Jewish Press and Israel Hayom yesterday reported that Israel's Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau in a letter to Israel's attorney general has proposed setting up a special religious court (Beit Din) to assist the expected 30,000 or more refugees from Ukraine in proving their Jewish status, thus entitling them to Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return. The refugees are now entering the country with tourist visas. Lau pointed out that many Ukrainians fled their homes without documentation of their religious status. Lau plans to appoint three retired religious court judges with experience in this area to the special Beit Din.
