The Mizrachi Organization of America today concluded its convention here with a call to all organizations of the rabbis to “acquaint the Jewish public to the dangers” inherent in the recently announced decision of the Conservative movement to change the traditional Jewish marriage contract and have couples consult a special Jewish marriage court before seeking divorced.
The 800 delegates to the convention protested the “irresponsible” action of the Conservative movement and called it an “insult to traditional Judaism” which is likely to “undermine the fundamentals to Jewish religious law”
The delegates called upon the world Mizrachi executive in Jerusalem to convene a world conference early next year to discuss the merger of the Mizrachi and Labor Mizrachi and Labor Mizrachi movements. Another resolution opposed a proposal before the UN to reform the calendar and appealed to the Department of State and the President to have the U.S. delegation at the UN fight the plan. The American plan to arm the Arab states was opposed.
The convention adopted a budget of $3,075,000 for 1955, the second budget in the organization’s history to exceed $3,000,000. Rabbi Mordecai Kirshblum was reelected president.
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