The author of a controversial bill that would grant the Chief Rabbinate sole authority over the conversion process in Israel said this week that he has little regard for non-Orthodox streams of Judaism.
"I am in favor of one Judaism. In my opinion, there's only one Judaism. There are no three Judaisms," MK David Rotem (Yisrael Beiteinu) said during a fierce debate Monday at the Jewish Agency's board of governors meeting in Jerusalem.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/bill-granting-rabbinate-monopoly-on-conversions-sparks-fiery-debate-1.321700
In the video below, the speaker makes a facetious suggestion about a five minute college. It got me thinking about Rav Elyashiv, Rav Kanievsky, Rabbis who are thoroughly versed in Torah and halacha, based upon their years of study. These rabbis don't waste their spare time writing blogs about DVDs they have seen. They don't spend Shabbos posting comments on their blogs. Every spare moment is devoted to futher pursuits of understanding the sacred texts.
When one has a question aboout religion, one would like to be answered by a competent authority. If someone has a question about Islam, he wouldn't approach Lauren Booth, who has admitted reaching page 60 of the Qur'an, to ask questions about all aspects of her religion.
So, when it comes to halacha, who should be the final arbiter? Personally, I would prefer to go to a surgeon who went to school for seven years, followed by a residency and who has years of experience rather than to someone who has taken shortcuts along the way.
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