Conversion
Proposed Law of Return amendment sparks debate over conversion standards in Israel
Religious coalition lawmakers frame the bill as a return to halachic conversion standards, while opponents say it would hand the religious establishment greater control over Jewish identity
Making it official: Inside the Nativ program training IDF soldiers to 'join the tribe'
IDF lone soldiers mark bar and bat mitzvah at Western Wall, including some family surprises
Israel’s conversion crisis is becoming an aliyah crisis - opinion
Ethiopian Jewish girls sue Lod school for demanding proof of conversion
Students were born Jewish, say the registration was illegally held up because of skin color.
Legends & Legacies: Exploring the history of South African Jews on TV
The television series launched on July 11, 2021 as an online charity premiere for the Union of Jewish Women, which my late mother, Roseve (Saacks) Linde, once headed.
Can the new gov't resolve Israel's deepest religion and state issues?
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Can the legislation that the new coalition has stated it wishes to advance actually be passed?
Matan Kahana wants to fix Israel's divisions over religion, state
New religious services minister has set a goal of decentralizing conversion, reforming kashrut supervision and changing the electoral body for chief rabbis to ensure religious-Zionist rabbi is elected.
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.
