2021 Issues of the Pluralist
January 4
In Memory of Betty Roswell
Read Anat’s eulogy of dear friend and IRAC supporter, Betty Roswell.
Tags: Betty Roswell, Anat Hoffman
January 11
Happily Ever After For All
IRAC's class-action lawsuit against Jerusalem for marriage discrimination
Tags: Jerusalem Wedding Initiative, marriage, LGBTQ, Reform Movement, class action lawsuit, Municipality of Jerusalem, Chief Rabbinate, Anat Hoffman
January 18
Best of 2020: Working Towards Equality
The Pluralist revisits our favorite stories of 2020 while we are on furlough
Tags: Furlough, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Anat Hoffman
January 25
Best of 2020: The Most Influential Israeli in the World
The Pluralist revisits our favorite stories of 2020 while we are on furlough
Tags: Furlough, Yuval Noah Harari, Anat Hoffman
February 1
Best of 2020: Three Babies and a Statement
The Pluralist revisits our favorite stories of 2020 while we are on furlough
Tags: Furlough, Three Weddings and a Statement, wedding, marriage, Temple Emanu-El, New York, Washington DC, Washington Hebrew Congregation, interfaith, LGBTQ, parents, babies, Anat Hoffman
February 8
A Victory Against Hate and Violence
Rabbi Yosef Elitzur becomes the first rabbi ever to be criminally convicted of incitement to violence.
Tags: Rabbi Yosef Elitzur, Torat Hamelech, Arvut Hadadit, incitement, racism, violence, court victory, Anat Hoffman
February 15
IRAC fights for recognition for emerging Jewish communities
Tags: Rabbi Noam Katz, Am Yisrael Chai, emerging communities, Abayudaya community, Adat Israel community, Uganda, Guatemala, Yosef Kibita, Conservative Movement, Reform Movement, Jews of Color, Jews by Choice, conversion, Jewish Agency, Ministry of the Interior, Supreme Court, Aliyah, Anat Hoffman
February 22
Combatting selective enforcement in school closures during Covid-19
Tags: Covid-19, school closures, selective enforcement, secular, ultra-Orthodox, Israeli government, Israeli police, Supreme Court, Anat Hoffman
March 1
You Are Our Brothers and Sisters
Breaking News: The Supreme Court of Israel recognizes Reform and Conservative conversions performed in Israel
Tags: Supreme Court, victory, Reform Movement, Conservative Movement, conversion, Aliyah, olim, Esther Hayut, Nicole Maor, Rabbi Noa Sattath, webinar, Anat Hoffman
March 8
Finally Jewish, Finally Home
Celebrating the Supreme Court's recognition of Reform and Conservative conversions performed in Israel
Tags: Supreme Court, victory, Reform Movement, Conservative Movement, conversion, Aliyah, olim, Nicole Maor, ultra-Orthodox monopoly, pluralism, diversity, New York Times, Rabbi Gregory Kotler, United Torah Judaism, Shas, fake news, Anat Hoffman
March 15
Tags: easyJet, Melanie Wolfson, gender equality, rights on flights, Anat Hoffman
March 21
If You See Something, Say Something
Together we can overcome racism
Tags: Election, vote, webinar, racism, bus, Egged, if you see something say something, racial equality, Anat Hoffman
April 5
Rabbi Kariv Goes to Knesset
Rabbi Gilad Kariv will be the first ever Reform rabbi to serve in Israel's Knesset
Tags: Knesset, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, David Ben Gurion, IMPJ, Israel Movement for Progressive and Reform Judaism, MK, Otzma Yehudit, Itamar Ben Gvir, Rabbi Meir Kahane, Noam, Yom Ha'atzmaut, crowdfunding campaign, conversion, Anat Hoffman
April 12
Passion for Action
IRAC will be launching our first ever crowdfunding campaign on Thursday, April 15
Tags: Passion for Action, crowdfunding, Yom Ha'atzmaut, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, Avi Maoz, Noam, Knesset, Israel's birthday, conversion, Bet Shemesh, Anat Hoffman
April 19
We Don’t Need No Religious Coercion
Supreme Court victory for pluralistic Jewish education in secular public schools
Tags: Centers for the Deepening of Jewish Education, pluralism, Orthodox, Ministry of Education, Supreme Court, public school, Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez, Passion for Action, Anat Hoffman
April 26
Act Now for a Pluralistic Israel
Tags: Passion for Action, crowdfunding, Israel, Achinoam Nini (Noa), Nili Phillipp, #GiftofChange, Anat Hoffman
Lehava returns to Jerusalem because of racial tensions on the streets
Tags: Lehava, Bentzi Gopstein, racial tension, Jerusalem, police, Ramadan, Racism Crisis Center, Reform Movement, Mt. Meron, Anat Hoffman
May 10
These Aren’t the Rabbis in Our Neighborhood
Rabbi David Yosef forced to resign because of incitement against the Reform Movement and Women of the Wall
Tags: Rabbi David Yosef, Supreme Court, Civil Service Commission, Reform Movement, Women of the Wall, incitement, neighborhood rabbis, civil servants, Anat Hoffman
May 24
Heart of Change
Hear from Professor Ronen Be'eri, IRAC Steering Committee Chair and Professor of Cardiology, about working to create a shared society in Israel
Tags: Professor Ronen Be'eri, Hadassah hospital, Heroes of Health, tikkun olam, shared society, coexistence, Anat Hoffman
May 31
Putting out the Flames
IRAC demands that Lehava be declared a terrorist organization
Tags: Lehava, Bentzi Gopstein, racial incitement, violence, Orly Erez-Likhovski, Ori Narov, Minister of Defense, Attorney General, Shabak, Anat Hoffman
June 7
Israel’s New Government
Tags: Israeli government, Knesset, Union for Reform Judaism, Yair Lapid, Jennifer Kaufman, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, Rabbi Josh Weinberg, ARZA, Gideon Saar, New Hope, Meretz, Yisrael Beitenu, Ra'am, webinar, Rabbi Noa Sattath, Anat Hoffman
June 14
New Government in Question
Answering some of your questions about the new government
Tags: Israeli government, Knesset, Q&A, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yair Lapid, opposition, coalition, Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, democracy, Basic Laws, Nation-State Law, Supreme Court,ultra-Orthodox, extremists, pluralism, equality, Anat Hoffman
June 21
Kicking Racism
IRAC is kicking racism from the streets of Israel and the beaches in Tel Aviv
Tags: Futovolei, Brazil, Tel Aviv, beach, Racism Crisis Center, racism, settlement, racial discrimination, Anat Hoffman
June 28
A Little MORE Conversation
IRAC filed a petition against illegal censorship on Kosher phone lines
Tags: Alice in Wonderland, Haredi, kosher phones, the Rabbinical Council for Communications, Supreme Court, petition, Minister of Communication, Jerusalem Open House, the Aguda - Israel's LGBT Taskforce, Bat Kol - Religious Lesbian Organization, Covid, Meron, conversation, Anat Hoffman
July 6
The Long and Winding Road
to the removal of modesty signs from the streets of Bet Shemesh.
Tags: Bet Shemesh, modesty signs, Deputy Chief Justice Hanan Melcer, Attorney General, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Homeland Security, Anat Hoffman
July 12
The Many Faces of Exclusion
IRAC works to end the desecration of women's faces in Jerusalem
Tags: Municipality of Jerusalem, Safra Square, Project Lonka, Peggy Parnes, holocaust survivor, vandalism, graffiti, women, gender exclusion, Achinoam Nini, Noa, Anat Hoffman
August 2
Nicole’s Gift
A story of a special gift from one of our clients
Tags: Adv. Nicole Maor, Legal Aid Center for Olim, LACO, gift, unicorn, Russia, common law marriage, Aliyah, Ministry of the Interior, citizenship, Covid-19, widow, deportation, Rabbi Noa Sattath
August 9
The Bumpy Road to Parenthood for LGBTQ Families in Israel
IRAC's recent petition towards equal adoption rights for same-sex couples
Tags: Adoption, LGBTQ families, Israeli Gay Fathers Association, Ministry of Welfare, Supreme Court, petition, Anat Hoffman
August 16
Muting the Voices of Hate
The deplatforming of Kahanists from social media
Tags: Kahanists, Baruch Marzel, Bentzi Gopstein, Michael Ben-Ari, Lehava, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, PayPal, deplatforming, social media, Anat Hoffman
August 17
IRAC mourns the passing of Rabbi Richard (Asher) Hirsch
Tags: Rabbi Richard Hirsch, Anat Hoffman
August 23
Be Part of the Celebration
Help celebrate IRAC's 35 years!
Tags: IRAC's 35 Anniversary, share, Anat Hoffman
August 30
Whan an Auspicious Way to End the Year!
With IRAC's most recent Supreme Court victory
Tags: Legal Aid Center for Olim, LACO, Law of Return, widow, patrilineal, aliyah, Ayelet Shaked, Minister of the Interior, Supreme Court, Anat Hoffman
September 2
Social Change - As Easy as Peeling a Pomegranate?
Shana tova, happy new year, from IRAC
Tags: Shana Tova, pomegranate, social change, Anat Hoffman
September 13
Announcing IRAC's New Director
Tags: Rabbi Noa Sattath, Adv. Orly Erez-Likhovski, Anat Hoffman
October 4
The King’s Tweet
The defacement of Reform Judaism in Jerusalem
Tags: Rosh Hashanah, Arieh King, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Reform Judaism, Kehillat HaDror, Twitter, defacement, vandalism, Peggy Parnes, lawsuit, Washington Post, Anat Hoffman
October 11
Lawless Rabbi
IRAC persists against Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu’s hate speech
Tags: Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, public servant, Reform Judaism, incitement, Supreme Court, racism, homophobia, LGBTQ, disciplinary proceedings, contempt of court, government, Ministry of Justice, Minister of Justice, Attorney General, Anat Hoffman
October 18
Facebook's Blacklist
Bentzi Gopstein and hate organization Lehava appear on the blacklist for "hate"
Tags: Facebook, blacklist, Bentzi Gopstein, Lehava, racism, LGBTQ, incitement, TikTok, WhatsApp, Twitter, Rabbi Meir Kahane, Anat Hoffman
October 25
So Long and Thanks for All the Justice
Rabbi Noa Sattath signing off as Director of IRAC
Tags: Jerusalem Open House, LGBTQ, HUC, ACRI, Orly Erez-Likhovski, Anat Hoffman, Rabbi Noa Sattath
November 1
Friends in High Places
Advancing pluralism with our allies in the Knesset
Tags: Allies, coalition, Knesset, Progresive Jewish Lobby, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, Labor, Michal Rozin, Meretz, Moshe Tor Paz, Yesh Atid, Nachman Shai, Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Merav Michaeli, Minister of Transportation, Reform Movement, Conservative Movement, Ori Narov, national budget, Orly Erez-Likhovski, Anat Hoffman
November 8
Released from Limbo
Reform and Conservative converts begin to receive Israeli citizenship
Tags: Conversion, Conservative Movement, Legal Aid Center for Olim, LACO, Aliyah, citizenship, Law of Return, Reform Movement, Supreme Court, Ministry of the Interior, Anat Hoffman, op-ed, Orly Erez-Likhovski
November 15
Reform Jews Are Not Welcome Here
Progress towards synagogues for the Reform congregations in Shoham and Gedera
Tags: protest, Reform congregations, Shoham, Kehillat Shoham, Gedera, Congregation Yuval Gedera, synagogue, Nationalist Ultra-Orthodox, Rabbi David Stav, District Court, Anat Hoffman
November 24
"If there was violence, why did you hide it?"
IRAC's work to support immigrant victims of Intimate Partner Violence
Tags: Intimate Partner Violence, IPV, Legal Aid Center for Olim, LACO, Ministry of the Interior, Population and Immigration Authority, Supreme Court, immigrants, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Agaisnt Women, Anat Hoffman
November 30
A Gift for You This #GivingTuesday
Tags: Giving Tuesday, Hebrew, Anat Hoffman
December 6
Face de-Face with Gender Exclusion
IRAC's work towards gender equality in 2021
Tags: Judge Shirley Renner, Municipality of Jerusalem, Jerusalem District Court, Peggy Parnes, Safra Square, defacement, gender exclusion, gender equality, gender segregation, cemeteries, burial, Israel Railways, rights on flights, IKEA, Bet Shemesh, Anat Hoffman
December 13
Implement the Western wall Agreement!
Tags: Western Wall, Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, Cabinet Secretary, egalitarian, Anat Hoffman
December 20
There’s No Place Like Home
Advancing equal rights for all those who wish to make Israel their home
Tags: Legal Aid Center for Olim, LACO, conversion, Law of Return, Yosef Kibita, Ministry of the Interior, Supreme Court, Abayudaya, Conservative Movement, women, deportation, children, Noa Diamond, Anat Hoffman
December 27
What Every Congregation Needs
IRAC's work assisting Reform congregations in Israel in 2021
Tags: Reform Movement, congregations, Kehillat Shoham, Kodesh veChol, Holon, Kehillat Bavat Ha'ayin, Congregation Yuval Gedera, incitement, defacement, Kehillat HaDror, Jerusalem, Kehillat Kamatz, Mevasseret Zion, Aryeh King, Anat Hoffman
December 31
I Get to Have All the Fun
IRAC wishes you a happy and healthy new year!
Tags: New Year, achievements, Kahanists, Knesset, converts, gender segregation, public transportation, El Al, public radio, Tikkun Olam, Orly Erez-Likhovski, Anat Hoffman
