MK Tzipi Hotovely announced Monday she would be introducing a bill, along side MK Uri Orbach, to legally ensure that any rabbi with ordination from the Chief Rabbinate is able to carry out wedding ceremonies.

The move comes following furor that erupted last week when the religious-Zionist Tzohar rabbinical organization shut down its free wedding service because of bureaucratic obstacles erected by the Religious Ministry. A deal was eventually reached and Tzohar restarted its program.

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