Conversion to Judaism
Making it official: Inside the Nativ program training IDF soldiers to 'join the tribe'
Nativ began with a Trustee Committee in 1998 and was adopted as a military program in 2000. To date, over 58,000 soldiers have begun the program, and close to 20,000 have completed conversion.
IDF lone soldiers mark bar and bat mitzvah at Western Wall, including some family surprises
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
Who is a Jew? 70% of Jewish Israelis say patrilineal descent doesn't count
The poll is the IDI's biennial statistical report and serves as an in-depth look at the balance between religion and state that is so central to Israel and Israeli society.
Are too many Germans converting to Judaism? - analysis
In a DW column titled “Why the increasing number of converts is a problem for Judaism,” Avitall Gerstetter charged that too many people in Germany convert for the wrong reasons.
Conversion in Israel: The tug of war between the state, rabbinate
How did conversion to Judaism get caught in up the midst of an Israeli political controversy over the Law of Return and identifying who is a Jew?
The journey from Jewish convert to accomplished artist, scribe
Neriah Israel's journey from South Africa to Dimona
'Covenant': Creating a Jewish conversion spectrum - review
Turning some of Rabbi Soloveitchik’s ideas toward resolving the Jewish identity crisis
The irony of Jewish conversion in Israel - opinion
"They want mass conversion. This won’t happen," Rabbi Yosef said about the deputy religious affairs minister.
An ancient Jewish curse to keep grave robbers away revealed on tomb
A convert to Judaism warned away tomb raiders by vowing to curse anybody who would dare to open his grave.
Basketball player who converted to Judaism with a Conservative rabbi denied Israeli citizenship
Rabbi Michael Beals who supervised Armstrong’s conversion called the decision by Israel’s government “racist” as Armstrong is Black.
Top British Jewry group tells Smotrich to leave Europe, calls him 'disgrace'
In a tweet, in Hebrew, the Board of Deputies said that it rejected Smotrich’s “disgusting ideology that promotes hatred.”
Kahana submits Jewish conversion reform bill to Knesset
Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana called his conversion reform plan a "historic opportunity that cannot be missed."
