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If you've converted to Judaism and you're from Ashdod, Rishon Lezion or
Ashkelon, too bad. There's a good chance you won't be able to register to
marry in the city where you live since the local chief rabbi, whose
allegiance is to strict rabbis outside the system, does not recognize the
state-sponsored conversion you underwent and sees you as non-Jews in every
way.
If you're a Jewish woman who's found the man she wants to marry, but not
careful about your privacy, you're in for some trouble, too. Officials of
the religious council where you live will ask you about the dates of your
menstrual cycle, and you will be required to have several meetings with a
bridal instructor who will tell you, with no supervision or professional
code, your duties toward your husband.
If you're a young engaged couple who has decided to marry during the second
half of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, during the period known as the Three
Weeks between the 17th of that month and the fast of Tisha b'Av, you could
be in for some trouble there, too. Chances are that the religious council
officials in the city where you live will refuse to register you for
marriage even if you have a religious dispensation and have found an
Orthodox rabbi who will agree to perform the ceremony during that time.
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If you've converted to Judaism and you're from Ashdod, Rishon Lezion or
Ashkelon, too bad. There's a good chance you won't be able to register to
marry in the city where you live since the local chief rabbi, whose
allegiance is to strict rabbis outside the system, does not recognize the
state-sponsored conversion you underwent and sees you as non-Jews in every
way.
If you're a Jewish woman who's found the man she wants to marry, but not
careful about your privacy, you're in for some trouble, too. Officials of
the religious council where you live will ask you about the dates of your
menstrual cycle, and you will be required to have several meetings with a
bridal instructor who will tell you, with no supervision or professional
code, your duties toward your husband.
If you're a young engaged couple who has decided to marry during the second
half of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, during the period known as the Three
Weeks between the 17th of that month and the fast of Tisha b'Av, you could
be in for some trouble there, too. Chances are that the religious council
officials in the city where you live will refuse to register you for
marriage even if you have a religious dispensation and have found an
Orthodox rabbi who will agree to perform the ceremony during that time.
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