A Reform rabbi asked Israel’s top court to recognize that she is her community’s chaplain of choice. Backed by the Israel Religious Action Center, Miri Gold petitioned the High Court of Justice on Tuesday to order the state to grant her the same endorsement accorded to Orthodox rabbis.
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