Posts Tagged: Israel conversion
Amalek: A Warning to Israel’s Chief Rabbinate
The Jews’ most formidable enemy in Biblical times was the nation of Amalek. Amalek was, and symbolically still is, the personification of evil, brutality, racism...
How to Solve the Jewish Conversion Crisis
Conversion is a serious matter. It signals a transformation and involves a tremendous amount of soul-searching. Human beings are more than just accumulations of plasma,...
Amid Turmoil in Relations Between US Jews and Israel, Top Reform Rabbi Urges Greater Engagement
A prominent American Reform rabbi has called for a quantum leap in US Jewish engagement with Israel as the best way of responding to the current crisis that has pitted...
It’s Time to Disband Israel’s State-Sponsored Rabbinical Leadership
I rubbed my eyes in disbelief when I read that Separdi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has extended the ban on television and computers by decreeing that...
Despite Their Merits, Israel’s New Conversion Courts Undermine Jewish Unity
A furor has erupted over the establishment of a new conversion court in Israel, which was opened with the blessing and cooperation of some of...
