Rowing Rabbis (cont.)

摘要

"Who is a Jew?" is again the question splitting Israeli society. Last month Israel's chief rabbinate proposed legislation denying all converts to Judaism the privilege, which they (along with born Jews) now enjoy, of claiming automatic Israeli citizenship under the "law of return". This seemingly self-defeating move-after all, Israel always wants more Jews to immigrate—stems from long-standing tension between Israel's religious and secular natures.