Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly upholds the mitzvah of marriage with huppah and kiddushin;
Whereas the current climate established by the Orthodox religious authorities in Israel leads unfortunately to a large number of Israeli couples to seek alternatives to the mitzvah of huppah and kiddushin; and
Whereas the Rabbinical Assembly and the Masorti Movement have been promoting a marriage initiative that is modern, compassionate and halakhic which has been met with wide success in Israel.