The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau, gave an interview to "Israel Today" yesterday (Thursday) in which he spoke out against the conversion law and the conduct of the Minister of Religions, Matan Kahana.
The responses to the interview, from the entire political spectrum, were not long in coming.
Minister of Religions Matan Kahana said following the interview: "Your Honor, no, you are absolutely right.
Only rabbis will decide who is a Jew.
The people of Israel trust the rabbis of the cities - Torah scholars who have been ordained by the Chief Rabbinate. "
Minister of Religions, Matan Kahana // Photo: David Cohen - Ginny,
The chief rabbis, Rabbi Avraham Shapira and the Rishon Lezion Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, wrote in 1984, stating: "They are the ones who teach in their community every day. I regret that there are those who do not trust the long hand of the Chief Rabbinate."
Your Honor, no, you are absolutely right.
Only rabbis will decide who is a Jew.
The people of Israel trust the rabbis of the cities - Torah scholars who have been ordained by the Chief Rabbinate
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- Matan Kahana Matan Kahana (@MatanKahana) January 21, 2022
The chairman of the Committee for National Infrastructure Initiatives and Jewish Religious Services, MK Yulia Malinowski (Israel Beiteinu), also responded to the interview: "He claimed that a Jew is only a person who accepts the yoke of Torah and mitzvos. Mitzvot are actually non-Jews - good to know and thanks for the clarification, we will continue from here. "
In an interview given by the Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Lau to Israel this weekend, he claimed that a Jew is only a person who accepts the yoke of Torah and mitzvos.
That is, according to the esteemed rabbi, all Jews who do not keep the commandments are actually non-Jews - good to know and thanks for the clarification, we will already continue from here. @ Hanan_green @IsraelHayomHeb pic.twitter.com/7aiw54J3UE
- Yulia Malinovsky Yulia Malinovsky (@YuliaMalinovsky) January 21, 2022
Katya Kopchik, director of the Russian-speaking Israelis in the "Free Israel" movement, said of the interview: Humiliating, and especially to stop letting a small minority dictate the lifestyles of us all. "
The chairman of the Noam party, MK Avi Maoz (Religious Zionism), in response to Minister Kahana's words: "The minister's boldness crosses every border. He fortifies his positions.
"Where is the audacity to lead fateful moves to the Jewish identity of the state, moves with broad halakhic significance, without the backing of the chief rabbis, the chief rabbinate council and all the great men of Israel?"
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