2014 Issues of the Pluralist
January 6
The Long Run
Tags: Rabbi Miri Gold, religious equality, B’Shallach, Anat Hoffman
January 13
Israel's Kosher Police
Tags: Kosher, kashrut, Rabbi Eli Ben Dahan, Chief Rabbinate, Ariel Sharon, Naftali Bennett, Africa, refugees, racism, Anat Hoffman
January 20
BREAKING: Women Back on the Air
Tags: Kol Barama, radio, gender discrimination, gender exclusion, Kolech, Anat Hoffman
January 27
Israel Lost a Heroine
Tags: Shulamit Aloni, Meretz, Freedom Ride, Mehadrin Buses, gender segregation, gender discrimination, Egged, Bet Shemesh, Beshalach, Kolech, Anat Hoffman
February 3
Synagogue Vandalized in Ra'anana
Tags: Ra’anana, synagogue, vandalism, graffiti, Tetzaveh, Anat Hoffman
February 10
Enemies of the Jewish People
Tags: David Rotem, Likud-Beitenu, Shas, Uri Maklev, pluralism, Knesset, Ki Tisa, Anat Hoffman
February 17
A Threat to Jerusalem
Tags: Nir Barkat, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, racism, Tag Meir, Naftali Bennett, Tzipi Livni, Vayakhel, Jerusalem, Anat Hoffman
February 24
The Best and Brightest
Tags: Fellow, America, DC, RAC, Religious Action Center, Mark and Peachy Levy, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Anat Hoffman
March 3
Prove Your Birthright
Tags: Taglit, Birthright, visa, LACO, Legal Aid Center for Olim, Aliyah, Masa, Nachman Shai, ancestry, Gideon Sa’ar, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, Naftali Bennett, Anat Hoffman
March 10
A Day to Take Notice
Tags: International Women’s Day, Rabbi Miri Gold, Kol Barama, gender segregation, gender discrimination, gender exclusion, Tzav, Anat Hoffman
March 17
Retrieve Israel's Hat
Tags: Purim, elections, Bet Shemesh, Anat Hoffman
March 24
A Stake in the City
Tags: Modesty, Bet Shemesh, Na'ama Margolis, Moshe Abutbul, election, Shemini, Anat Hoffman
March 31
Happy Birthday, Anat!
Tags: Birthday, Benjamin Netanyahu, Anat Hoffman
April 7
Spring Cleaning
Tags: Passover, Pesach, chametz, Shabbat HaGadol, Hebrew, Anat Hoffman, language
April 14
We Pray for the Victims of Kansas City
Tags: Overland Park, Kansas, shooting, Anat Hoffman
April 21
Mimouna Revisited
Tags: Mimouna, Passover, Pesach, Morocco, Tal Abitbol, Africa, Bet Hanina, racism, Western Wall, Kotel, Anat Hoffman, Natan Sharansky
April 29
Introducing the Legalist
Tags: Law, lawyer, America, Peter Rabinowitz, Legalist, Mimouna, Anat Hoffman, Kedoshim
May 6
IRAC Celebrates Israel at 66
Tags: Kol Barama, racism, Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Independence Day, religious equality, Anat Hoffman
May 12
A Woman to Know
Tags: Nicole Maor, LACO, Legal Aid Center for Olim, refugees, asylum, Aliyah, Price Tag, immigration, Bechukotai, Anat Hoffman
May 19
Victory Dance for LGBT Rights
Tags: Nurit Melamed, LGBTQ, Rabbi Issar Klonski, dance, libel, Bamidbar, Anat Hoffman
May 26
Victory Against Discrimination
Tags: Jenny Baruchi, yeshiva, religious equality, Torah, IMPJ, Israel Movement for Progressive and Reform Judaism, Ministry of Education, Hebrew University, college, university, school, education, Anat Hoffman
June 2
Nine Judges
Tags: Ruth, Shavuot, convert, conversion, yeshiva, religious equality, Beha’alotecha, Anat Hoffman
June 10
My Son's Greek Wedding
Tags: Marriage, LGBTQ, Chief Rabbinate, Tzipi Livni, Anat Hoffman, Yair Lapid
June 23
Women Taking the Stand
Tags: Bet Shemesh, modesty signs, gender discrimination, gender segregation, tsnuis, Orly Erez-Likhovski, Anat Hoffman
July 1
The Third Mother
Tags: Natan Alterman, poem, Anat Hoffman
July 2
A Heavy Heart
Tags: Muhammad Hussein, Abu Khdeir, Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar, racism, revenge, Anat Hoffman
July 14
Sirens in Jerusalem
Tags: Siren, rocket, Gaza, Anat Hoffman
July 29
I'm Moving
Tags: Sirens, Gaza, rocket, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, URJ, Union for Reform Judaism, racism, Lehava, Balak, Anat Hoffman
August 5
IDF's Newest Soldier
Tags: Draft, IDF, Israel Defense Forces, Gaza, Anat Hoffman
August 11
Against the Current
Tags: URJ, Union for Reform Judaism, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, Sarit Hadad, IDF, Israel Defense Forces, Hadassah Medical Center, Samer Mahfouz, Amir Shwiki, Tag Meir, Anat Hoffman
August 18
Homecoming
Tags: New York, America, immigrant, Aliyah, Law of Return, Ethiopia, LACO, Legal Aid Center for Olim, LGBTQ, Re’eh, Sarah Lewis, Supreme Court, Anat Hoffman
August 25
Davka Now
Tags: Racism, Reuven Rivlin, wedding, Lehava, Shoftim, Anat Hoffman
September 1
What Esther Doesn't Tell You
Tags: Shai Piron, education, Law of Public Education, core curriculum, Gaza, racism, Reuven Rivlin, Ministry of Education, Anat Hoffman
September 8
Nail in the Coffin
Tags: Burial, funeral, cemetery, Alternative Civil Burial Law, Chava Lev, Zvi Ginsburg, Bet Shemesh, Lehava, racism, Anat Hoffman, Ministry of Religious Services
September 9
We Won!
Tags: Kol Barama, radio, gender discrimination, gender exclusion, Kolech, Anat Hoffman, Jerusalem District Court
September 16
Not a Spectator Sport
Tags: Radio, Kol Barama, gender discrimination, gender exclusion, gender segregation, buses, Anat Hoffman
September 22
Sticky but Sweet
Tags: Rosh Hashana, Shana Tova, racism gender discrimination, religious equality, Anat Hoffman
September 30
Try a Little Tenderness
Tags: Kach, Yom Kippur, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Kol Barama, El Al, gender discrimination, Anat Hoffman, Rabbi Motti Rotem
October 6
A Flat to Let
Tags: El Al, gender discrimination, Sukkot, Yom Kippur, racism, Eid El Adha, Anat Hoffman
October 20
Action Needed Today!
Tags: Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Nir Barkat, Shlomo Amar, racism, El Al, convert, conversion, Anat Hoffman
October 21
BREAKING: Victory Over Racism!
Tags: Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi, racism, Anat Hoffman
October 27
Sasha's Bat Mitzvah at the Kotel
Tags: Bat Mitzvah, Women of the Wall, Kotel, Western Wall, gender discrimination, gender segregation, kosher, Anat Hoffman, kashrut, Torah, Lech Lecha
November 3
Another conversion crisis? A friendly guide for the bewildered.
Tags: Convert, conversion, IMPJ, Israel Movement for Progressive and Reform Judaism, Elazar Stern, Russia, Anat Hoffman, immigrants
November 10
What's Your Story?
Tags: El Al, airplane, Chayei Sarah, core curriculum, education, Naomi Regan, buses, gender discrimination, Anat Hoffman, Supreme Court
November 18
I Will Follow Her
Tags: Har Nof, LGBTQ, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, airplane, Rabbi Noa Sattath, Anat Hoffman, Rabbi Naamah Kelman, Rabbi Aaron Panken
November 24
What's the Point?
Tags: Nation-State Bill, Hebrew, Arabic, calendar, Yehuda Weinstein, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, David Ben Gurion, Vayeitzei, Anat Hoffman
December 1
The Writing on the Wall
Tags: Hand in Hand Jerusalem School, bilingual, arson, fire, school, graffiti, racism, coexistence, Reuven Rivlin, Benjamin Netanyahu, wedding, Vayishlach, Anat Hoffman
December 8
Take a Deep Breath
Tags: Hand in Hand Jerusalem School, elections, bilingual, Vayeishev, Anat Hoffman
December 15
What Do You Get When You Cross Maccabean Mourners with an IRAC Lawsuit?
Tags: Funeral, burial, cemetery, gender segregation, Mikeitz, Limor Livnat, Anat Hoffman
December 16
Special Message to IRAC Friends in Australia
Tags: Australia, Sydney, Ibrahim Abu Mohammed, Hanukkah, Lehava, racism, Bentzi Gopstein, intermarriage, police, raid, Anat Hoffman
December 16
BREAKING: Leaders Investigated For Racist Incitement
Tags: Australia, Sydney, Ibrahim Abu Mohammed, Hanukkah, Lehava, racism, Bentzi Gopstein, intermarriage, police, raid, Anat Hoffman
December 22
A Mighty Light
Tags: Hanukkah, Lehava, racism, solidarity, Vayigash, Jerusalem, Anat Hoffman
December 29
A Thread of Hope
Tags: Airplane, Delta, gender discrimination, gender segregation, bilingual, Hand in Hand Jerusalem School, Anat Hoffman
December 31
Yours With Tikvah
Tags: Hope, Anat Hoffman