End of the party: Rabbis will not charge money for wedding preparation

The Knesset approved second and third reading the bill's religious services by MK Shuly Muallem Rafaeli (Jewish Home), which prohibits public servant rabbis from collecting money for weddings.

Today, workers rabbis and religious councils and local authorities that receive wages, charge an additional fee for marrying couples at a marriage ceremony.

By law a city Rabbi will not receive payment or other benefit for the preparation of wedding a couple. So ordained Minister of Religious Services in consultation with the Chief Rabbinate Council President and approval by the Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee, establish provisions regarding the number of marriage ceremonies billed the city rabbis to hold and geographic region will be required to do so without receiving compensation.

The Rabbi shall not be entitled to receive any compensation until after receiving a work permit unit, completing the marriage rituals prescribed quota has filled the provisions of the minister for religious services relating to the registration and reporting of the marriage ceremonies.

A Rabbi who received compensation or other benefits for a marriage ceremony conducted in violation, it would amount to a disciplinary offense under the disciplinary law applicable to him. In addition, proposed that information regarding the rights of couples registered for marriage.

MK Nissim Zeev of Shas responded that "the trend behind the law is to prove that the rabbis take money. There's a smear. Rabbis do not charge and did not require money.

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