Speaking at a special Knesset session dealing with assimilation and Jewish identity, MK Tsipi Hotovely (Likud) said Tuesday that a lack of Jewish education for women was a major cause of assimilation. “Only intense education will prevent Jewish women from connecting as life partners with non-Jews,” she said.
Hotovely, chairwoman of the Women's Advancement Committee of the Knesset, said that “in the battle against assimilation we hear about the major stories, such as Jewish women marrying Muslim men, but we must remember that the issue is much wider – that there are 92,000 assimilated families living in Israel. We must set up a program in the schools that will teach young women about Judaism. The fact that there is assimilation shows that the educational system is lacking,” she said.
Hotovely, chairwoman of the Women's Advancement Committee of the Knesset, said that “in the battle against assimilation we hear about the major stories, such as Jewish women marrying Muslim men, but we must remember that the issue is much wider – that there are 92,000 assimilated families living in Israel. We must set up a program in the schools that will teach young women about Judaism. The fact that there is assimilation shows that the educational system is lacking,” she said.