A former chief rabbi of Israel called for ending Orthodox oversight of marriage in the Jewish state. On Tuesday, ex-Sephardi Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron called for dismantling the Orthodox Rabbinate’s monopoly over marriage law in Israel, saying it “merely creates hatred,” Ha’aretz reported.
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