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
Read The Rackman Center viewpoint in this article: Israel’s Rabbinical Courts May Soon Have Unprecedented Power Over non-Israeli Jews
Dr. Galit Shaul was invited to join The Greater Miami Jewish Federations’ Women’s’ Study Tour 2018 (WST18) at a special meeting in light of the upcoming municipal elections in Israel. Wepower formed a coalition focusing on increasing the involvement or women in municipal leadership, of which the Rackman Center is
Herstory The Forgotten Story of the Women Who Built Israel – and Their Fight for Equality Read this article from Haaretz, featuring Prof Ruth Halperin-Kaddari. The forgotten story of the women who built Israel – and their fight for equality – Israel News – Haaretz.com
We were honored to welcome Hon. Elaine Bloom to the Rackman Center today. Ms. Bloom was instrumental in helping to establish the Rackman Center in 2001, and had a close connection with Rabbi Rackman Z”L. We hope you will visit us again soon!
In honor of International Women’s day, Dr Galit Shaul was invited to speak on a special panel at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, for visitors from the USA as part of NCJW’s mission to Israel and the Dafna Women’s Conference. The panel topic was ‘Legal Tools in the service of
In honor of International Women’s Day, we held a conference this week on “Advancement and Access to Women’s Rights in Family Law in Israel: From Planning to Action, March 2016-February 2018”, at which we marked the end of the wonderful project in cooperation with the European Union. Thank you very