Zev Porat

Sunday, December 24, 2017

With few options, Israeli couples turn to rogue weddings

In this Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 photo, a bride hugs her friends during her wedding in Ein Hemed. A growing number of Israeli couples are defying the country's Chief Rabbinate and marrying in unsanctioned weddings. The couples include people who have difficulty proving their Jewishness to the strict rabbinic authorities, but many are simply fed up with the establishment's monopoly over an intimate and emotional custom.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/few-options-israeli-couples-turn-rogue-weddings-060249829.html
www.yahoo.com
JERUSALEM (AP) — Rabbi Chuck Davidson is a criminal in the eyes of Israeli law. However, he wouldn't be put behind bars for his crime in most countries. His offense: conducting rogue weddings in defiance of Israel's Chief Rabbinate.


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