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Category Archives: Conversion
European Rabbis Void Conversions Done By Rabbi Haim Druckman
Gadi emails: "Dude: It’s lucky that you are not really Jewish, because by the time the Talibanut would be finished with you, you wouldn’t even be able to be classifed as dead. See today’s papers, or failed messiah if your … Continue reading
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Tagged cast doubt, chief rabbinate, classifed, commu, concession, conversions, FailedMessiah, gadi, hellip, israeli rabbis, jerusalem post, kosher butcher, messiah, quorum, quot, rabbi moshe, rabbinical court, ritual bath, state conversion, telephone interview
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Trembling With Excitement To Join The Jewish People
"I need to know your motivations," he said. "Orthodox Jews are a tiny peculiar people. Why do you want to become one?" "Motivations?" I exclaimed. "Motivations? You need to know my motivations? You can never know my motivations because I … Continue reading
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Tagged Aish HaTorah, bais, Beth Jacob, bezalel, century city, converts, Dennis Prager, evil man, excitement, machinations, manly man, motivations, orthodox jews, preacher, quot quot, rabbi, Rabbis, slingshot, Torah, Young Israel
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Orthodox Judaism’s Conversion Controversy
To quote Toby Katz, commenting on Cross-Currents: The RCA is upset because so many RCA rabbis have done conversions that they never should have done — converting women who had no intention of ever keeping mitzvos, just so they could … Continue reading
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Tagged contrary, conversion controversy, conversion to judaism, conversions, converts, converts to judaism, cross currents, fallout, friendship, halachic, i don t care, intention, jewish men, jewish women, Jews, judgments, katz, million things, nuts, orthodox judaism, personal tragedies, press release, quotes, Rabbis, RCA, religious life, shortcomings, streams, taking sides, Truth
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Judaism’s Conversion Controversy
A lot of people ask me for my opinion — as a convert to Judaism — on this controversy. I don’t have one. I accept reality. I’m not trying to change it (in this instance). Some Orthodox shuls count me … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Judaism, conversions, converts, dins, jew, jewish history, jewish law, jewish values, loyal reader, meds, minyan, orthodox conversion, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbis, outrage, RCC, religious extremists, revocation, rsquo, torah laws
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Conversion Controversy
Eytan Kobre writes: Below I share with you (with very minor changes) the e-mail letter I sent today to Dina Kraft, a JTA reporter, responding to her article on the JTA website regarding the controversy over the ruling of an … Continue reading
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Tagged acknowledgement, conversion controversy, conversions, converts, diaspora, e mail, feuerstein, itim, JTA, Judaism, kobre, mail letter, minor changes, objectivity, public outrage, rabbi, rabbinical council of america, religious commitment, seth farber, tzohar
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