Thursday, January 2, 2014

Religion and State in Israel - January 2, 2014

Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.


REFORM MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL

The
Haaretz daily broke the story Wednesday, reporting that the funds were paid by the Religious Services Ministry — which would have made it a huge victory for the Reform Movement in fighting for parity with Orthodoxy.

The spokesperson of the Religious Services Ministry, Daniel Bar, however, told The Times of Israel Wednesday that no monies have been transferred by his ministry to the Reform Movement, and “that his ministry does not pay Reform rabbis.”
The Religious Services Ministry released a statement saying, “As opposed to what has been published in the press, the Religious Services Ministry has not budgeted for Reform rabbis in 2013. The budget for Reform rabbis comes solely through the Culture Ministry.”


The salaries of Rabbis Miri Gold of the Gezer Regional Council, Stacey Blank of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, Gadi Raviv of the Misgav Regional Council and Benji Gruber of Hevel Eilot Regional Council have now all been paid.

The salaries, however, were paid by the Ministry for Culture and Sport, rather than the Ministry for Religious Services.


The Shas party was opposed to the funding coming from the budget of the Religious Services Ministry during the tenure of the previous government.

The compromise that was reached put the Culture and Sports Ministry in charge of setting regulations and transferring funding to the Reform Movement, which employs the four rabbis.


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KASHRUT






AGUNOT/MARRIAGE



ABORTION


BRIT MILAH/CIRCUMCISION



BEN DAHAN STATEMENTS ON GAYS





BEIT SHEMESH ELECTIONS













IDF/HAREDI DRAFT/NATIONAL SERVICE















JERUSALEM



RABBINATE




RABBI MOTI ELON CASE





ALIYAH







BNEI MENASHE




RELIGION AND SOCIETY



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HAREDI SOCIETY




KNESSET



KOTEL/WESTERN WALL/WOMEN OF THE WALL





TEMPLE MOUNT




ORTHODOX JEWISH FEMINISM



SHAS



CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY



NEW YEAR'S EVE



Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.
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