“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
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
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
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
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
Yesterday, the Knesset passed the bill for electronic supervision of perpetrators of domestic violence. Once the bill goes into effect (in a year), judges will be authorized to issue a warrant for electronic monitoring devices in cases where certain preconditions are met. In urgent cases, the judge is authorized to
This month, the Rackman Center, led by Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari and Leah Goeppinger-Levy, spoke at two webinars about the current political situation in Israel and its potential impact on women and women’s right. The first was on June 14 with representatives of the Jewish Women’s Funding Network and the second
Bar-Ilan University’s Rackman Center for the Advancement of Women petitioned the High Court of Justice with regard to Section 7 (8) of the Chief Rabbinate Law which provides for the appointment of “ten rabbis” to the committee that elects chief rabbis, requesting that female Halachic scholars will also be appointed
Last week (June, 22nd 2023) we had the pleasure of hosting at The Rackman Center our long-time friends and partners, the Joseph Alexander Foundation. We had the privilege of meeting the extended family and sharing just how important the Foundation’s support has been to both the Rackman Center and the
