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Nov 29, 2016

Rabbanut going down the rabbit hole

Rav Avraham Yosef, Chief Rabbi of Holon, has spoken out against singers who officiate at wedding ceremonies, calling for them to be arrested and brought to trial.

Rav Yosef does not like the trend of people hiring performers for their weddings and have them also lead the services of the wedding chuppa. It is illegal, as they are [often] not certified by the Rabbanut to perform weddings, and they should be prosecuted for this..

Rav Yosef also suggested a public campaign to inform the public that it is illegal and that people present at such affairs or aware of such affairs should inform the Rabbanut and then the Rabbanut should begin legal proceedings against the offenders.
source: Kikar

1. maybe Rav Yosef is just looking for a cellmate for when he goes to jail. Rav Yosef was indicted for breach of trust for abusing his power as City Rabbi to benefit the private hechsher (Bet Yosef) of his family.

2. Rav Yosef might be going down the rabbit hole here. What they are doing is illegal, and he is right about that. But once it goes to court and becomes a public issue, who is to say that this will not be the start of yet another anti-establishment, anti-Rabbanut movement claiming that the Rabbanut is once again just using power to enforce its monopoly. The kashrut industry has been shaken up ever since the Rabbanut went down the path of chasing down people with private hechshers and is not yet sure what will happen when it arrives on the other side. Who is to say that this won't happen with life-cycle events in the same way, with the courts establishing that it is time to open up the market to other service providers besdies for the Rabbanut?




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