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Reform Movement representative attorney Gilad Kariv explains that the state continues to ignore rulings of the High Court of Justice by discriminating against non-Orthodox streams of Judaism. He feels that the Knesset has addressed vital issues pertaining to non-Orthodox Judaism and it has consistently refused to give a monopoly to the Orthodox community. Kariv adds the current situation in Israel is “catastrophic”.
Rav Stav feels that after viewing the statistics from the United States and the “success” of the Reform Movement proves there is a great deal of assimilation and “we are not looking to do the same here in Israel”. Rav Stav explains that the body responsible for marriage and divorce must also be responsible for giyur for we do not wish to see a situation that foreign workers begin converting to Judaism in a Reform framework.
Kariv feels Rav Stav’s statements “show the true face of Tzohar Rabbonim” and it is davka the Reform and Conservative Movement that are fighting to maintain the Jewish identity of Am Yisrael.
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(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Reform is not Judaism.
Here is a current example: Since I am the Senior Jewish Chaplain at the L.A. County Jail, I was asked to “assist” another Chaplain who was sent to the Jail by the Board of “so called” Rabbis. I met with her and explained to her that we will have to agree to disagree on some issues. For example, we won’t refer to her as “Rabbi” because there is no such thing even though she refers to herself as Rabbi. She also wears a little white knitted yamika pinned to her head and she was dressed without the knowledge or caring of tznius.
After conferring with the Rabbonim on the Chaplaincy Board we decided that it would cause us harm in the eyes of the goyim if we would reject her outright. We decided to let her visit those whose father is Jewish and those who are Goyim but consider themselves Jewish.
Last week I had reminded her that it was Shavuos and I had asked her not to visit the inmates during Shabbos or Yom Tov.
She responded:
………About your request, though, as you said, we need to agree to disagree in order to work well together. I appreciate the list and being in the loop for this shared information. I need you to not think of yourself as my boss, however. We are separate entities representing separate agendas – almost two different religions, but with the same population.
Need I say more? She said it herself: Reform is not Judaism.
What’s the Reform Movement representative complaining about? In the article it clearly states that, “…the Knesset has addressed vital issues pertaining to non-Orthodox Judaism and it has consistently refused to give a monopoly to the Orthodox community.”
So it is the reform and conservative that are fighting to uphold Jewish identity?
Lets look at history and see how your innovative plans and ideas played out.