Tuesday, December 21, 2010

With Rotem Bill Still In Dispute, Sharansky Seeks A Deadline Extension | The Jewish Week

Remember the Rotem bill? That law that would give the Israeli Orthodox Rabbinate total control over conversions to Judaism? It went away right? Well, it's baaa-aack!

Not that we need to worry about Bibi cutting a deal with the Orthodox establishment, right? Right?

“We are having conversations with Rotem and others and we are still in the midst of these efforts,” he said. “I cannot tell you what the outcome will be because people change their minds.”

Hrmn....

Article linky below.

With Rotem Bill Still In Dispute, Sharansky Seeks A Deadline Extension | The Jewish Week

1 comment:

  1. Rabbi, glad to see you linked to this article.

    For more on this important issue, please make sure to visit Religion and State in Israel and
    @religion_state on Twitter.

    Joel Katz

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