Category Archives: Conversion

When the State Winks: The Performance of Jewish Conversion in Israel

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2017 book: * To illuminate the core tensions that concern the protagonists of this book, it is instructive to begin with an alternative conversion policy route suggested in the early 2000s by a prominent … Continue reading →

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How disaster made conversion harder – There is a link between Tishah b’Av and attitudes towards converts

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Luke Ford

David Aberbach, a professor of Jewish studies at McGill University, Montreal, writes: The unprecedented growth of Islam in the West, despite prejudice and hatred, contrasts with the demographic stagnation of the Jewish people – several million fewer now than in … Continue reading →

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Silent Bob Has Gone Viral

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Luke Ford

Bob has been a regular on my Youtube show the past three weeks. Today he went viral attacking Jenna Jameson, driving her from Twitter. USA Today: Jenna Jameson quits Twitter after being attacked for her Jewish faith, adult film past … Continue reading →

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From Heil Hitler – to a Kippah and tefillin

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Luke Ford

From Arutz Sheva: Today, Yonatan puts on Tefillin every day. But just a few years ago, under a different name, he would greet his friends by saying “Heil Hitler.” Like many others, Jonathan was indoctrinated into the extreme right when … Continue reading →

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Conversion As A Geographic

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Luke Ford
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