Attorney General Menachem Mazuz on Monday presented Minister of Religious Services Yaakov Margi with new regulations setting policy regarding travel abroad by Israel�s chief rabbis. The regulations address trips funded by non-government organizations (NGOs), prompted by recent controversy surrounding funding for a trip abroad by Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger Shlita.
The directive states that funding from a NGO may only come from a non-profit organization, an organization that is apolitical and not �controversial�, and have no connection to the chief rabbis or their families.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
