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Israel’s president refuses to refer to leading US Reform Rabbi Eric Yoffe as ‘rabbi’ because according to his upbringing, only an Orthodox rabbi qualifies as such. Yoffe: President’s conduct just a symptom of sad state of relationship between Israel and Reform Judaism Rabbi Eric Yoffe, President of the Union of Reform Judaism (Reform Rabbinical Association) in the United States and considered one of the most important rabbis in the Jewish world, arrived in Israel this week to participate in the World Jewish Congress. The Reform community headed by Rabbi Yoffe comprises roughly 920 communities throughout the United States, and includes...