Masorti Movement Wins A Small Victory In Israel

In Israel, just a day before a hearing was to be held in the High Court of Justice, the Jerusalem Post reports that a compromise was reached between the religious council in the Negev settlement Meitar and its local Masorti (Conservative) synagogue. The Council agreed to advertise the times of Masorti services for the Jewish High Holidays along with publicizing Orthodox services. Orthodox Rabbi Moshe Bigal had ordered the Council not to advertise for the Masorti Movement, saying: "Jewish law does not permit me to advertise them. I cannot condone a movement that did nothing to prevent assimilation in the US. For me the Conservatives are not a part of Judaism. It's as if a church or mosque asked me to advertise for them."