"Spiritual Holocaust": The Chief Rabbinate Against the Approval of the Conversion Law
The Chief Rabbis of Israel, Rabbi Lao and the Chief Rabbi Yosef, addressed a letter to the committee members and all Knesset members following the approval of the Conversion Law by the Ministerial Committee on Legislative Affairs:
David Berger, in collaboration with Shuva Israel
21/02/2022
Monday, 21 February 2022, 10:12 Updated: 10:17
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Following the approval of the Conversion Law by the Ministerial Committee on Legislative Affairs, the Chief Rabbis of Israel, Rabbi Lau and the Chief of Staff, Yosef, addressed a letter to committee members and all Knesset members yesterday (Sunday). For the establishment of local conversion centers.
We do not take lightly the fact that the purpose of the law is to facilitate the conversion proceedings, but as has already been said, "your intention is desirable but your actions are undesirable."
The law that will be discussed today was made without coordination with officials in the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and contrary to its position. "
The rabbis add in their letter," This law is a "immigrant fraud", Rabbis and judges of Israel. "
The rabbis further note that "at the great assembly attended by about a thousand rabbis and dayanim,
"The government is discussing a law that has an impact on many citizens and Israeli society as a whole. Making a decision on this sensitive and important issue, ignoring the position of the chief rabbis and judges of Israel as well as all Torah scholars, has torn the nation apart and will inevitably lead to the establishment of separate communities in Israel. The majority of the Diaspora rabbis who expressed their opinion against the proposed outline. Of the people of Israel. "
The Chief Rabbis conclude the letter by clarifying the duty of protest against the problematic law: The Constitution of the Torah in the Land of Israel.
"Our attempts to prevent this dangerous procedure have so far been in vain. The initiators of the law have completely ignored the position of the Chief Rabbinate even though it was presented to them and they have changed only a few cosmetic, non-substantial changes."
"We call on you to stop the process and establish a joint body that will propose a bill that will address the hardships while preserving the unity of the people and not cause separation and rupture in the people whose fate we will end."
Oren Henig, director general of the LIBA Center, commented that "the cosmetic changes made to the conversion law do not change the fact that the only reason Minister Kahana wants to allow city rabbis to convert is because Rabbi David Satyu and the 'Proper Conversion' court are supported by associations "They will be able to convert wholesale. We must stop this madness that will lead to assimilation and a spiritual holocaust on the people of Israel."
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