YNET
Chief Rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amar signed over the weekend new measures stipulating that rabbinical courts will no longer deliberate misgivings regarding the validity of conversions, and instead will transfer such files to a special panel chosen by the rabbi himself, Ynet learned.
As part of his role as chief rabbi, Rabbi Amar serves as president of the Great Rabbinical Court and as the supreme rabbinical authority on the State conversion layout.
Chief Rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amar signed over the weekend new measures stipulating that rabbinical courts will no longer deliberate misgivings regarding the validity of conversions, and instead will transfer such files to a special panel chosen by the rabbi himself, Ynet learned.
As part of his role as chief rabbi, Rabbi Amar serves as president of the Great Rabbinical Court and as the supreme rabbinical authority on the State conversion layout.
Mmmm....food for the kanoim...tasty!
ReplyDeleteThe horse has left the barn, thanks to Tropper, the charedim, et al.
Geirus is now a business to be exploited, like kashrus.
The Chief Rabbi is merely a political job. He has no additional Beis Din powers than any other Beis Din.
ReplyDeleteThis is clearly a political move, without any halachic basis.
In theory, the Chief Rabbi is the supreme authority of the rabbanut. SOmetimes they defer to a Gadol HaDor, as both Rav Amar and Rav Bakshi Doron deferred to R' Yosef. It depends on which Rav you follow. SOme do not recognize the Rabbanut whatsoever, others consider it to be akin to the Sanhedrin.
ReplyDeleteNow that practically all conversions worldwide have been possuled, no one except for the Chief Rabbi can possul any more.
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