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23 J. Transnat'l L. & Pol'y 157 (2013-2014)
Synagogue and State: Bringing Balance to the Role of Religion in Israeli Law

handle is hein.journals/jtrnlwp23 and id is 165 raw text is: SYNAGOGUE AND STATE: BRINGING BALANCE TO THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN ISRAELI LAW ADAM S. KRAMAROW* I. INTRODUCTION ..................................... 158 II. THE POLITICAL, CONSTITUTIONAL, AND RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS OF THE MODERN JEWISH STATE ................ 161 A. The Political Reestablishment of Israel...... ..... 162 B. The Constitutional Framework .................. 165 C. Religious Foundations and the Status Quo................ 167 1. The Religious Court System............ ..... 167 2. The Status Quo........................ 169 III. THE CURRENT IMBALANCE BETWEEN SYNAGOGUE AND STATE ................................ ..... 171 A. Religious Courts and Issues of Personal Status......... 172 1. Marriage ................................. 172 2. Divorce ...................................... 176 B. State Codification of Religious Law............... 178 1. Work and Rest Laws .................. ..... 178 2. Kashrut Laws .................... ....... 180 C. Religious Institutions and Funding .... ........... 182 D. Holy Places .................................. 185 1. The Temple Mount . .................... ..... 186 2. The Western Wall............... ........... 187 E. Equal Application of Law .............. ........... 188 IV. PRESERVING RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.............. ..... 191 A. Solutions ............................ ........ 193 1. Basic Law Guaranteeing Religious Liberty.......... 193 2. Civil Marriage and Divorce .................. 195 3. Independent Funding Commission for Religious Services ................................ 197 4. Holy Places Committee ..................... 198 5. Halakhic Public Laws.. ........................ 199 6. Judicial Review .............. ................ 200 B. Alternative Solutions ..................... ..... 202 V. CONCLUSION ............................ ....... 204 * J.D. 2013 magna cum laude, Florida State University College of Law. I would like to thank my parents, Mona Kramarow and Barry Kramarow and the rest of my family for all of their love and endless support. I would also like to thank the incredible Florida State University faculty and administration for their guidance and dedication to the college and its students. Finally, I would like to thank the excellent staff and editors of this Journal for their commitment and hard work throughout the editing process. 157

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