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
Freedom of marriage is one of the most important and difficult challenges Israel faces in the field of religion-state relations. In a webinar, hosted by Hiddush, Prof. Halperin-Kaddari describes key issues in this area and illustrates how important it is to promote this freedom and change the current reality, which violates
It is with great excitement that we announce our new partner, the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago. JWF will be supporting our very important project to work to change Israel’s systemic response to domestic violence. We are grateful to the Foundation for their support. Our efforts will focus on:
Can Progressive ideals and Jewish law coexist? A feminist answer and a case study on the issue of agunot. A lecture by Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari , at the celebration event of the life of Rabbi Emanuel Rackman, namesake of The Rackman Center for the Advancement of Women at Bar-Ilan
It was recently reported that, shockingly, in Israel in the year 2020, the government is negotiating a plan with the leaders of the Haredi community whereby girls in the Haredi education system will remain home to allow the boys to return to school and study in small groups in hopes
Out of the 12 permanent Knesset committees of the 23rd Knesset – there is only one woman serving as chair (MK Miki Haimovich). This bleak picture has a far-reaching impact on women and girls in Israel, as well as on the society as a whole. Last week, together with Itach -Maaki,
Today (6.7.2020), together with additional civil society organizations, we contacted the CEO of Mifal Hapayis (Israel’s national lottery company) following discrimination against women in the company’s 2020 Torah essay contest. Mifal Hapayis’ council for culture and art recently announced an award winning Torah essay contest divided into three tracks. The