Leer Institute, JerusalemDecember 24-25, 2007Tuesday,

Religion and State in Israel – December 17, 2007

Religion and State in Israel December 17, 2007Editor: Joel Katz________________________________________If there's no Reform movement in Israel, there's no Reform movementBy Shmuel Rosner, HaaretzRabbi Eric Yoffie: "If we fail to create a significant presence in Israel, this failure casts doubt on our

Religion and State in Israel – December 10, 2007

Religion and State in Israel December 10, 2007Editor: Joel KatzForging the Israel connection - Israel Reform Rabbi Meir AzariBy Anshel Pfeffer, HaaretzMeir Azari, rabbi of the Beit Daniel synagogue in Tel Aviv, home to the largest Reform following in Israel, has a dream:"I'd like to see large groups

Religion and State in Israel Weekly – December 3, 2007

Religion and State in IsraelDecember 3, 2007Editor: Joel Katz____________________________________________CLICK HERE to see how Israel's leading cable company promotes HDTV (High Definition TV) (wait until HDTV video begins; 'right-click' the HDTV screen and click ZOOM in) ___________________________________________Rabbinic

Religion and State in Israel – November 19, 2007

Religion and State in Israel November 26, 2007Editor: Joel Katz___________________________________________________________________Much ado about Rabbi EliyahuBy Anshel Pfeffer, HaaretzThere are a wealth of plausible reasons for the failure of the non-Orthodox versions of Judaism to gain a foothold in

Religion and State in Israel – November 19, 2007

Religion and State in Israel November 19, 2007Editor: Joel Katz_______________________________________________Breaking with traditionBy Anshel Pfeffer, HaaretzIn Rabbi Benjamin Lau's eyes, each one of these incidents demonstrates an abdication of national responsibility by the rabbinical establishment,

Religion and State in Israel – November 12, 2007

Religion and State in IsraelNovember 12, 2007Editor: Joel Katz___________________________________________________________________Aren't kibbutzniks Jewish?By Zevulun Orlev, YNetnews.comThe writer is chairman of the National Religious PartyThe State Prosecutor's Office decision to exempt kibbutz communities

Religion and State in Israel – November 5, 2007

Religion and State in IsraelNovember 5, 2007Editor: Joel KatzPeres seeks improved relations between Beit Hanassi, Reform rabbisBy Matthew Wagner, JPost.comIn contrast to his predecessor, Moshe Katzav, who refused last year to address the head of the Reform Movement, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, as "rabbi," President

Religion and State in Israel – October 29, 2007

Religion and State in IsraelOctober 29, 2007Editor: Joel KatzRabbinate threatens to fine rebel rabbisBy Matthew Wagner, JPost.comThe Chief Rabbinate's legal advisor warned Monday that Tzohar rabbis would be slapped with fines if they did not desist immediately from providing alternative kashrut supervision.

Religion and State in Israel – October 22, 2007

Religion and State in IsraelOctober 22, 2007Editor: Joel KatzThe plan: Reform converts will also be recognizedBy Uri Yablonka, nrg.co.ilThe Reform and Conservative (Masorti) movements in Israel are in accelerated negotiations with the government to recognize non-Orthodox conversions for the purpose of

Religion and State in Israel – October 15, 2007

Religion and State in IsraelOctober 15, 2007Editor: Joel KatzDraft constitution ignores crucial question of who is a Jew By Shahar Ilan, HaaretzThe draft constitution being prepared by the Knesset Constitution Committee will not include the Law of Return, in order to forestall an argument over the "who

Religion and State in Israel – October 8, 2007

Religion and State in IsraelOctober 8, 2007Editor: Joel KatzYishai bans Jews from working at airport on ShabbatBy Neta Sela, YNetnews.comIndustry, Trade and Labor Minister Eli Yishai said he would authorize a project to renovate runways at the Ben Gurion Airport on the condition that works on the weekend