Anat Hoffman

Anat Hoffman is the executive director of the Israel Religious Action Center, the public and legal advocacy arm of the Reform Jewish Movement in Israel. She is also the chairwoman of Women of the Wall, a group of Jewish women and men from around the world who strive to achieve the right of women to wear prayer shawls, pray, and read from the Torah collectively and out loud at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
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Rockets Fall in Tel Aviv

Anat Hoffman
I am sure you are filled with anxiety as you watch events in Israel unfold on the news. I wanted to update you that our staff is safe. We are praying for better times and continuing to work hard for the Israel we believe in.

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Israel Has Election Fever

Anat Hoffman

The holidays are over and Israel is open for business. The relative quiet that characterizes the chaggim has been replaced by the type of chaos that only politics can create. Israel is going to have early elections on January 22, 2013.

Op-Ed: Israel Must Punish Rabbis Who Preach Hatred

Anat Hoffman

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin apologized to Jamal Julany, one of the victims of a racist attack in Zion Square, during his visit to the 17-year-old. "We are sorry," said Rivlin, a Likud Party leader.

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