July 5, 2015
OUR CROWD:
Conversion reforms struck down by cabinet (ADIV STERMAN, July 5, 2015, Times of Israel)
The cabinet repealed Sunday an initiative that would recognize conversions to Judaism conducted by a wider circle of rabbis, and separately approved the transfer of authority over the country's rabbinical courts from the Justice Ministry to the Ministry of Religious Services.The cancellation of the two initiatives will ultimately strengthen ultra-Orthodox oversight of Jewish-religious affairs in the state.
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 5, 2015 6:21 AM
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