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LEGAL ACIEVEMENT

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

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The High Court of Justice issued an order nisi in response to the Rackman Center’s petition, ordering the State to provide legal justification to its refusal to include female Halachic scholars as part of the group of Rabbis in the Election Committee for the Chief Rabbis of Israel

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

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Visit by the Joseph Alexander Foundation

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

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Collective Expert Academic Response to attempts to undermine the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls report dated 13 April 2023 titled Custody, violence against women and violence against children

To:                    United Nations Human Rights Council From:                International Expert Academic Consortium RE:                   Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Custody, violence against women and violence against children, to be presented

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