Takana is a forum of prominent personalities with the objective of fighting sexual abuse in the National Religious

Religious Zionism

Religious Zionism is an ideology that combines Zionism and Jewish religious faith...

 sector in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

.

The forum came to the spotlight in February 2010 when it published a statement claiming that Rabbi

Rabbi

In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...

 Mordechai Elon

Mordechai Elon

Rabbi Mordechai Elon is a Zionist Israeli rabbi. He has headed several Jewish, religious and social organizations and institutions, as well as having hosted television and radio shows...

 was breaking his commitments to refrain from public activity, which followed complaints of sexual misconduct.

In 2008 the forum was involved in the Makor Rishon

Makor Rishon

Makor Rishon is an Israeli daily newspaper, identified with conservative national and religious values.It is published in Tel Aviv; most of its readership is made up of paying subscribers. During the week, Makor Rishon is published in tabloid format...

 exposé of Megirot and its founder, Sylvia Dahari.

Criticism

The forum has been criticized for allowing the religious community to settle matters "in-house" rather than have alleged offenders subject to open public investigation.