Category Archives: Conversion

An Amazonian Exodus

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Luke Ford

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)

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Luke Ford
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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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