Reform Movement calls to sanction two leading rabbis
July 24, 2016The “Israel Religious Action Center” (IRAC) of the Reform Movement has called for a legal sanctions against Rabbi Yaakov Ariel, the Chief Rabbi of Ramat Gan and Rabbi David Yosef, Rabbi of Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood.
In a letter sent to Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked, IRAC claimed that statements Rabbi Ariel made regarding homosexuals and their children at the “Ramle Convention,” where the topic had been “Between Israel and the Nations,” were “unfitting.”
An attachment to the letter shows Rabbi Ariel saying that “parenthood without a [mother and father] is not natural parenthood, it is not normative. A child needs two parents, in other words a mother and a father. A child of two females or two males is not a normative child…”
In the letter, IRAC says that “Rabbi Ariel’s statements against same-sex families, defining the couple as sick or disabled and their very existence as unnatural, as well as defining their children as ‘not normative’ and as ‘lacking parents-‘ these are harsh, inciteful and demeaning statements that are meant to exclude an entire population from society.”
The letter against Rabbi Yosef was sent to the Commission for State Services. In the letter, IRAC claimed that in his weekly sermon, the Rabbi had come out strongly against the Women of the Wall.
Among other things, Rabbi Yosef had expressed that “Women of the Wall is licentiousness, it is crude and immodest…they stand and yell on purpose so that everyone will hear them. It is the opposite of modesty, it is […] vulgarity, shame- they have no shame.”
Similar posts
-
Israel Is Held To A Higher Standard Than Any Country
April 25, 2024In the intricate tapestry of global affairs, one nation stands out for enduring scrutiny and condem...
-
Israel Has The Most Moral Military In The World
April 10, 2024In the heart of a region often riddled with conflict, Israel stands out not only for its technologi...
-
The Resilience of the Israeli People
April 2, 2024Visitors from around the world have seen Hamas's October 7th Massacre's destruction in southern Isr...
-
Israel: Small Size, Big Impact
March 21, 2024Nestled along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea, Israel is a land of immense historical sig...
-
Israelis Are Fighting For Their Lives
February 21, 2024By Jonathan S. Tobin The world looks a lot different from Kibbutz Kfar Aza than it does in the U...
-
Over 2 Million Arabs Live In Israel
January 23, 2024In the complex landscape of the Middle East, where diverse cultures and identities intersect, Israe...
-
'Fauda' Star Idan Amedi Injured Fighting in Gaza
January 8, 2024Despite the severity of his injuries, Amedi's father assured Israeli news channels that his life is...
-
Israel Is A Great Country To Live In
December 28, 2023Nestled at the crossroads of the Middle East, Israel stands as a vibrant and dynamic nation, offeri...