Equal Opportunity in the IDF Is Not a Favor — It Is the Law
Equal opportunity in the IDF is not a favor. It is a binding legal obligation. This was the clear message emphasized by Rackman Center CEO
June 7, 2026
Equal opportunity in the IDF is not a favor. It is a binding legal obligation. This was the clear message emphasized by Rackman Center CEO
Israel’s rabbinical courts are funded by public money, hold power over the personal lives of millions — yet operate with zero transparency, zero female judges,
April 27, 2026 — a historic day in Israel and the Jewish world.For the first time ever, women were allowed to sit for the Chief
Last night (March 23rd, 2026), amid an ongoing war on multiple fronts, the Knesset voted and approved, in its second and third readings, the bill
Breakthrough: The Chief Rabbinate Opens Rabbinical Exams to Women. Following a High Court of Justice ruling, in response to a petition we filed at the
Israel’s Ministry of Welfare and Social Security now supports legislation to define domestic violence in Israeli law. In addition, the bill recognizes all forms of
Last week, the legal memoranda detailing the proposed reform was published. The reform contains many sections that harm women, one of the most obvious among them: a significant reduction in the representation of women in the committee for appointing judges. Today women make up 44% of committee members. After the
The Rackman Center, in cooperation with other organizations appealed to the Minister of Justice, Yariv Levin, with a request that he oppose the expansion of the powers of the rabbinic courts: We would like to bring to your immediate attention our strong opposition to the expansion of the authority of
“Expanding the powers of the rabbinic courts to include civil matters could be dangerous,” says Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Founding Head of the Rackman Center, in an interview with Keren Neubach on her radio program, ‘Seder Yom’. Imagine if employers started adding a clause to employment contracts saying that the employee
The Rakman Center, together with other organizations, appealed to the incoming Prime Minister to clearly and decisively commit to the importance of fighting sexual and domestic violence and place this at the top of the public agenda. Following attacks from elements in the expected coalition against this fight to
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari’s lecture presents how the legal system deals with severed parent-child relationships (parental alienation) within the framework of divorce: “When, close to a divorce, a boy or girl refuses contact with one of the parents, it is very important to examine the cause of this refusal…There is a
The Rackman Center participated, together with other women’s organizations, in an emergency session held in the Knesset on the issue of women in Israel. The conference was initiated by MK Sharon Nir. As an organization that promotes legal equality in the field of family law, it is important for us