#19: Is Israel's Orthodox Monopoly Ending?

Episode 19 March 10, 2021 00:37:32
#19: Is Israel's Orthodox Monopoly Ending?
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#19: Is Israel's Orthodox Monopoly Ending?

Mar 10 2021 | 00:37:32

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Show Notes

The decision by Israel’s Supreme Court recognizing Reform and Conservative conversions performed in Israel has reignited attention around issues of state and religion, especially in the eve of what has become a bi-annual national election. 

In this episode, Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain analyze this landmark decision - discussed in the Supreme court for over a decade - which recognizes that perpetuating Orthodox authority over issues of personal status violates Israel's legal commitment to human freedom and dignity for all of its citizens, regardless of nationality, religion, ethnic, or sexual identities.

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