Conversion
IDF lone soldiers mark bar and bat mitzvah at Western Wall, including some family surprises
The event was organized by Ach Gadol (Big Brother for Lone Soldiers), a nonprofit that provides one-on-one mentorship and community support for soldiers serving in Israel without immediate family.
Israel’s conversion crisis is becoming an aliyah crisis - opinion
'I never had a bar mitzvah,' lone soldiers from Ethiopia to celebrate at the Western Wall
Former Moscow rabbi says he rebuffed proposal to convert Russians discussed in Epstein recording
Editor's Notes: Love the convert
As Jews in Israel and around the world read the Book of Ruth during the holiday of Shavuot, it is worth asking how beloved converts truly are today.
Converting to Judaism in Israel is nearly impossible - ITIM report
The number applying for conversion in the last decade has been low but even among those who did apply, fewer than half were able to complete the process.
Nativ: Helping IDF lone soldiers become halachically Jewish
The "Magazine" sat down with four young IDF soldiers who opened up about their reasons for why they chose to undergo conversion to Judaism.
Lionel Richie's daughter converts to Judaism
Sofia Richie revealed that she had been attending conversion classes ahead of her marriage to Elliot Grainge.
Porto Jews push to posthumously reinstate 'Portuguese Dreyfus' into army
Arthur Carlos Barros Basto was a Portuguese Army officer who was declared “immoral” in June 1937 for helping returning descendants of Jews to become circumcised.
The Lost Tribes of Israel: Who are their descendants today?
There is a group of people looking to uncover the truth behind the lost tribes in order to determine where they went and to integrate them back into the Jewish people.
Go away: Arye Deri should quit Israeli politics forever and stay home - opinion
I conjecture that Deri would sell every Judea and Samaria settler to the Saudis, twice over, if that were to earn Shas-affiliated schools a 2% budget increase.
Mainstream religious Zionist rabbi appointed head of Conversion Authority
A new head of the Conversion Authority has been appointed by the Prime Minister's Office.
Myrna Bennett, the (Jewish) mother of Israel's ex-prime minister - opinion
Mother Myrna, who traditionally has shied away from publicity, has suddenly found herself wooed by major news outlets wanting her take.
Netanyahu had no reason to give in to Maoz's demands - editorial
Netanyahu did not have to compromise his own beliefs and cave in to each of Maoz’s demands – in fact, he could have formed a stable coalition without him.
