Public Transportation and the “Jewish Character” of Israel
Public transportation in Israel is well developed and includes both an extensive network of bus lines and a (slowly) expanding train service. The system allows people to travel to their work and to their study, and takes every week thousands of soldiers home from their bases and back. However, going to the beach on Saturday […]
From Kashrut to Conversion: On our Way to Religious Coercion?
With the formation of the new Israeli government, all kinds of promises and statements were made regarding reforms in the way the State will deal with religious issues, in particular, Kashrut certification and conversion. And now, just over a hundred days after its establishment, Religious Affairs Minister, Matan Kahana is formulating concrete proposals. Not to […]
