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Blog entries tagged: Conversion

Guest Post: Nativ helps IDF soldiers convert

Some 2,000 Israeli soldiers have become Jewish through Nativ, says Misha Galperin

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Adam Bronfman: In re-crafting conversion bill, Israel must conclude, ‘We are all Jews’

As a Jew, I was outraged by the proposed legislation. The State of Israel has no business in affiliating with or endorsing one religious group or dogma over another.

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Opponents alarmed as Israeli conversion bill moves ahead

Opponents of a controversial bill that could give the Orthodox Rabbinate the final say over conversions in Israel are trying to keep the bill from moving ahead in the Israeli Knesset after its surprise introduction and passage by a Knesset committee.

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Rotem on criticism over conversion bill: ‘I never promised anything’

The Israeli politician who crafted a controversial bill that would put conversion to Judaism in the hands of Israel’s Orthodox rabbinate has said that he never promised to hold off on pushing it through – and that whether it passes is of no concern to American Jews.

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Jewish federations and religious streams tell Netanyahu they oppose conversion bill

The country’s largest Jewish charitable network and the leaders of three of the four major streams of American Judaism are strongly protesting a proposed change in the laws that dictate the process for conversion to Judaism in Israel. 

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Federation officials in Israel to discuss potential changes conversion laws

Some versions of a proposed bill being circulated include a provision that could, in theory, prevent a convert to Judaism, who underwent conversion in Israel or in the Diaspora, from receiving Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return, a proposal the federation system has rejected.

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