ITIM is committed to increasing participation in Jewish life by making Israel’s religious establishment respectful of and responsive to the diverse Jewish needs of the Jewish people.
- Ensure equal access to State religious services
- Moderate the State’s extreme interpretations of Jewish law
- Protect civil rights in matters of State-administered Jewish life
- Improve government transparency and accountability in matters of Jewish life
- Bridge the divide between Jewish life in Israel and around the world
- Work with Israel’s religious establishment to facilitate participation in Jewish life
- Advocate for pubic policies that strengthen Jewish life, and against those that weaken it
- Legally challenge State authorities to protect civil rights, promote Jewish pluralism, improve transparency, and ensure equality under the law
- Offer alternatives to government programs to meet the needs of the broad Jewish public
- Increase public demand for change on religion-and-State issues