Israeli high court affirms conversions questioned by rabbinical courts
Jewish Journal
April 27, 2012
Israel\’s high court reversed two annulled conversions to Judaism and affirmed thousands of others.
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Israel’s Chief Rabbinate agrees to recognize all Orthodox conversions
Jewish Journal
May 5, 2011
Israel\’s Chief Rabbinate has agreed to recognize all Jewish conversions undertaken in the country, JTA has learned. ITIM, the Jewish Life Information Center, and the Chief Rabbinate have reached an agreement under which the rabbinate will recognize all conversions conferred under the auspices of Israeli conversion programs, including the military. The agreement was made available to JTA.
‘Non-Jewish’ Jews endure challenges living in Israel
Dina Kraft
January 4, 2008
In Israel, the \”non-Jewish Jews,\” as some Israelis call them, are everywhere. They drive buses, teach university classes, patrol in army jeeps and follow the latest Israeli reality TV shows as avidly as their Jewish counterparts. For these people — mostly immigrants from the former Soviet Union who are not Jews according to Israeli law — the question of where they fit into the Jewish state remains unanswered nearly two decades after they began coming to Israel.
Jewish parent + Christian parent = Jewish kids
Amy Klein
January 18, 2007
Many interfaith couples are raising their children to be Jews, even without conversion of the non-Jewish parent.
Finding their way home to Judaism: three same-sex couples share their conversion stories
Nick Street
October 12, 2006
Spiritual decision-making is also frequently a factor in the calculus of gay life. In fact, finding a religious tradition that affirms gay experience and offers the support of a vibrant community can be one of the most important aspects of self-realization for gay men and lesbians — especially for people who see being in a committed relationship as a natural extension of their spiritual lives.
Evangelicals Slate Pro-Israel Lobbying
Tom Tugend
June 22, 2006
CUFI\’s purpose, according to its official brochure, is \”to provide a national association through which every pro-Israel church, parachurch organization, ministry or individual in America can speak and act with one voice in support of Israel in matters related to biblical issues.\”
Marriage Conversion Rate Proves Low
Rachel Silverman
June 1, 2006
Fewer than one-fifth of non-Jews who marry Jews convert to Judaism, according to a new study distributed by the American Jewish Committee.
‘Because Judaism Feels Right’
Amy Klein
June 1, 2006
When 50-year-old Hector Ventura was a young boy growing up in El Salvador four decades ago, his mother would always talk about Jewish customs. Which was strange, because the Venturas were not Jewish. Like most of their neighbors, they were Catholic — not particularly devout but Catholics just the same.
Lights Were Last to Go
Kathleen Vallee Stein
December 25, 2003
My family never went to church but celebrated Christian holidays by putting up a Christmas tree in December and hunting for Easter eggs in the spring.
Dr. Laura Loses Her Religion
Lisa Keys
August 21, 2003
Of her conversion to Judaism, Laura Schlessinger said, \”I felt that I was putting out a tremendous amount toward that mission, that end, and not feeling return, not feeling connected, not feeling that inspired. Trust me, I\’ve talked to rabbis, I\’ve read, I\’ve prayed, I\’ve agonized and I came to this place anyway — which is not exactly back to the beginning, but more in that direction than not.\”
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