Hofesh

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Hofesh
Hofesh - Freedom from Religion
HeadquartersTel Aviv, Israel
Location
AffiliationsAtheist Alliance International
WebsiteOfficial website (in Hebrew)
Official website (in English)

Hofesh (

separation of religion and state and stopping the religious coercion in Israel, objecting to repentance activity and going against it. The organization is an affiliate of Atheist Alliance International
.

Goals

The organization's goals are:

History

A newspaper ad that was actually started the establishment of the organization. It was published by parents of a teen returning in repentance, who are in fact the founders of the organization.

In Israel of the 1980s, there was an activity of ultra-Orthodox and religious associations, and the phenomenon of repentance among the secular public increased. At the end of 1985, a number of parents of a teen returning in repentance began to organize as a group and locate other people like them. In May 1986, the group established an association called "Victims of Repentance" (Hebrew: נפגעי החזרה בתשובה, Nifga'ey HaHazara BiTshuva), whose goals were:

  • Publicly reveal the methods of the repentance advocators.
  • Investigate the phenomenon of repentance and its scope.
  • Stimulate public opinion in the country and expose it to the dangers lurking (in the opinion of the association) to the individual, family, society and the entire country from the process of repentance.
  • Act with the state authorities, its institutions and leaders, draw their attention to the phenomenon, and prevent further repentance by stopping the flow of funds to the institutions engaged in this activity.

According to the association's website, the association succeeded in "outlawing missionary work in schools and IDF bases".[1] In 1987, the association changed its name to "ע.ל.ה", an abbreviation in Hebrew for "Association for the Prevention of the Haredi Takeover" (Hebrew: עמותה למניעת ההשתלטות החרדית), started dealing with issues other than repentance, such as the prevention of religious coercion and the prevention of the situation of the Halachic state in Israel.

In 1998, the association merged with Hofesh website, and changed its name to "ע.ל.ה – חופש". Since then, the association's activity has been conducted simultaneously on the web and outside of. Hofesh website was established in November 1997 and is operated by volunteers.[2]

In September 2004, a decision was made to change the association name to "Hofesh - Freedom from Religion" (Hebrew: חופש - עמותה לחופש מדת)

In July 2016, the association, along with a number of other petitioners, filed a petition with the

Ministry of Transportation consider operating public transportation on Shabbat, in light of their refusal to operate public transportation on Shabbat.[3]

The organization is an affiliate of Atheist Alliance International.[4]

The organization is objectionable among the religious and Haredi public.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "הטפות מיסיונריות ל"חזרה בתשובה" בצה"ל". www.hofesh.org.il. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. ^ "החופש להיות חשוך". הארץ (in Hebrew). 2001-07-30. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ גורודיסקי, סוניה (2017-09-11). "בג"ץ דחה את העתירה להפעלת תחבורה ציבורית בשבת". Globes. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. ^ "atheism.online — Find Support & Make New Friends". atheism.online. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. ^ "אתר חופש - דחוף!! | שאל את הרב". כיפה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-11-22.

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