Yair Lapid advocates passionately for equal rights for all Jewish denominations. He says there is no freedom of religion in Israel. In my view, he is not historic and his views are utterly indefensible. Issues of personal status,...
moreYair Lapid advocates passionately for equal rights for all Jewish denominations. He says there is no freedom of religion in Israel. In my view, he is not historic and his views are utterly indefensible.
Issues of personal status, particularly of marriage and divorce, relate directly to the existential questions relating to maintaining Israel’s character as a Jewish state, about which there is appropriate debate and no unanimity. Changes are not to be made hastily, and have profound implications.
Lapid’s proposal – to lead a “struggle” for equality of Jewish denominations – and in effect to enact more laws and more government, is intemperate, totally wrong-headed, against his other policies, and will only exacerbate conflict.
