Remember the show "The Love Boat"? It was about a cruise ship, its captain and crew, and its passengers having romantic and humorous adventures.
Anat Hoffman wrote the following, while writing about her son's decision to get married in Cyprus instead of via the Israeli Rabbinate:
I am seeking a large used ship, a captain, and a few willing rabbis to launch a loveboat that will travel in and out of Israeli territorial waters to perform marriage ceremonies until our law passes in Knesset.
(hattip to Joel)
The Love Boat. That was a great show back in the early 80s... and it is a funny reference to this idea of circumventing the Rabbanut with a boat moving out of Israel's territorial waters just to perform weddings....
