Since 2015, the Rackman Center has promoted the Electronic Monitoring law. This law allows courts to track potentially violent partners. In 2020, we drafted the
Attorney Shelly Blat Zak, Director of the Rackman Center, was interviewed by Yael Goldman on Radio 102 FM about the Center’s recent activities. She described
Following the approval of a bill to expand the authority of rabbinical courts over child support, Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari spoke out. She stated: “It is
In July, the High Court of Justice ruled that women must be allowed to take rabbinical certification exams. The ruling followed a petition filed by
The Rackman Center Faculty of Law has just opened the new academic year. We welcomed new students to the Legal Aid Clinic for Women in
This week, a bill to expand the jurisdiction of rabbinical courts passed its first reading. According to Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, the bill creates a parallel
Congratulations to Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari on being named one of the most influential people in gender policy in 2018 by Apolitical, alongside some of the most incredible women and men from around the world. Click here for the full list. Prof. Halperin-Kaddari was named alongside Justin Trudeau – Prime Minister,
Dr. Galit Shaul and Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari contributed to this important report by Nancy Strichman in cooperation with NCJW and the Dafna Fund. This was a participatory action research project that will be used to help leaders, activists, and funders of women’s organizations think strategically and develop a road map
Dr. Lenore Walker is an American psychologist who founded the Domestic Violence Institute, documented the Cycle of abuse and wrote The Battered Woman, for which she won the Distinguished Media Award in 1979. We welcomed her to the Rackman Center for a conversation with a group of Israeli professionals and
The Jerusalem Post interviewed Keren Horowitz, head of public policy at the Rackman Center: “This is a good first step and we are gratified that the state authorities are willing to implement a solution in the immediate future. The time has come for the Civil Service Authority to recognize that
We warmly congratulate Mrs Mary Lilling-Goldberg on receiving the Bar Ilan University Presidential Award of Distinction for her valued support of the Rackman Center. We so appreciate your friendship and encouragement and hope that we will continue working together in the future.
It was our pleasure to meet Mr. and Mrs. Esther and Romie Tager QC at the Annual Tager Prize, which, in recognition of their contribution to Israeli Law, presented an award to one of Bar Ilan’s law students. The Tager’s contribution includes their ongoing support of our innovative and unique