Chief rabbi freezes all conversions to Judaism in protest of planned reforms

[sun rise]

Any resemblance of modern Israel to the time when the Pope overruled monarchs is not coincidental. I've excerpted what to me are the key points removing all the bits about who is claiming what.

Chief rabbi freezes all conversions to Judaism in protest of planned reforms

Kahana’s proposed legislation would allow for conversions outside the auspices of the Chief Rabbinate, authorizing municipal rabbis to supervise the process.
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Lau’s authorization is currently required for all conversions in the country. Halting the process will impact two significant segments of the population — immigrants from Ethiopia and from the former Soviet Union. Some members of these two groups require Orthodox conversion to be recognized as Jewish in Israel.
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Converts to Judaism who move to Israel whose conversions are not recognized by the Chief Rabbinate cannot marry in Israel, as the rabbinate controls marriages. Reform and Conservative conversions performed in Israel have not been recognized for years.
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Kahana was recently provided additional security due to threats he has received over his plans to reform issues of state and religion.

 

[Rival]

Too much power.

- Desperately afraid of interfaith marriages.
- Makes conversion unnecessarily hard.

 

[Nakosis]

Too much power.

- Desperately afraid of interfaith marriages.
- Makes conversion unnecessarily hard.

Exactly what I was thinking.

 

[Revoltingest]

Well, that does it...I'm not converting,
nor am I moving to Israel.

 

[Brickjectivity]

Kahana’s proposed legislation would allow for conversions outside the auspices of the Chief Rabbinate, authorizing municipal rabbis to supervise the process.

I am curious how it affects a couple to be married but not recognized. What is the advantage in having the marriage officially recognized in the country?

Well, that does it...I'm not converting,
nor am I moving to Israel.

You're already married, so it doesn't affect you unless of course it changes the personality of the voting republic in the state of Israel. Then it might affect us all.

 

[sun rise]

I looked up some more info. Religious marriages of non-Jews is governed by the respective religions authorities and rules.

Marriage in Israel - Wikipedia

 

[Debater Slayer]

I looked up some more info. Religious marriages of non-Jews is governed by the respective religions authorities and rules.

Marriage in Israel - Wikipedia

In my opinion, this is more evidence that Israel is a state heavily influenced by religious extremism, rigid dogma, and discriminatory practices. It certainly isn't the Middle East's bastion of secularism and freedom that some claim it is.

 

[Twilight Hue]

It's long known Judaism has its religious police same as Muslims do.