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Category Archives: Conversion
Conversion Controversy
Hirhurim reports: Late last week, the Chief Rabbinical High Court in Israel ruled that all conversions over the past 20 years by R. Haim Druckman–the head of the Conversion Administration–are invalid. This led to an uproar and Chief (Sephardic) Rabbi … Continue reading
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Tagged appeals court, chief rabbi, conversion controversy, conversions, goren, Hirhurim, israeli court, leviticus 19, nrp, oppression, plural form, rabbi chaim, rabbi shlomo amar, rabbinical council of america, rabbinical court, rabbinical courts, respect due, screed, state conversion, uproar
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You Are Not Jewish II
From the May 5 Haaretz: Asher Maoz writes: These are painful statements, but they must be said loud and clear: Two peoples live in this land, both Jewish – they and we. They are the ultra-Orthodox, who see themselves as … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged asher, conscience, emissaries, family trees, goodwill, haaretz, hush money, investigative committee, jewish state, Judaism, laws of moses, maoz, men and women, one people, status quo, two peoples, whims, willingness, yeshivas, young men
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You Are Not Jewish
Gadi Pickholz from the Israel Fathers Rights Advocacy Council writes: Luke: While you waste your time writing nonsense because of a lack of knowledge of what is really going on in Judaism, let me inform you of two major historic … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy council, akiva, chief rabbi, conversions, cowards, english translations, fathers rights, Judaism, lack of knowledge, metropolitan tel aviv, Modern Orthodox, orthodox rabbis, pretense, pulpit, rabbinate, RCC, rishon lezion, rude awakening, scandelous, sermons
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The Return Of Chavi The Convert
From my live cam chat: YourMoralLeader: what’s new in your jewish journey chavi? reading anything good? YourMoralLeader: saw your new blog posts Chavi: Thanks 🙂 Where is ElShaddai, anyhow? YourMoralLeader: wherever you invite him in Chavi: Ha ha … Chavi: … Continue reading
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Tagged best friend, bookshelf, course emma, faith of a mustard seed, financial aid, friends family, health requirements, horse lover, horses, jewish journey, live cam chat, nbsp, one of my best friends, oy ve, sunburn, Torah, two shots, washington state, weather, yml
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Jewish Convert Chick In Chicago
Chaviva writes: This is the short version of my path toward Judaism, up to the present. I could go on for hours about my 8th grade teacher and his unit on the Holocaust or the people at South Street Temple … Continue reading
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Tagged armstong, bedroom walls, bible belt, chick, delicious meal, devout christians, dinner table, fifth grade, golden rule, grade teacher, heart and mind, Holocaust, Judaism, rsquo, sleep, sleep at night, south street temple, southern missouri, ted, vacation bible school
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