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Category Archives: Conversion
Son of a German Nazi converts to Judaism
Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, MD, was the Christian son of a World War II Nazi tank commander – a third-generation warrior who received Deutschland’s highest military honor, the Iron Cross, pinned on his uniform by Adolf Hitler. As a teenager, Bernd … Continue reading
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From South Africa to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank
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Is David Brooks Converting To Christianity?
Spengler writes an open letter to David Brooks: Because you are a public intellectual of Jewish origin, though, your spiritual peregrinations are of broader interest. It may be chutzpah for me to offer you advice, but I could not help … Continue reading
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I Roam Where The Buses Don’t Run No More
Oz tweets: “@lukeford Half of what you write makes me think you’re a danger to yourself and others.” * The Los Angeles city business tax man came by and I’m hearing this Jew complain, “It’s like Germany 1937.” * Haredim … Continue reading
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Converting To Orthodox Judaism And Then Giving It All Away
It’s disconcerting when I learn about goyim who converted to Orthodox Judaism, lived it for many years, and then drop it completely when “they just don’t believe in it anymore.” Batei Din (Jewish law courts) caught on to this in … Continue reading
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Does Your Shul Have A Gerim Section?
Seen and heard: * One Hasid to another to another: “Bro, you got any [basketball] scores for me [from last night]?” * Saw a bloke during the Amidah tie together the talisim of the blokes in front of him. * … Continue reading
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Smells Like Teen Spirit
Many people ask converts to Judaism if they feel accepted by other Jews and some converts complain about a lack of acceptance. I’ve found that most Jews I’ve known accept me 100% as Jewish and treat me indistinguishably from others … Continue reading
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Royal Black African Convert Becomes Orthodox Rabbi
“The remarkable story of a black African from a royal lineage in Swaziland who was raised a Christian, converted to Judaism and became a Haredi Litvish Rabbi in Israel. It begins with Rabbi Natan Gamedze’s first visit home in 16 … Continue reading
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For A Jewish Conversion To Be Valid, Do You Have To Believe In Creationism?
David Kelsey comments: If the haredim believe that the only reason to convert is out of sincere belief, and if we also agree that the haredim believe that it is too easy to convert today, as witnessed by numerous attempts … Continue reading
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The Laws Of Converting To Orthodoxy Judaism
Rabbi Elchonon Tauber, a leading expert on Jewish law in Los Angeles, says in this class posted online: “We don’t encourage proselytizing. We have no intention of making goyim into Jews. There’s no mitzvah. Chazal (Talmudic rabbis) say that converts … Continue reading
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