9 shares A recent decision by the Israeli Supreme Court has split the Knesset along party lines and has already been used by Orthodox parties in election ads. (Photo by Chris Yunker / Wikimedia Commons)
Local Conservative and Reform community members are pleased with the recent Israeli Supreme Court decision granting citizenship to those who converted to Judaism under non-Orthodox auspices in the Jewish state.
“I think it’s a significant first step in recognizing the validity, legitimacy and authority of a non-Orthodox understanding of Jewish identity,” said Rabbi Aaron Bisno , senior rabbi of Rodef Shalom Congregation.
Esther Hayut is president of the Israeli Supreme Court. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.
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m Donald Trump’s term in the White House was a time of great turmoil for America – as well as for its millions of Jews. The American Jewish community was courted by Trump with pro-Israel moves since his presidential campaign, but was also repulsed by his cultivating of white supremacist allies.
These four years have seen unprecedented gains for the Israeli government under the Trump administration – as well as unprecedented acts of violence against Jewish communities. The United States moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and neo-Nazis marched in the streets of Charlottesville. Trump’s administration brokered historic agreements between Israel and Arab states, and the worst antisemitic attack on U.S. soil took place in Pittsburgh.