2013 Issues of the Pluralist

January 7
Update on my arrest

Tags: Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, arrest, Kotel, Western Wall, gender discrimination, Western Wall Heritage Council, tallit, Anat Hoffman

January 14
Creating new Jewish leaders

Tags: Flooding, L’taKen, Natan Sharansky, Kotel, Western Wall, gender discrimination, RAC, Religious Action Center, Anat Hoffman

January 21
Elect to Reconnect

Tags: Elections, disengagement, voting, Anat Hoffman

January 28
Election Results

Tags: Elections, Chief Rabbinate, Knesset, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yitro, Yesh Atid, Anat Hoffman

February 4
Spectacular Chutzpa

Tags: Religious equality, Rabbi Miri Gold, salary, Anat Hoffman

February 11
More detentions at the Kotel!

Tags: Six-Day War, Kotel, Western Wall, gender discrimination, deport, convert, conversion, citizenship, Mishpatim, Terumah, Kirk Maxfield, Anat Hoffman

February 18
Conversion is not skin deep

Tags: Deport, convert, conversion, Kirk Maxfield, Tetzaveh, Anat Hoffman

February 25
Equality in Education

Tags: Core curriculum, education, schools, Ministry of Education, Anat Hoffman

March 4
Stop the modesty police!

Tags: Modesty signs, gender discrimination, tsnius, Bet Shemesh, Vayakhel, Pekudei, Anat Hoffman

March 11
Reform Wedding at the Knesset

Tags: Marriage, religious equality, Chief Rabbinate, Benjamin Netanyahu, Women of the Wall, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, Anat Hoffman, Rabbi Kinneret Shiryon

March 18
Reform Wedding at the Knesset Pt. 2

Tags: Marriage, wedding, Knesset, Chief Rabbinate, Mickey Rosenthal, Merav Michaeli, Stav Shafir, Gideon Sa’ar, Western Wall, Kotel, gender discrimination, Tsav, Rabbi Gilad Kariv, Anat Hoffman, Rabbi Kinneret Shiryon, Meretz

March 25
Happy Passover from IRAC

Tags: Passover, Pesach, Anat Hoffman

April 8
Yom ha'Shoah

Tags: Yom Ha’Shoah, Holocaust, Hannah Senesh, Mohamad Taha Ali, Kaddish, Western Wall, Kotel, gender discrimination, Tazria, Metzorah, Anat Hoffman

April 16
Happy Birthday Israel!

Tags: Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Independence Day, Western Wall, Kotel, tallit, prayer, gender discrimination, Achrei Mot, Kedoshim, ARZA, Association of Reform Zionists of America, Anat Hoffman

April 22
IRAC Stands for Marriage Equality

Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing, marriage, religious equality, LGBTQ, divorce, Rabbi Yona Metzger, Western Wall, Kotel, Emor, Anat Hoffman

April 29
Let Shira Play Basketball!

Tags: Sports, basketball, gender discrimination, gender segregation, modesty, Shira Greenbaum, Anat Hoffman

May 6
Victory!

Tags: Judge Moshe Sobel, tallit, prayer, Western Wall, Kotel, gender discrimination, Natan Sharansky, Shavuot, Bamidbar, Anat Hoffman

May 13
Historic Day at the Kotel

Tags: Kotel, Western Wall, tallit, tefillin, Judge Moshe Sobel, Naftali Bennett, Women of the Wall, Nasso, Anat Hoffman

May 20
Another Victory!

Tags: Kol Barama, radio, gender discrimination, freedom rides, Beha’alotecha, Anat Hoffman, Ministry of Justice

May 27
Anat security update

Tags: Women of the Wall, Shas, Rabbi Noa Sattath

June 3
Israel to Recognize Reform Rabbis

Tags: Naftali Bennett, religious equality, Anat Hoffman

June 10
Separate is not equal!

Tags: Arab, racism, segregation, amusement park, Superland, Rishon LeTzion, Korach, Anat Hoffman

June 17
Help navigating the maze

Tags: LACO, Legal Aid Center for Olim, WAZE, Jackie Mates-Muchin, Aliyah, visa, core curriculum, Anat Hoffman

June 24
Barbara Streisand supports pluralism

Tags: Barbara Streisand, Hebrew University, Pinchas, Anat Hoffman

July 1
Send your thoughts to Nelson Mandela

Tags: Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Aliyah, divorce, gett, Anat Hoffman

July 8
Rabbi Jacobs comes to Jerusalem

Tags: URJ, Union for Reform Judaism, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, America, Knesset, Devarim, Alicia Keys, gender discrimination, Women of the Wall, Anat Hoffman

July 15
Help us fight racism

Tags: Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Chief Rabbi, racism, xenophobia, Vaetchanan, Anat Hoffman

July 22
Support our rally to end the Chief Rabbinate

Tags: Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi, corruption, Shas, Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Rabbi Yona Metzger, Anat Hoffman

July 30
Help converts who want to make Aliyah

Tags: Converts, Aliyah, Law of Return, LACO, Legal Aid Center for Olim, Gideon Saar, Women of the Wall, Anat Hoffman

August 5
Support LGBT Rights in Israel!

Tags: LGBTQ, Pride, Israeli Defense Forces, IDF, enlist, marriage, Anat Hoffman

August 12
IRAC goes to the Supreme Court

Tags: Education, yeshiva, university, Jenny Baruchi, kollel, Anat Hoffman

August 19
An end to gender segregation

Tags: Freedom Rides, gender segregation, Egged, buses, Anat Hoffman

September 4
Shana tova from IRAC

Tags: Haaretz, Shana Tova, person of the year, Anat Hoffman

September 30
Help IRAC Fight Racism

Tags: Racism, Lehava, Bentzi Gopstein, Kach, Coalition Against Racism in Israel, WRJ, Women of Reform Judaism, Noach, Anat Hoffman

October 7
Update about the Western Wall

Tags: Western Wall, Kotel, Women of the Wall, gender segregation, Lech-Lecha, Anat Hoffman

October 14
Next at Bat: Social Justice

Tags: Social justice, identity, Diaspora, Anat Hoffman

October 21
Abracadabra

Tags: Bet Shemesh, gender segregation, gender discrimination, modesty, conversion, Chayei Sarah, Anat Hoffman

October 28
No Excuses

Tags: Kol Barama, Avi Mimran, radio, WRJ, Women of Reform Judaism, Anat Hoffman

November 4
Historic Day at the Kotel!

Tags: Kotel, Western Wall, Women of the Wall, Veyeitzei, Anat Hoffman

November 12
Pluralism in the IDF

Tags: IDF, Israeli Defense Forces, Education Corps, military, Chief Rabbinate, religious equality, Vayishlach, Anat Hoffman

November 18
Update from the GA

Tags: Federation, North America, General Assembly, Benjamin Netanyahu, VaYeishev, Anat Hoffman

November 25
Victory at the Supreme Court

Tags: Racism, incitement, Hanukkah, The King’s Torah, Torat HaMelech, Mikeitz, Anat Hoffman, Supreme Court

December 2
Help us stop the detentions

Tags: Asylum, refugees, Africa, Prevention of Infiltration Law, Benjamin Netanyahu, URJ, Union for Reform Judaism, Anat Hoffman

December 10
Women of Reform Judaism Honor Anat Hoffman

Tags: WRJ, Women of Reform Judaism, URJ, Union for Reform Judaism, Dr. Jane Evans, Vayachi, Anat Hoffman, Rabbi Marla Feldman

December 16
Read my speech from the URJ Biennial

Tags: URJ, Union for Reform Judaism, WRJ, Women of Reform Judaism, Shemot, Dr. Jane Evans: Pursuit of Justice Award, Anat Hoffman

December 24
Visiting Bet Shemesh

Tags: Bet Shemesh, modesty signs, gender discrimination, sports, Vayeira, Gary Perlin

December 30
Pluralism on the Menu

Tags: Equality, cooking, Rabbi Miri Gold, Bo Anat Hoffman