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.

Reform Jewish leaders holding Torah scrolls at the Western Wall
Conversion

Let's Talk about Israel's Conversion Crisis

Rabbi Gilad Kariv
Anat Hoffman
Rabbi Noa Sattath

Almost one year ago, the Knesset started the crisis by passing a bill in its first reading that would only recognize conversions performed in Israel under the auspices of the ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate.

Seated Orthodox Jewish man reading the Torah at the Western Wall
Israel

Fighting the "Kosher Monopoly" in Israel

Anat Hoffman

You might not know it, but if you stay at a hotel while visiting Israel, about 10% of your bill goes to certify that the food and facilities are kosher in the eyes of the state-sponsored, ultra-Orthodox Rabbinate.

Signs requiring women to dress modestly written in both English and Hebrew in Beit Shemesh

Defeating Modesty Signs in Israel... Again

Anat Hoffman

In representing the brave religious women of Beit Shemesh, we did a lot more than remove modesty signs from their town. We now have a legal precedent that can expedite the removal of similar signs anywhere in Israel.