His willingness to challenge the religious establishment of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, specifically in the realms of marriage and conversion, has been controversial.
[3] Davidson is currently serving as head of Chuppot, the wedding division of Hashgacha Pratit, a Jerusalem organization which challenges the monopoly of the Rabbinate.
[4] Davidson helped create an organisation called Giyur KeHalacha, which has grown into a network of Orthodox conversion courts that are working independently of the Chief Rabbinate.
He then co-founded a new organisation called Ahavat HaGer,[5] which is an umbrella group of Orthodox rabbis around the world who wish to convert independently of centralized rabbinic organizations, and have agreed to accept any conversion that meets the minimum standard under the Halacha.
[8] While his adversarial style has alienated him from some authorities, Davidson believes that a forceful approach is needed to break the monopoly of the Chief Rabbis.