CWJ in the Press

The New York Times, July 15 2010, The Diaspora Need Not Apply. CWJ's Rivkah Lubitch is quoted in New York Times editorial concerning the politics of conversion in Israel.

Havruta Magazine Summer 2010, Parameters of Chutzpah, and expository essay by Susan Weiss.

LaIsha Magazine June 2010, Not Your Grandma's Stories (in Hebrew).

Jerusalem Post June 15, 2009, Ruth Eglash writes about decision of government to fund social workers, psychologists to aid religious courts in divorce. CWJ comments.
 
Jerusalem Post June 10,2009, Ruth Eglash. "Plight of 'chained' women to be exposed via YouTube." CWJ innovation.

Jerusalem Post May 19, 2009, Dan Izenberg. "High Court: Justify conversion annulments." CWJ comments.

Jerusalem Post May 18,2009,  Ruth Eglash. "High Court praised  for helping to stop Beit Din's 'inquisition' of converts to Judaism." CWJ comments.

Jerusalem Post May 28, 2009, Barbara Sofer. "The Human Spirit: When the Community tries to free a chained woman." CWJ comments
 
Jerusalem Post December 9, 2008, an opinion piece by Susan Weiss (The Great and Equivocal Vanishing Trick of Israeli Women), discussing the similarities between Muslim and Jewish women, and the succesful case brought by CWJ against the discriminatory rabbinic court tender.

Hadassah Magazine November 2008, Gershom Gorenberg writes about CWJ's appeal to the High Court of Justice to invalidate the High Rabbinic Court's decision revoking our client's conversion; and the implications of this appeal regarding "what it means for Israel to be a Jewish state and about the connection of religious and ethnic Jewish identity."

Jerusalem Post June 18, 2008, an opinion piece by Susan Weiss (Zealots in the Public Sphere).

Jerusalem Post June 6, 2008, Dan Izenberg's interview with Susan Weiss about a court decision on rejected conversions.

Jerusalem Report January 21, 2008, about the Canadian Landmark Decision (damages for breach of promise to give a get) and the Israeli Precedent Cited (Netty Gross). 

Jerusalem Post October 29, 2007, about CWJ's 4 million shekel lawsuit on behalf of 18 year agunah (Dan Izenburg).

Jerusalem Post August 20, 2007, an opinion piece by Susan Weiss (A Plea for Nuance).

Jerusalem Post March 20, 2007, an opinion piece by Susan Weiss (The Aguna Work Around).

Haaretz Nov. 9, 2006, Tamar Rotem writes about the cancellation of the rabbinic judges conference scheduled to discuss the problem of agunot.

Jerusalm Post Nov. 21, 2006, an opinion piece by  Susan Weiss (The Agunah Conference that Wasn't).

Jeruslam Post Nov.3, 2006, an opinion piece by Susan Weiss (Sages of Israel, Take Modernity by the Horns).

Haaretz Oct.12, 2006, commenting on the rabbinic judges conference.