Conversion

Discussion on Conversion Bill Postponed

Compromise reached on conversion bill issue and discussion will be postponed for six months.

Prime Minister threatens split in Jewish People if conversion law is passed; Chief Rabbi threatens split if it is not.

Rabbi Amar thinks religious parties should say: pass the conversion law or we leave the government.

Knesset Law Committee OKs first step of new conversion-to-Judaism law – stipulating for 1st time that conversions must be according to Jewish Law.

Proposal to allow municipal Chief Rabbis to head rabbinical conversion courts was the subject of a stormy Knesset Law Committee session on Monday.

Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) seeks to ease marriage, conversion for Israel's non-Jewish citizens.