There are no moderate rabbis

It has a homosexual reference and does not at all relate to the article. Gratuitous homophobic insult.

Without getting into the question of what constitutes "moderation" vis a vis the Jewishness of the State, it's simply a fact that at least half of those are forced to seek civil marriage would like to have a moderate rabbanut option. Stav is a better choice than the hareidi rabbis, and so Benn should support his candidacy instead of venting about how Stav isn't leftwing enough on the issue of civil marriage. Bottom line is that Stav is indeed a very moderate orthodox rabbi. Saying that not everything about orthodoxy meets left liberal standards is basically to say nothing new at all.

Feeling threatened that Jewish tradition is favored by so many Israelis? You're really pathetic?

The article is true in every sense, but only if there is no value to Israel being a Jewish state. If israel is to be like every democrocy it can flourish with civil marriage. However Rav Stav is correct civil marriage will lead to the loss of the Jewishness of the state. If that is a value then we have no choice but to stand against civil marriage.

every word. and I am an observant Jew. free the citizenry of State imposed religion or anything else for that matter (like state subsidized political "culture" or state funded political "academia"). let the citizen breathe the air of liberty and let the state do only those things the collective needs a government to do (defense, police, infrastructure, public education, zoning, etc.)

ken! So true! Geez!

leadership out of this President !