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Secular and Reform Israelis more religious than their American counterparts - analysis

If the Israeli branch of the Reform movement won’t recognize patrilineal descent Jews as Jewish, then something substantial needs to happen in order to bridge this gap.

 MEN PRAY at the Western Wall on the eve of Tisha Be’av, earlier this month. ‘The New York Times’ wrote last year that ‘The Western Wall is now used mostly by Jewish worshipers despite its also being important to Muslims.’
MEN PRAY at the Western Wall on the eve of Tisha Be’av, earlier this month. ‘The New York Times’ wrote last year that ‘The Western Wall is now used mostly by Jewish worshipers despite its also being important to Muslims.’
(photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)
ByZVIKA KLEIN
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 18:36
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