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Why Israel must end chief rabbi’s monopoly on Judaism

The State of Israel must put a stop to the monopoly held by the Chief Rabbi on deciding who is Jewish, who can marry who and who can immigrate to the country.

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Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who has caused upset with his comments about immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Posted March 28, 2016. — Twitter/@jstreetdotorg

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