The act of "Yerida" is condemned by Judaism,[citation needed] Zionism, and as a result also by the public opinion of the majority[citation needed] of Israelis in modern day Israel. Among the most common reasons for emigration are most oftenly due to economic constraints, economic characteristics (U.S. and Canada have always been richer nations than Israel), disappointment with the Israeli government, Israel's ongoing security Issues, as well as the excessive role of religion in the lives of Israelis (The Israeli Chief Rabbinate retains amongst other exclusive control and has the final say in the state about virtually all matters pertaining to conversion to Judaism, the Kosher certification of foods, the status of Jewish marriages and divorces). (snip) In 1980 the Israeli government charged the deputy Prime Minister Simha Erlich and the Director of the Jewish Agency Shmuel Lahis to inquire into Israeli emigration to the United States. The Lahis Report estimated that there were 300,000 to 500,000 Israelis living in the United States, mainly in New York and Los Angeles.[3] The Ministry of Immigration and Absorption released in November 2003 its estimate that 750,000 Israelis were living abroad, primarily in the United States and Canada - about 12.5 percent of the general Jewish population of Israel.[4] The Ministry of Immigration and Absorption released in April 2008 its estimate that 700,000 Israelis were living abroad, of those, 450,000 were estimated to be living in the US and Canada.[5]
The act of "Yerida" is condemned by Judaism,[citation needed] Zionism, and as a result also by the public opinion of the majority[citation needed] of Israelis in modern day Israel.
Among the most common reasons for emigration are most oftenly due to economic constraints, economic characteristics (U.S. and Canada have always been richer nations than Israel), disappointment with the Israeli government, Israel's ongoing security Issues, as well as the excessive role of religion in the lives of Israelis (The Israeli Chief Rabbinate retains amongst other exclusive control and has the final say in the state about virtually all matters pertaining to conversion to Judaism, the Kosher certification of foods, the status of Jewish marriages and divorces).
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In 1980 the Israeli government charged the deputy Prime Minister Simha Erlich and the Director of the Jewish Agency Shmuel Lahis to inquire into Israeli emigration to the United States. The Lahis Report estimated that there were 300,000 to 500,000 Israelis living in the United States, mainly in New York and Los Angeles.[3]
The Ministry of Immigration and Absorption released in November 2003 its estimate that 750,000 Israelis were living abroad, primarily in the United States and Canada - about 12.5 percent of the general Jewish population of Israel.[4]
The Ministry of Immigration and Absorption released in April 2008 its estimate that 700,000 Israelis were living abroad, of those, 450,000 were estimated to be living in the US and Canada.[5]
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