Rabbi Reuven Hammer, who represents the Conservative movement on the committee that is seeking a compromise on religious pluralism issues in Israel, expressed skepticism that the committee would be able to find a solution by the designated Jan. 31 deadline. Hammer made his remarks at the biennial convention of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, which is meeting this week in the Catskill Mountains in New York.
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