Originally posted on JTA Israel’s Chief Rabbinate holds absolute power in key areas over the religious definition of what – and who – is Jewish. This monopoly — empowered, funded and perpetuated by the state — has given the haredi Orthodox-controlled body the license to exclude major segments of the Jewish community within and outside Israel, including adherents of varieties of … [Read more...] about As rabbis of all denominations, we say it is time to abolish Israel’s Chief Rabbinate
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Rebbetzin Rivkah Lubitch’s Facebook response to the treatment of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun
With all due respect to those who are now coming out with declarations that they will continue to marry outside the framework of the Rabbinate - Let us hear you express an opinion about the marriage of mamzerim. Rabbi Dubi Haiyun was not arrested for having performed outside the Rabbinate, but because he did so for a mamzer (according to the Rabbinate). But Rabbi Dubi Hayoun, … [Read more...] about Rebbetzin Rivkah Lubitch’s Facebook response to the treatment of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun
Yair Sheleg’s Facebook response to the treatment of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun
The arrest of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun for conducting a chuppah and kiddushin ceremony without a permit from the Rabbinate is a shocking disgrace. Indeed, Haiyun broke the law, but in this case the law itself is a disgrace, a law with a black flag flying over it. A law that states that marriages, even Orthodox, outside the framework of the Rabbinate, will not only not be registered, … [Read more...] about Yair Sheleg’s Facebook response to the treatment of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun
Rabbi Benny Lau’s Facebook response to the treatment of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun
Stop this now. The Haifa police arrested Rabbi Dubi Haiyun, the rabbi of the Conservative community of Moriah in Haifa for (listen carefully): conducting a chuppah and kiddushin ceremony without the approval of the Rabbinate. Red line crossed. Someone there wants to burn down the nation’s home on us, and just before Tisha B'Av. Someone there does not understand what a unique … [Read more...] about Rabbi Benny Lau’s Facebook response to the treatment of Rabbi Dubi Haiyun
Rabbi Uri Regev responds to “How to Finally Get Egalitarian Prayer at the Western Wall” (Tablet Magazine – Nov. 22., 2016)
Liel Leibovitz's "How to Finally Get Egalitarian Prayer at the Western Wall" can be found HERE. Rabbi Uri Regev's response follows below: As Liel Leibowitz (LL) suggests, the non-Orthodox movements should broaden their appeal and avoid unnecessary conflicts. Nevertheless, I have strong reservations as to the specifics of LL's perspective on what is "unnecessary … [Read more...] about Rabbi Uri Regev responds to “How to Finally Get Egalitarian Prayer at the Western Wall” (Tablet Magazine – Nov. 22., 2016)