The 2023 Rackman Center Annual Report “Women & Family in Israel” has been published, presenting statistical data concerning legal proceedings in family matters over the
On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists tried to break into G’s house that was on the ground floor of a building in Sderot. They failed. G
MK Rothman: Let’s be clear: the knowledge and experience of female Torah scholars is equal to that of their male peers! Last week we
The Rackman Center participated in a meeting on October 15, 2024, about the dangers of broadening gun ownership in Israel without checking whether applicants have
“A year has passed since the events of October 7th”, says Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, head of The Rackman Center.“Shortly after that fateful day, we got
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari and attorney (col. res.) Sharon Zagagi-Pinhas in an opinion piece following suspicions of assault on Palestinian detainees by IDF soldiers at the
For the most recent and up-to-date information on the issue of the sexual violence and gender atrocities, we recommend Prof. Halperin-Kaddari’s latest webinar with ELNET – European Leadership Network.Additional resources from the last few weeks include: Letter of Israeli women’s organizations to UN Women Playlist of select interviews and webinars featuring Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari.
The Rackman Center is proud to announce our latest legal victory. In response to our petition, Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled that women can be considered as appointees to the Assembly that elects Israel’s Chief Rabbis. The court accepted our position that the term ‘rabbis’, as it appears in
Ruth Halperin-Kaddari: “By turning a blind eye to the October 7th massacre, and to the unprecedented and premeditated extreme cruelty of the sexual violence committed by Hamas, they not only fail us, but they undermine the purpose for which they were established, and in fact undermine the whole IHR system.
The Rackman Center, together with 80 other women’s organizations, issued a harsh letter to UN WOMEN, in response to their statement of 13.10.23 that failed to reference the atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel. UN Women is an international body that must stand by women wherever they are – regardless
A legal achievement for the Rackman Center! The High Court of Justice overturned a ruling of the Grand Rabbinical Court that ignored the “best interests of the child” principle and ordered a secular girl to be enrolled in a religious school. We are empowered to share our most recent legal
Ultra-Orthodox members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition want to expand the powers of all-male rabbinical courts, and to bar women and men from mixing in many public arenas. A more recent proposal would let the rabbinical courts determine child support in some circumstances. “It’s important to emphasize: The
