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
An Evangelical’s journey to Judaism, Israel – and love of soccer
Frankie McLean, who for decades has been known as Sarit Edri, recently shared her incredible and impressive journey to Judaism and Israel. Now she's returned to soccer.
Ben-Gvir calls to end recognition of Reform conversions for aliyah
Ben-Gvir wishes to establish a situation in which only those who have been converted by Orthodox rabbis will be entitled to immigrate to Israel according to the Law of Return.
Parashat Lech Lecha: Was Abraham an influencer?
Influencing others becomes so addictive that our personal behavior is, itself, influenced by our overwhelming desire to influence others. Are influencers the ultimate influencees?
The Zionist essence: Not political, not religious, just a path home
Zionism is a path toward home. Zionism has no political adherence. It is neither a calling for expansion nor a religious movement.
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.
Sephardic Jewish ancestry certificate now open for millions of applicants
Recent research has demonstrated that as many as 200 million people in the Americas and Europe have Jewish ancestry who were forcibly converted.
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?
Cardinal with Jewish ancestry honors Jewish-born nun murdered in Auschwitz
Born Edith Stein in Breslau, Germany to an Orthodox Jewish family, Stein converted to Catholicism in her 30s.
The journey from Jewish convert to accomplished artist, scribe
Neriah Israel's journey from South Africa to Dimona
