Conversion
'I never had a bar mitzvah,' lone soldiers from Ethiopia to celebrate at the Western Wall
The ceremony is expected to bring together soldiers and soldiers without immediate family in Israel, many of whom immigrated alone and joined the Israel Defense Forces.
Former Moscow rabbi says he rebuffed proposal to convert Russians discussed in Epstein recording
Argentinian oleh celebrates his Bar Mitzvah, conversion to Judaism 20 years after making aliyah
Argentina's Sephardi chief rabbi reaffirms 100-year-old ruling on conversions, sparks controversy
US convert who struggled to obtain citizenship gets temporary residence
David Ben Moshe, who struggled for over two years to get citizenship, obtains temporary residency with view to citizenship following Post report.
Is it safe to become Jewish? What I tell conversion students - opinion
Every convert to Judaism makes a journey across religious, cultural and emotional frontiers. One of the milestones on that journey is the moment when antisemitism ceases to be theoretical.
New allegations about another covert Messianic Christian missionary
Timothy Buckles has allegedly sought to infiltrate Orthodox synagogues in the US, and posed as Jewish in Jerusalem where he lives and works
African Hebrew Israelites fight to stay in Israel
In 1973 the Israeli government ruled they did not qualify for automatic citizenship as they could not prove Jewish descent and had not undergone Orthodox conversion.
Conversion conundrum: The fight over symbolism, the neglect of the problem
Ever since some one million immigrants came to Israel from former Soviet countries, a battle has been waged over conversion.
Learning Hebrew before converting to Judaism
If you are planning to convert, it is advisable to learn at least a little Hebrew.
My converts to Judaism should feel Jewish - opinion
Judaism was never static in its self-understanding of the nature of God or God’s relationship to the Jewish people.
Letters to the Editor May 2, 2021: Monstrous Meron misfortune
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
It is time to reject Orthodox conversions to Judaism
In Jewish history, there have often been fanatics who tried to hijack the religion and exclude others. Up to now, they have failed.
A tough conversation on the Jewish conversion debate - opinion
Time and again I have heard a non-Orthodox convert react with shock at the idea that their conversion isn’t valid according to Halacha. Why aren’t they being told this to begin with?