Related to this, earlier this month a Rabbinic Court in Israel refused to convert an immigrant from the former Soviet Union after he told the Court that he believed the Rebbe is the Messiah. At least one rabbi on the court found the belief to be beyond the pale of acceptable Jewish doctrine. Now the chief rabbi of Israel will decide the issue.
See http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c39_a1694/News/International.ht ml ************************************* Howard M. Friedman Disting. Univ. Professor Emeritus University of Toledo College of Law Toledo, OH 43606-3390 Phone: (419) 530-2911, FAX (419) 530-4732 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************* ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Saperstein, David (RAC) Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 7:24 AM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: N.Y. court to rule on dispute between warring Chabad wings - Haaretz- Israel News Not been a good week for Chabad. First, after one of its prominent rabbis in Israeli calls for Prime Minister Olmert and other leading politicians supporting a piece process to be lynched, there are calls to end its special status as a provider of religious services within the army and other government entities. Now a NY Court seems to weighing in on the dispute over whether the legal status of ownership of property allows one party to halt the posting of signs and the singing of songs suggesting the Rebbe is the Messiah. Never a dull moment. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/946029.html
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