[Assuming Israel survives both Obama and Netanyahu, the Left's assault on normative Judaism will only pick up its pace. By now everyone who's been listening knows the "progressive" Jewish enterprise in America has been a runaway hit - creating a zero sum game where only Orthodox Jews will survive (qua Jews). Then, by default, the fleet’s flag will default to Israel, which will become the final arbiter and the Supreme Court when deciding what's kosher or not. Alarmed by that situation (and still smarting from their "success") Progressive Judaism - an oxymoron and an American invention - will act as the vanguard for their coming attempt to undermine normative Judaism in the Jewish state. Desperate people do desperate things. Expect those who caused the Jewish death-spiral in the USA to pull out all the stops in Israel. df]
Cross Currents, January 7th, 2014
By Yitzchok Adlerstein
Believe whatever you want about the Israeli Rabbinate’s rejection of Rabbi Avi Weiss’ testimonial letters, the principle behind the invalidation is sound and important. It applies – and is in fact used – against people on the right in the very same manner. What may be the most important function of the Rabbanut – the protection of yuchsin – is stronger because of it.
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