“The chilling effect of such actions, and their negative message, has caused ripples of frustration and anger here and across the Jewish world”
Of course, it is a great responsibility to define who is and who isn’t...
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“Converts who request funding should probably be explicit about the costs and their own contribution to the process”
Some people were bewildered that there was anything other than minor administrative costs associated...
“In effect, it creates a terrible rift between halachic Judaism in Israel and in the diaspora”
…the Chief Rabbinate of Israel has essentially repudiated all of the converts who have...
“The tension between the Hillel and Shammai approaches to conversion still persists today”
The tension between the Hillel and Shammai approaches to conversion still persists today. The...