To: anotherview
"I really wonder if a Reform or Renewal Rabbi could be called religious."
I believe these are illegal in Israel (unfortunately).
9 posted on
03/06/2006 5:16:08 PM PST by
strategofr
(Hillary stole 1000+ secret FBI files on DC movers & shakers, Hillary's Secret War, Poe, p. xiv)
To: strategofr
No, there is no such thing as a Jewish sect that is illegal in Israel. Reform is not officially recognized, which means that a Reform rabbi cannot, for example, perform a marriage and have it recognized by the state. Reform shuls can and do exist. I am Masorti (Conservative in the U.S.) which is also not recognized, yet there is no shortage of Masortim and Masorti congregations.
10 posted on
03/08/2006 1:15:14 PM PST by
anotherview
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