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Cycle of Employment Program: Wearing you out until you stop asking
Cycle of Employment program: Wearing you out until you stop asking for your benefit Rabbi Idit Lev is back with unfortunate findings from the hearing of the Subcommittee on the Cycle of Employment...
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PRESS RELEASE | 29 January, 2014 Rabbis for Human Rights presented a position paper to the Elaluf Committee summarizing the key reasons that people living in poverty do not receive the benefits they...
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Parashat Pekudei: So that we will all be equal partners
In addition to our reading of Parashat Pekudei, this Shabbat we have a special maftir reading from Exodus 30:11, known as “Shabbat Shekalim.” Rabbi Idit Lev finds parallel in these readings between...
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Student Reflection: Learning about Socioeconomic Injustices in Israel
Last month, Rabbis for Human Rights brought international students studying in Israel on a study-tour focusing on the socioeconomic justice and poverty within Israel. Participant Andrue Kahn reflects...
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So too must we remember our promise: Passover thoughts 5774
As we prepare for the celebration of the Passover, the Jewish holiday marking the Israelites’ liberation from Egyptian slavery and the beginning of their cohesion as a “people,” Rabbi Arik Ascherman,...
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RHR’s Response to the Report Released by the Elaluf Committee for Combatting...
The Knesset Committee for Combating Poverty headed by Elie Elaluf has submitted their findings and recommendations to the government. Below please find RHR’s response to their report. Rabbis for Human...
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Don’t let the most vulnerable of society pay for “Protective Edge”
Operation Protective Edge cost Israel 4.3 billion, while projected total cost has been estimated at NIS 8.5 billion. Who ends up really paying the price? Whose security is neglected over the cost of...
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“Come as Far as you Can”: RHR’s High Holiday Appeal
An appeal by Rabbis for Human Rights Co-chairs Rabbi Amy Klein, and Rabbi Moshe Yehudai, and Rabbi Arik Ascherman, president and senior rabbi for RHR, on the upcoming High Holidays. Selichot prayer...
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His day in court: Legal victory marks step forward in the fight to save...
RHR Advocate Becky Cohen-Keshet specializes in public housing in Israel. On Thursday October 2nd, the day before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, where Jews atone for their sins and believe their...
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New Report: Israel fourth in child poverty in the developed world
A new report released by UNICEF shows that Israel is fourth in the developed world in child poverty, following Greece, Latvia, and Spain. Since 2008, child poverty in Israel has increased from 35.1 to...
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Weekly Torah Portion: What makes a good leader?
In Parashat Shmot, Rabbi Idit Lev examines Moses, one of our people’s greatest leaders, and asks what we should remember from his story as we prepare to enter the voting booth. Moses strikes water from...
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Student Study Tour February 20th: The face of Israeli poverty
Rabbinical, cantorial, education and other international students, please join RHR on February 20th for a study tour to RHR’s socio-economic center in Hadera to learn about poverty in Israel. To view...
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Passover Thoughts: On Khan El Akhmar, The Abuse of Power and the “Us” In The...
On Khan El Akhmar, The Abuse of Power and the “Us” In The Promise PASSOVER THOUGHTS 5775 Rabbi Arik W. Ascherman RHR President and Senior Rabbi Confiscation of solar panels from Khan el Akhmar One of...
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RHR’s Rabbi Idit Lev chosen as symbolic torch lighter for Yom Haatzmaut
RHR is so proud of Rabbi Idit Lev, head of RHR’s social justice department, who was chosen by Haaretz newspaper for their symbolic choices for this year’s Yom HaAtzmaut torch lighters. Please find the...
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Yom Haaztmaut Thoughts: We are much stronger than you, much more stubborn,...
On Israel’s 67th birthday, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, President and Senior Rabbi of RHR, shares his thoughts on the vision and dream of our people, the struggle ahead, and why we must be strong, stubborn...
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Weekly parasha: Making the world a healthier, better place for all
5775 is a shmitah year, a year of rest for the land. But the Sabbath for the Land is about much more than agricultural rules and observances, it is also about personal renewal, humility and growth, and...
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Rabbis join hundreds protesting in solidarity with Susya!
On Friday July 24 2015, nine buses full of Israelis, internationals, and activists arrived in the small Palestinian village of Susya in order to show support to the village currently under immediate...
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Rabbi Lev criticises govt’s lack of overall plan for fighting poverty
A Hebrew article on Ynet on recommendations for the war on poverty cites the criticism of Rabbi Idit Lev of RHR against the current state budget. Two excerpts from the article: “The 1.6 million...
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Dec 18: Int’l Student Program on the Face of Poverty in Israel
Over one third of Israel’s children are poor. Additionally, a 2013 report showed that Israel has the highest poverty rate out of all the OECD countries . What can be done about these dismal numbers?...
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December 8th: Rabbi Idit Lev to help fill the Knesset with Hanukah light!
During the upcoming Jewish holiday of Hanukah, Rabbi Idit Lev, the director of RHR’s socio-economic department, will participate along with other religious leaders in a special event on December 8th...
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