Background Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Israeli women. Previous
studies found socioeconomic status and other risk factors impact breast cancer outcomes …

This study explores the impact of litigation on the mobilization of ethnic equality in the
admission to Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) schools in Israel, and examines the socio-political …

Religion is a prominent legal force despite the premise constructed and promoted by
Western constitutionalism that it must be separated from the State in democracies. Education …

This chapter provides an updated review of the main themes that may assist in
understanding the structure and the practices of Haredi schools in Israel, and to map the …

This paper studies one ultra-Orthodox group–Habad community, exploring its members'
attitudes towards four languages: Hebrew, Loshen Koydesh (LK), English, and Yiddish, and …

This article offers a typology of comparative law research and assesses the state of this body
of research in one Asian country–the State of Israel. To identify the work that should be …

Control over women's bodies and sexuality has always been central to human society,
culture, and politics.'However, in recent years, the clash between religious patriarchy and a …

States have often taken different approaches to polarizing issues such as the legalization of
marijuana, voting rights, and gun safety. Generally, the federal government has stayed out of …

State regulation of faith-based schools is an especially fraught issue because it pits liberal
democratic and pluralistic values against one another. Ethical pluralism demands that the …

(IRAC) as an alternative to the hegemony of the Orthodox establishment in Israel. The main
argument is that IRAC has achieved modest success in separating the civil institutions of …