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Tag Archives: conversion programs
Los Angeles Has Predatory Rabbis Doing Orthodox Conversions To Judaism
Alarm bells should go off in your head if the rabbi in charge of your conversion to Orthodox Judaism asks you: * When do you menstruate (so he can get at you when you won’t contaminate him) * To meet … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Conversion, Rabbis
Tagged alarm bells, conversion program, conversion programs, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbis, sexual predators
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Connecting The Dots In The Rabbi Leib Tropper Story
When you look at Guma Aguiar’s (Israeli billionaire who’s suing Rabbi Leib Tropper) profile, you see that though born Jewish, he was raised Christian, and in Houston he sought out a Christian congregation but met Rabbi Tuvia Singer and became … Continue reading
Posted in Guma Aguiar, Personal, R. Elazar Muskin, R. Leib Tropper, R. YY Rubinstein, Sex, Shannon Orand
Tagged connecting the dots, conversion programs, drunk on power, FailedMessiah, jewish identity, orand, orthodox jews, rabbi, tuvia
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Orthodox Conversion Programs In Los Angeles Working Well
According to what I hear, all of the Orthodox conversion programs in Los Angeles boast better than a 90% success rate (when success is measured by its converts staying Sabbath-observant after becoming Jewish). I’ve not encountered an Orthodox rabbi in … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, R. David Rue, R. Gavriel Cohen, RCC
Tagged conservative conversions, conversion controversy, conversion programs, conversion to judaism, orthodox conversion, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi, rabbi cohen
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Feeling Like An Outsider In Orthodox Judaism
I have a several close female friends who’ve flirted with Orthodox Judaism but not finished conversions to it. They look obviously goyish. They feel like conspicuous outsiders to the Jewish community, and they fear that they will always be viewed … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged conversion programs, conversion to judaism, female friends, orthodox conversion, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism
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