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Category Archives: Conversion
Los Angeles Has Predatory Rabbis Doing Orthodox Conversions To Judaism
Alarm bells should go off in your head if the rabbi in charge of your conversion to Orthodox Judaism asks you: * When do you menstruate (so he can get at you when you won’t contaminate him) * To meet … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Conversion, Rabbis
Tagged alarm bells, conversion program, conversion programs, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbis, sexual predators
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The Chief Rabbi Of Rome During The Holocaust Afterward Converted To Christianity
I found this guy a shocker: Israel Zolli (September 27, 1881, Brody, Galicia – March 2, 1956, Rome, Italy) was from 1939 to 1945 Chief Rabbi of Rome. After the war, he converted to Roman Catholicism, taking the name Eugenio … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conversion
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The Ohel Sarah Imenu Conversion Program
Prof. Yitzhak Kerem forwards this: Dear Prof. Kerem, You asked me a few weeks ago, (November 6, 2011), to write more details on what happened at Ohel Sarah Imenu conversion program for women in Jerusalem. You wrote: Netty doesn’t understand … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion
Tagged conversion program, ejf, ohel, phone conversations, rav elyashiv, sarah kramer
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Jews Have Been Kind To Me
I can only think of one instance where I met a Jew who disparaged converts. Her name was Sherry. It was an Aish Ha Torah event. And she just came out and said, “I don’t accept that you can convert … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged aish, claim membership, jewish identity, prestigious group, religious jew, secular jew
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Orthodox Judaism Is A Hardball Religion
In the Torah, Moshe and company put to death an Israelite for gathering sticks on the Sabbath. Orthodox Judaism plays hardball. This surprises many outsiders who have a picture of religion as primarily a spiritual loving community. Orthodox Judaism has … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged jewish questions, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, shalom bayit, torah scholars, traditional shul
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