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Friday, October 2, 1981
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Israel Rabbis Seek Enactment of Coalition
Pact to Enforce Their Archeology Ruling
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JERUSALEM (JTA) —
The council re-affirmed
The Chief Rabbinate, in- its ruling that an ancient
furiated by the Supreme Jewish cemetery was being
Courcs and Attorney Gen- desecrated by the digs
eral's rulings two weeks ago undertaken by a Hebrew
that their halakhic University team licensed by
authority has no bearing the government's Depart-
under the law on the con- ment of Antiquities. The
troversial archeological council also proclaimed,
digs
the demanded
City of David,
have in
now
that "The Jewish Halakha is et-
ernal and not subordinate to
the government speed pas- any secular authority."
sage of Article 45 of its coal-
Attorney General Yit-
ition agreement affirming
zhak Zamir, echoing an
rabbinical authority in the
earlier Supreme Court
ruling, had stated that
matter.
Article 45 is one of the
since Israel is not a
many concessions made by
theocratic state, halakhic
Premier Menahem Begin to
rulings are binding on
the religious parties in ex-
individuals on a volun-
change for their support of
tary basis but not on the
his narrow coalition gov-
government or its institu-
ernment. It gives the Sup-
tions which owe their
reme Rabbinical Council
existence to secular law.
legal authority to declare a Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi
cemetery to be a holy place Shlomo Goren said that he
and thus block archeologi- expected the Knesset to
cal digs wherever the rabbis pass Article 45 into law be-
might decree that a Jewish fore Dec. 31 when the cur-
cemeteryexists.
rent digs license expires.
Jewish Playwright Contest
NEW YORK — The Na- the second annual playw-
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aspect of Jewish life or ex-
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The award will consist of
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"That dig won't be renewed"
Goren declared.
The dig season ended last
week. Prof. Yigal Shiloh,
who heads the archeological
team, expressed confidence
that the law would be up-
held, the license renewed
and the excavations re-
sqmed next summer.
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