Disapora officials deride Knesset committee’s approval of conversion bill http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/disapora-officials-deride-knesset-committees-approval-of-conversion-bill/ Jewish federation and Jewish Agency officials are slamming a move that pushed forward a controversial bill that would change Israel’s process for conversion to Judaism. en-us jberkman@jta.org Copyright 2010 2010-07-12T;19:41:01-05:00 Comment by APRPEH http://aprpeh.blogspot.com Halacha determines who may convert and how conversion is done.  This has nothing to do with “second class” Jews as Sharansky implies in your article.  It has to do with one Judaism, one people, one halacha and one Torah.  All Jews, and all those souls seeking their roots in Judaism should all be on equal halachic status.  This can only be arrived at following the halachic approach in the hands of Orthodox rabbis.  It is love of Jews and Judaism guiding this approach not, Chas v’Shalom dividing people as Sharansky’s false notion printed above. http://aprpeh.blogspot.com/2010/07/conversion-in-eretz-hakodesh-jfna-seeks.html Halacha determines who may convert and how conversion is done.  This has nothing to do with “second class” Jews as Sharansky implies in your article.  It has to do with one Judaism, one people, one halacha and one Torah.  All Jews, and all those souls seeking their roots in Judaism should all be on equal halachic status.  This can only be arrived at following the halachic approach in the hands of Orthodox rabbis.  It is love of Jews and Judaism guiding this approach not, Chas v’Shalom dividing people as Sharansky’s false notion printed above.

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