Knesset Vote on Conversion Bill Postponed Until October 2012
From the Union for Reform Judaism site:
Success was achieved July 21st in stopping a Knesset vote on the conversion bill. No issue in recent memory has so mobilized Jews from all streams and all parts of Israel and the Diaspora as has the bill proposed by MK David Rotem to vest authority for conversions in the hands of the Chief Rabbinate. Tens of thousands of emails and faxes against the bill received by the Prime Minister's office supported the conviction that the faith and practices of the overwhelming majority of the world's Jews must not be delegitimized.
The Knesset has now adjourned until October. While a vote on the bill was prevented this week, there is more to be done. Over the next few months, we will continue to work with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Jewish Agency Chairman Sharansky, and MK Rotem to craft a bill that addresses the problems that currently characterize the conversion process in Israel and that respects all streams of world Jewry.
For more information on this issue you can visit http://urj.org/israel/rotem.
