Israel’s current status quo of conjoined religious and civil legal systems enables violence against women and limits the rights and freedoms of women and men alike. That was the message of a prese
News and Updates
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23/10/2014CWJ’s community lecture initiative traveled north in late October, bringing facts about the unchecked power of Israel’s rabbinic courts to the community of Givat Ada, near Binyamina.
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21/10/2014CWJ calls on Israeli Supreme Court to intervene in a case of blatant overreach of rabbinic jurisdiction relating to a female same-sex couple.
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13/09/2014Shabbat lecture to Bnei HaRama congregants illuminates systemic inconsistencies in Chief Rabbinate procedures and rulings
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10/09/2014CWJ legal action curbs rabbinate's misuse of a law designed to protect Israeli women residing abroad
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08/09/2014Attorney Dr. Susan Weiss: "Rabbinic courts don't have authority to reverse conversions."
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10/04/2014In response to a petition filed before Israel’s Supreme Court by Center for Women’s Justice (CWJ) and Kolech, the Ministry of Religion has instructed mikvah (ritual bath) attendants that they must adopt a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding women who wish to use the mikvah, and not ask questions about their purpose.
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03/04/2014On April 3, 2014, Dr. Susan Weiss led a seminar for 50 legal professionals at the Tel Aviv Bar Association, introducing them to CWJ’s approach and offering pro-bono consulting assistance to attorneys who employ this tactic for clients.
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15/03/2014The shocking experience of Shira* demonstrates that the unjust and autocratic practices of the rabbinic courts extend well beyond get refusal situations.
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12/03/2014In a Jerusalem Post Op-ed piece, Dr. Susan Weiss, CEO and founder of the Center for Women's Justice, issues a call to action for all Israelis: Demand civil marriage in Israel as a step toward alleviating the scourge of get refusal.
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