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Category Archives: Conversion
Aish: From Christian Missionary to Observant Jew
Bluma Gordon writes for Aish.com: Shannon Nuszen’s mission was to convert as many Jews as possible. Her fealty to the truth sent her in an unexpected direction. The recent story of Michael Elkcohen, the undercover Christian missionary who masqueraded as … Continue reading
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WP: In wake of Ralph Yarl shooting, Black teens face fear and resignation (4-23-23)
01:00 WP: In wake of Ralph Yarl shooting, Black teens face fear and resignation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/23/ralph-yarl-shooting-black-teens-fear/ 12:00 Jason Kessler steps away from political activism 22:00 The role of money in my life 26:00 Ethan Ralph update 30:00 Pittsburgh Jews Praised For … Continue reading
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An Amazonian Exodus
From the New York Review of Books: By the Israeli law of return, all Jews have the right to move to Israel and attain citizenship. The law was designed for those with at least one Jewish grandparent, and others have … Continue reading
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Shabbat On Christmas (12-26-21)
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When the State Winks: The Performance of Jewish Conversion in Israel
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
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
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
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
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From Adventism To Judaism
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