July 7, 2015
CIRCLING THE KLAGONS:
Religious Services Minister: I cannot say that Reform Jews are Jews (JEREMY SHARON, 07/07/2015, Religion News Service)
Minister for Religious Services and Shas MK David Azoulai has made incendiary comments once again about non-Orthodox Jews, saying that he could not describe them as Jews.Speaking on Army Radio on Tuesday, Azoulai said that only people who follow Jewish law can be described as Jewish and described non-Orthodox streams as "people who try and falsify" the Jewish religion."Any Jew who observes the Torah and commandments is for us a Jew...A Reform Jew, from the moment he does not follow Jewish law I cannot allow myself to say that he is a Jew," said the minister.
Note that observance is not sufficient either, unless you are already a "Jew".
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 7, 2015 1:53 PM
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