"The Chief Rabbinate’s policies have no precedent in Jewish law"

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"The Chief Rabbinate’s policies have no precedent in Jewish law"

Our conversation with Rabbi Seth Farber, a courageous Orthodox rabbi who has taken on the Chief Rabbinate in myriad ways

Jan 05, 2023

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Rabbi Seth Farber (Courtesy The Times of Israel)

According to a report issued this week by the Israeli Democracy Institute, by 2030, the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel will comprise 16% of the population. Add to that the likely continuing 20% who are Israeli Arabs, and we quickly see that more than a third of Israel’s population will be agnostic, at …

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