Complications continue to pile up in the kashruth dilemma which Aldermanic President Bernard S. Deutsch has been for some weeks striving to untangle.
The latest twist is the walkout of Rabbi Jacob Levinson, delegate of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis at the conferences which are attempting to clarify the issues. Rabbi Levinson and his supporters object to the suggestion that conservative rabbis have their say in kashruth regulations.
Rabbi L. Seltzer, secretary of the union of Orthodox Rabbis, declared yesterday that kashruth is strictly a religious problem and as such should be handled by strictly orthodox rabbis only, as they are the ones who know the law.
In the meantime Rabbi Levinson has tendered his resignation to Mr. Deutsch’s subcommittee of fifteen, headed by William Weiss. The latter wrote back, refusing to accept the resignation and saying that he will continue to send notices of meetings to Rabbi Levinson and will expect him to attend.
The next meeting of the subcommittee is scheduled for Monday night, when it will consider the draft of a plan to be submitted to the Aldermanic President at City Hall on the morning of May 3.
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