The leaders of Israel’s Conservative and Reform movements called on American Jews not to give their financial support to Israeli politicians who voted this week to block non-Orthodox representatives from serving on religious councils. “Whoever didn’t support us, it’s not appropriate that he should get our support,” said Rabbi Ehud Bandel, leader of Israel’s Conservative movement. Meanwhile, an American Orthodox group applauded the bill’s passage. In a statement issued by Agudath Israel of America, the group expressed its dismay at the “hyperbolic hysteria” of some who oppose the law.
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