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Ministers approved the conversion law - the ultra-Orthodox sharply attack: "Dangerous step that encourages assimilation" | Israel today

2022-02-20T14:57:36.361Z


Two important laws in the field of religion and state were approved by the Ministerial Committee on Legislative Affairs • The Minister of Religions welcomed the conversion law: "Making history", and the ultra-Orthodox and the ultra-Orthodox were furious: : "Another step on the way to restoring the Jewish public's trust in the religious establishment"


The conversion law, which was first revealed in "Israel Today" and which seeks to allow city rabbis to establish independent conversion courts, was approved today (Sunday) by the Ministerial Committee on Legislative Affairs.

According to the law, city rabbis will be able to establish a court and convert, in contrast to the existing situation where only the courts of the state conversion system can convert non-Jews.

Along with this law, the Ministerial Committee on Legislative Affairs also approved a bill by MK Moshe Tor-Paz - which was also first published in "Israel Today" - which seeks to change the members of the assembly to elect the chief rabbis massively, in order to allow a majority for religious Zionism.

Minister of Religions Matan Kahana, Photo: Arik Sultan

MK Tor-Paz stated that the approval of his law is "another step on the way to restoring the Jewish public's trust in the religious establishment.

Restoring the rabbinate to the people is another step in promoting inclusive and embracing Judaism that will represent the diversity that exists in Jewish society.

As we pledged, we came to change. "

"Important news for thousands of citizens"

"We are making history," he said in response to the approval of the conversion law by the Ministerial Committee on Religious Affairs, Matan Kahana.

"The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved the conversion outline I am promoting. I thank my coalition colleagues, rabbis and partners with whom we wrote the law and the general public who support us. Together we took another step in preserving the Jewish identity of the State of Israel. We are advancing to continue legislation in the Knesset. "

The chairman of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, MK Rabbi Gilad Karib (Labor), also welcomed the bill.

"We support any move that would allow for the expansion of Orthodox conversion options in Israel, in light of the extremist and opaque conduct of the rabbinical establishment so far on this important issue. The law approved by the Ministerial Committee explicitly includes a clause he is Jewish'.

"Later in the legislative process, we will insist that the law does not harm this recognition, which reflects the fact that the State of Israel is the state of the entire Jewish people, for its variety of streams and communities."

The Torah and Labor Trustees Movement said: "We welcome the passage of the conversion bill in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. The new conversion law, which gives the authority to convert to city rabbis, may bring important news for thousands of non-Jewish citizens according to Halacha, and bring the world of conversion closer to them. "Because the final proposal will give the local authorities maximum authority to convert in a way that will strengthen the Jewish and democratic image of the state."

MK Moshe Tor-Paz, Photo: Knesset Spokeswoman

Along with all this, Tani Frank, director of the Center for Judaism and State at the Hartman Institute and the Trigoboff Institute, was happy with the approval of the conversion law, which he said "has the potential to allow tens of thousands of returnees to enter the Jewish people."

However, Trigoboff added that in order for the law to achieve its goals of expanding the entrance gates to the Jewish people, local rabbis must be allowed to lead the vehicles and strengthen the independence of local rabbis in establishing conversion courts. "While talking to the whole section of the Jewish people, in Israel and in the Diaspora. It should be remembered that any policy change that directly concerns the question of 'who is a Jew' should be done with due attention and sensitivity in relation to Israel's Diaspora relations."

"Convert wholesale"

On the other hand, the ultra-Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox elements in the Knesset issued angry statements about the approval of the conversion law. MK Yaakov Asher (Torah Judaism) was furious: "The law tries to make Judaism an open club "Among 'rabbis' on behalf of who will convert non-Jews wholesale to be liked by some politicians. The destruction of the chief rabbinate and the state conversion institution will be etched forever by Minister Kahana and a friend of his from the right-wing party."

MK Meir Porush,

MK Meir Porush (Torah Judaism) said: "Law-making, if it is according to Halacha, can only be done by qualified rabbis, and at once some new law of conversion. Unfortunately and shamefully, voices of rejoicing over the law are heard from the choir of reformers and liberals, Speaking of the name, they do not share it. "

Another angry response came from MK Yaakov Litzman. Encouraging assimilation and contrary to Halacha, and the position of the Chief Rabbinate.

The observant will be required to organize for the establishment of an alternative genealogy system. "

They were joined by MK Avi Maoz of Religious Zionism, who attacked Minister Kahana on the grounds that he “continues in his attempts to destroy the Chief Rabbinate and state conversion.

The attempt to hide behind the claim that all the moves were intended to strengthen the Chief Rabbinate will not succeed.

Kahana takes the keys of the Chief Rabbinate, and gives them to his Reform friends.

Most of the quorum and building of the rabbis of Israel oppose Kahana's moves, but he, in most of his impudence, is not interested.

Minister Kahana is destroying with his own hands the state conversion established by Rabbi Druckman.

With the help of the name, when we are in the government, we will repair everything that the government destroyed. "

Libya Center Director Oren Henig said that "the cosmetic changes made to the Conversion Law do not change the fact that the only reason Minister Kahana is interested in allowing city rabbis to convert is so that Rabbi David Satyu and the Properly Converted Court can convert. "Wholesale. We must stop this madness that will lead to assimilation and spiritual holocaust on the people of Israel."

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Source: israelhayom

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