Gavison-Medan Covenant
Religious Affairs: Matza brawl
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On Pessah eve, Jerusalem's haredi mayor, Uri Lupoliansky, sent out letters to food vendors throughout the capital, including those who regularly sell non-kosher food, urging them not to sell hametz (unleavened products).
A gay kid? No problem
Shas MK Nissim Zeev is doing a good job of maintaining his impressive record of attacks on gays, arguing about a month ago at the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee that Gay Pride parades "give legitimacy to the self-destruction of th...
Ruth Gavison: People can adjust
Why should masses of secular Jews agree to give up the oh-so-convenient option of doing their shopping on Shabbat?
Nobody is listening
Is Israel being torn apart? Does the protest campaign of the disengagement opponents signal a deep internal rift? Has the process of dividing the land become a challenge to Israeli sovereignty?
Gavison-Medan New Social Covenant on Religion and State Issues
The "status quo" arrangement underpinning relations between the religiously observant and secular in Israel has begun to lose its force in recent years. Religious-secular tensions, as a consequence, have intensified, as various groups strive to im...