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IRAC occupies a unique place in the social and religious landscape of Israel, infusing social justice advocacy with the spiritual energy and humane worldview of Progressive Judaism. IRAC, the public and legal advocacy arm of the Reform Movement in Israel, was founded in 1987 with...

'Don't Open Front against Diaspora Jews'

By Haviv Rettig Gur, The Jerusalem Post, March 10th, 2010 Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky on Tuesday joined the chorus of concern and criticism over an Israel Beiteinu conversion bill currently before the Knesset Law Committee.

Gulf Remains between Parties on Proposed Knesset Conversion Bill

By Yair Ettinger and Mazal Mualem, Haaretz, March 10th, 2010 The efforts to end the coalition crisis over proposed conversion regulation reforms continued yesterday, as attorney Jacob Weinroth introduced an initial document containing amendments to the proposed bill.

'A Precedent for Discrimination'

By Haviv Rettig Gur, The Jerusalem Post, March 9th, 2010 A major American Jewish organization has criticized the Knesset for pushing ahead with key conversion legislation without consulting with Diaspora Jewish communities.

Why Nobody's Happy with the Conversion Bill

By Dan Izenberg, The Jerusalem Post, March 9th, 2010 The Chief Rabbinate bill (Amendment – Powers in Matters of Conversion) that threatens the solidarity of the coalition is actually two bills wrapped into one, and each has its own political foes who, taken together, add up to an overwhelming majority of the Knesset.

Controversial Clause Holds up Conversion Bill in Law C'tee

By Rebecca Anna Stoil, The Jerusalem Post, March 9th, 2010 By a simple head count, Law Committee chairman David Rotem (Israel Beiteinu) had enough votes in committee to pass his Conversion Law through to its first reading on the Knesset floor Monday, but Rotem chose instead to retain a controversial clause of the bill and thus could not find a single supporter among committee members.

The Pluralist

The Newsletter from the Israel Religious Action Center.
Including letters from the Executive Director, Anat Hoffman, pluralism success stories, and the major Israeli news of the day on the issue of religion and state.

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