Tag Archive: Bnei Brak
Fighting for Women’s Rights
Solidarity is the path forward for a more gender-equal society. Standing Together (Omdim Beyachad-Naqif Ma’an) aims to make that happen.
Combatting Erasure of Women From Public Spaces
After significant pressure, an Israeli bus company ended a discriminatory policy to remove pictures of women from bus ads when traveling through ultra-Orthodox areas.
Women Erased from Election Billboards
IRAC and the Israel Women’s Network are fighting back against attempts to keep women out of the public eye in religious municipalities like Bnei Brak.
A Social Change Movement is Underway to Fight the “Minimarkets Law”
This law, passed narrowly in the Knesset on Monday, marks a setback for religious freedom in Israel.
Heroes of Israel: Meet Eli Bitan, an Ultra-Orthodox Journalist Who Lost His Job for Speaking Out
Bitan says that there are more progressives within the ultra-Orthodox community, particularly when it comes to the two-state solution.