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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. ❑ Publicity Deadlines The normal deadline for local news and publicity items is noon Thursday, eight days prior to issue date. The deadline for birth announcements is 10 a.m. Monday, four days prior to issue date; out-of-town obit- uaries, 10 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior to issue date. 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