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
Rabbi Stephen Lerner, 80, brought over 1,800 students to practice Judaism
Lerner grew up in the Grand Concourse neighborhood of the Bronx and attended Columbia College starting at age 16.
After converting to Judaism, I was surrounded by neo-Nazis - Opinion
I had been in Sundhöllen multiple times, but in a hot tub on one particular evening, I kept hearing the terms “white supremacist” and “neo-Nazi”.
Amar’e Stoudemire shares his Jewish journey
Amar'e described his journey from young scholar to aspiring ‘prophet’ of Judaism
How Bible study in a Catholic monastery led one New Yorker to make aliyah
"As someone who takes the Bible literally, I couldn’t not become a Jew."
I converted through Reform Judaism. Stop telling me I’m not a Jew.
After years of studying, learning and teaching, I finally achieved the goal I’d had from the age of 16.
Let’s show more appreciation to Jews-by-choice
We as Jews need to do far more to welcome Jews-by-choice into our midst and show them a level of appreciation and esteem for the courageous path they have undertaken.
The state of conversion in Israel
The Conversion Authority is reluctant to perform conversions.
The Giyur K’Halacha option
Giyur K’Halacha has become Israel’s leading alternative conversion court network.
In Ruth’s footsteps: Israeli converts tell their stories
The Magazine and Giyur K’Halacha, Israel’s leading nongovernmental conversion court, present personal stories of Israelis who have recently converted to Judaism.
Increased numbers of non-Jews attending synagogue services
This trend is particularly interesting considering “the long history of antisemitism in Germany and Poland" said Ohr Torah Stone President
