Israeli Rabbis Ban Marriage For Jewish 'Untouchables'

http://www.countercurrents.org/cook070809.htm
Date Written:  2009-08-07
Publisher:  Countercurrents
Year Published:  2009
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX9513

New immigrants to Israel from Russia with inadequate documentation have found themselves on a collision course with Israel's Orthodox rabbis, who regard themselves as guarding the Jewish people's ethnic and religious purity.

Subject Headings

• Immigrants
• Intermarriage
• Israel
• Jewish Affairs
• Marriage
• Orthodox Judaism
• Religious Fundamentalism