The Quest for Religious Freedom and Pluralism in Israel: An American Comparative Perspective


 

Publication Date: January 1995

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Gerald L. Showstack

Research Area: Culture and religion; Politics

Keywords: Tolerance; Religious Denominations; Religion

Type: Report

Coverage: Israel

Abstract:

Although religious pluralism does not currently exist in Israel, Orthodoxy can coexist with pluralism given the right conditions. The author suggests these keys to change that will further the quest for religious freedom and pluralism in Israel: reform ofthe Israeli political system, recognition of altemative Jewish religious modes, cultivation of a culture of democracy, and lessening the social distance that separates the Orthodox from the non-Orthodox.