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The sephardi chief rabbi, Rabbi Shlomo Amar, made an agreement with the Israeli Minister of Justice, Daniel Friedman. According to the new agreement, it is possible to have civil marriages in Israel.
Today there are thousands of new immigrants (Olim) living in Israel who are not – Jewish according to Halacha. Those non – Jewish immigrants (mostly Russians) cannot get married, as there are only weddings which are permitted by the Rabbanut. This is now going to change.
Israelis who are not halachically Jewish, are allowed to have civil marriages. In other words, the non – Jews can only marry each other, and the law does not apply to marriages between Jews and Gentiles.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
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