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Union, many of whom are
not considered Jewish by the
Orthodox.
But most are drawn by the
desire for a more modern
and meaningful ceremony,
they said.
"There are a growing
number of young people with
no (technical) difficulty in
getting married at the rab-
binate," said Mr. Vardin.
"But they don't feel they are
part of the ceremony and
they want the feeling that
it" belongs to them.
They are drawn to the two
other movements, he said,
"by the feeling that they are
involved, even in writing the
ketubah."
"A majority of couples
don't understand the (Or-
thodox) ceremony," said
Conservative Rabbi Michael
Gretz, who likened it to "an
operation in the hospital" in
which the person is oblivious
to what is happening.
The alternatives offer
equality and creativity, he
said.
The Reform and Conser-
vative representatives said
the alternative ceremony
they offer is unique and pro-
ceeded to describe what
many American Jews take
for granted as an option.
They called it an integra-
tion of traditional style with
egalitarian and personalized
elements: The bride is able
to participate actively in the
ceremony and to give a ring
to the groom; the ketubah
has an egalitarian and per-
sonalized text; personal and
creative motifs are per-
mitted in the ceremony.
Rabbi Regev, of the Pro-
gressive (Reform) move-
ment, has argued in recent
months that the problem of
the Orthodox matrimonial
monopoly will balloon as
tens of thousands of immi-
grants from the former
Soviet Union are deprived of
the "basic human right" to
marry in the country in
which they live.
And he has sharply at-
tacked the Diaspora for not
rallying to their defense and
challenging the law on per-
forming marriages.
In a recent interview with
the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, he called the
Diaspora's silence on the
issue "hypocrisy," par-
ticularly after its 1988
mobilization and battle over
"Who is a Jew," which suc-
ceeded in winning recogni-
tion of non-Orthodox con-
verts as Jews under Israel's
Law of Return.
"The whole point (of the
struggle) was to ensure their
right not to be discriminated
against in making Israel
their home," he said.
"I find it difficult to under-
stand how these same in-
dividuals and groups can
remain quiet in the face of
these same people, for whom
they fought, being denied
the right (to marry and) es-
tablish families here," he
said. "Don't they deserve
sympathy and support? Has
it ceased to be a matter of
Jewish concern?"
Rabbi Regev has called on
Jews from Diaspora com-
munities that are guided by
"ideals of pluralism and free
choice" to help the immi-
grants overcome this "hur-
dle to integration into Israeli
society."
Meanwhile, in their cam-
paign for alternative wed-
ding ceremonies, the two
The bride is able
to participate
actively in the
ceremony.
movements diverge on the
question of the need for a
civil marriage.
The Reform movement re-
quires a couple to marry
abroad in a civil ceremony as
well as to participate in the
Jewish ritual, so the couple
will be registered in Israel as
legally married.
"We feel the family unit
needs to be protected" by the
law, said Rabbi Regev.
The Conservative move-
ment recommends it but
does not require a civil
ceremony.
The status of children is
determined in Israel by the
Jewish status of the mother,
and is not affected by the
performance of a civil mar-
riage. ❑
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