Israel's Justice Minister Cracks Down On Rabbinic Judges

In Israel, Justice Minister Haim Ramon does not think that judges on the country's rabbinic courts are working hard enough. Yesterday's Jerusalem Post reports that he has sent a letter to all 85 serving Jewish religious court judges telling them that their illegally short working hours will no longer be permitted. He also told 15 judges who do not live in the cities in which their courts sit that by September they must move to the cities in which they serve. All of this is part of a campaign to improve the professionalism of the rabbinic courts that deal with family law matters, primarily divorces.