7„1N is now at 2 Crissman Cadillac vative representatives were included. One rabbi criticized Rabbi Atlas' contention that the issue revolved solely around conversion. He reminded the forum that non- Orthodox rabbis ans con- gregations in Israel have no religious rights, and said there have been some suicides within Israel's Ethiopian community because orthodox rabbis have questioned the Jewish validity of Ethiopians seeking to marry. A second session, featuring an Orthodox, Conservative and a Reform rabbi, failed to bring any more insight to the problem. Rabbi Louis Berns- tein, a past president of the Rabbinical Council of America (Orthodox), re-stated the orthodox position while claiming there has been movement toward greater understanding. And he also insisted that Federations should leave the Who is a Jew? issue to the rabbis. "Take it off your agenda," he admonished. "I am hurt when there are threats to withhold funds if one issue or another is not addressed." Rabbi Alexander M. 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