Coercive
Israel's Chief Rabbinate doesn't work, says Rabbi Avi Weiss. The institution privileges a select cadre of rabbis who force their religious dictates on the citizenry.
Rabbi Avi Weiss is senior rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale and Founder of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Yeshivat Maharat. He is also a co-founder of the International Rabbinic Fellowship (IRF). The opinions presented here are his alone.