Conversion Authority

Unintended consequences of the Conversion Authority changes

Why Matan Kahana's proposals for changing Conversion Authority will severely rupture Israel's relations with World Jewry. Opinion.

The Chief Rabbinate must remain in Orthodox hands

Rabbis Weiss and Angel's accusations against the Chief Rabbinate

Proposal would strip Chief Rabbinate of control over conversion

Why the plan for new conversion authority has haredi, religious-Zionist, Reform, and Conservative leaders up in arms.

The never-ending saga of unrecognized American conversions

Conversion: 'An Orphan with a Large Family'

Author Ashirah Yosefah concludes the dramatic story of her conversion with a surprising revelation about her own family's history.

Surviving Terrorism - to Become a Jew

Despite surviving a terror attack, and attempts to put her off converting, Ashirah Yosefah explains how she finally made it to the mikvah.

Conversion Auth. Visits Bnei Menashe Immigrants

660 members of the Indian Bnei Menashe tribe immigrated to Israel in 2014, where they will undergo conversion by Israel's Chief Rabbinate.

Dep. Min of Religion on The Conversion Controversy

Dept. Minister of Religions, MK Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan, says there is only one way to diffuse the crisis threatening to split the Jewish world.

The RCA Works With the Israeli Rabbinate on Conversion

The War Against the Rabbinical Council of America

The Rabbinate and Rabbi Weiss:Not Just a Power Struggle

Conversion: An Open Letter to Ronn Torossian

Rejoinder To Rabbi Avi Weiss:Retain Halakhic Standards

Non-Orthodox Orthodoxy: Playing With Fire

Mishpatim: Full Acceptance Before Conversion

More Than 4,000 Converts to Judaism in 2011

More than 4,000 Gentiles converted to Judaism in Israel last year, according to government statistics.