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Tag Archives: conversions
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
Posted in Conversion
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
Posted in Conversion, Journalism
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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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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Cruelty In The Name Of God
From Haaretz: The decision by three rabbinic judges at the Supreme Rabbinic Court in Jerusalem, headed by Rabbi Avraham Sherman, to annul conversions conducted since 1999 by Rabbi Haim Druckman and the conversion court system comes as no surprise. The … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged circumstances, conjunction, Conversion, conversions, converts, divorce proceedings, excuse, haaretz, harassment, Jerusalem, Judaism, Marriage, name of god, prime minister, rabbi avraham, regional court, revocation, strictures, surprise
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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
Posted in Conversion
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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