Av 6, 5778, 7/18/2018
 Thoughts on the Conversion messR. Haskel Lookstein’s conversions, Ivanka Trump’s halakhic status, demands by “Open Orthodox” rabbis for Israel to recognize their private decentralized conversions, wildcat actions of outlier rabbis - and the unity of the Jewish People. One Jew in a MillionBrazilian convert describes his journey to Judaism, his friends’ reactions, and his experience as the only Jew in a city of one million. Rabbi Druckman's Conversions UpheldThe Supreme Court has ruled that state will accept all conversions by Rabbi Haim Druckman and the special conversion courts in Israel Chief Sephardic Rabbi: Bolt Coalition if Conversion Law FailsRabbi Amar thinks religious parties should say: pass the conversion law or we leave the government. Rabbinate Confronted With 60 Missionary ConvertsThe Chief Rabbinate has been given a list of more than 60 still-active missionaries who recently converted to Judaism. |
