Proposed Law: Rabbanut controls the mikvah

The Haredi and religious parties are proposing a new law that would circumvent a recent decision by the Suprme Court.

The Supreme Court recently decided that the public mikvahs run by the Rabbanut religious council must open its doors to Reform and Conservative conversions. As well, their beis din representatives must be allowed i to supervise such conversions in these public mikvahs.

Obviously the religious parties are not happy with this decision. MK Gafni, and joined by Shas, UTJ and Habayit Hayehudi, is proposing a law that would circumvent the Supreme Court. The law, if passed, will establish that mikvahs in Israel must operate according to the directives of the Rabbanut religious council.
source: Behadrei

I am actually surprised that this is not already a law or an operative rule of some sort. The Rabbanut builds the mikvahs and controls them, but the operation doesn't have to follow their rules? To me that does not make sense.

Anyways, I am pretty sure this law will pass, but I am also pretty sure the Supreme Court will find a way around it.

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