The storm of the conversion law: The Minister of Religious Affairs, Matan Kahana, last night (Tuesday) sent a letter to the chief rabbis, the Rishon LeZion Gaon Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef and the Gaon Rabbi David Lau, in which he proposed to meet and discuss the conversion law, in response to their letter to government ministers.
In his letter to the rabbis, Minister Kahana wrote: “Throughout the legislative process, I asked to have a dialogue with you. Fortunately, such a dialogue even took place. Therefore, I was very happy to receive your request to discuss Israel is facing him.
“I hope to continue to hold the discourse in order to reach agreements and full support of the Chief Rabbis on the proposed outline. The eyes of the public in Israel are on us. I believe it is our duty to act as best we can to preserve the Jewish identity of the State of Israel. With the dignity of a crown, I am aware of the size of the hour and the need and reach out to the discourse. “
However, senior officials in the chief rabbinate rejected Kahana’s request, claiming that he was mocking the rabbis when he asked to hold the meetings after the legislative process began and the law was approved by the government.
According to a senior rabbinate: “Rabbis are not invited to discuss the conversion law after the law is approved by the government. It is to make fun of the chief rabbinate. If Minister Kahana speaks the truth and is interested in dialogue – .
As mentioned, Kahana’s letter arrives in response to the Chief Rabbis’ letter earlier this week, a letter sent to government ministers asking the rabbis to prevent the law from being approved and to hold a debate. In the letter, the rabbis added and wrote to the ministers: “We call on you to stop the procedure and establish a joint body that will propose a bill that will respond to the hardships while preserving the unity of the people and not cause separation and rupture in the people.