יום שלישי, כ״ב תמוז תשפ״וTuesday, July 7, 2026
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By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The justices based their decision on the need for equality and "respect for religious freedom."
The decision was made in consultation with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
The certificate is something which a growing number of those with Jewish ancestry have suggested would be an enormous sense of pride and identity for them.
By Hanan Greenwood / Israel Hayom
“We call on the religious services minister to not heed the uninfluential rabbis, to wake up,” says Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef.
MK Mai Golan wrote that the court ruling means that “an illegal infiltrator can undergo a reform conversion in 10 minutes and receive Israeli citizenship.”
July 3, 2026 
