Thoughts on the Conversion mess

R. 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. Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer, 7/13/2016, 11:24 PM

One Jew in a Million

Brazilian convert describes his journey to Judaism, his friends’ reactions, and his experience as the only Jew in a city of one million.Maayana Miskin, 8/14/2013, 5:50 PM

Rabbi Druckman's Conversions Upheld

The Supreme Court has ruled that state will accept all conversions by Rabbi Haim Druckman and the special conversion courts in IsraelGabe Kahn, 4/25/2012, 5:57 PM

Chief Sephardic Rabbi: Bolt Coalition if Conversion Law Fails

Rabbi Amar thinks religious parties should say: pass the conversion law or we leave the government. Gil Ronen, 7/18/2010, 9:20 PM

Rabbinate Confronted With 60 Missionary Converts

The Chief Rabbinate has been given a list of more than 60 still-active missionaries who recently converted to Judaism. Hillel Fendel, 7/7/2009, 7:35 PM