Meimad (Hebrew: מימד, an acronym for Medina Yehudit, Medina Demokratit (מדינה יהודית, מדינה דמוקרטית ‎), lit., Jewish State, Democratic State) [3] is a moderate to left-wing religious Zionist political party in Israel.

Meimad was a moderate religious movement established in 1988 toward the elections for the 12th Knesset. The movement emerged against the background of growing dissatisfaction among moderate religious Zionists with the growing political extremism of the National Religious Party .

Established in 1988 as a religious Zionist alternative to the National Religious Party (NRP), Meimad (Dimensions - Movements of the Religious Center) was discouraged by the NRP’s increasingly right-wing positions on the peace process and security matters.

Meimad. In addition to Netivot Shalom, Ravitzky is also a leader in Meimad, another moderate religious Zionist group. Meimad was established in 1988, and in 1999 it became a political party. Meimad was founded by Rabbi Yehuda Amital, the head of Yeshivat Har Etzion, a yeshiva in Gush Etzion, a block of West Bank settlements.

Jun 7, 2018 · Meimad, which is a Hebrew acronym of Jewish State Democratic State, was founded 30 years ago by Har Etzion yeshiva head Rabbi Yehuda Amital. The dovish religious-Zionist Meimad party was...

Rabbi Yehudah Amital established Meimad in 1988 as a religious Zionist alternative to the right-wing Gush Emunim. Meimad believes that the Jewish values of peace and saving lives are more important than Jewish sovereignty over the entire biblical land of Israel.

Aug 30, 2018 · Meimad – a Hebrew language acronym for “Jewish state democratic state” – was founded 30 years ago as a liberal religious party by Rabbi Yehuda Amital, who was dean of the Har Etzion yeshiva and a minister in Prime Minister …

Dec 14, 2012 · Born in Copenhagen in 1954, Melchior spent time studying in Jerusalem in 1980 and then moved to Scandinavia to become the chief rabbi of Norway. After immigrating to Israel in 1986,...

The political future of the dovish religious-Zionist Meimad party is uncertain since talks with the Labor Party were suspended this week, The Jerusalem Post has learned. With polls showing...

Jewish State, Democratic State) is a left - wing religious Zionist political party in Israel. Founded in 1999, it is based on the ideology of the Meimad movement founded in 1988 by Rabbi Yehuda Amital. At the national level, it was in alliance with the Labour Party, and until the 2006 elections, received 10th spot on the Labour Knesset list.