Conversion
Latin American Jewish converts caught between communal bans and Israel’s Law of Return
The Nascent Sanhedrin is urging Israeli authorities to recognize Orthodox converts from Latin America and reopen a path long blocked by communal policy.
From forced conversion to genocide: How Yazidis carry centuries of persecution into exile
'Kotsuji's Gift': The Japanese scholar who rescued Jewish refugees during World War II - review
Christian converts still face discrimination, arrests in Egypt, US State Dept. confirms
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
'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.
Shira Ben Avraham's spiritual 'Journey' to Judaism, motherhood
“It’s a collection of songs that were written as part of this journey that I’ve been on for the past, say, 10 years, that really started in South Africa where I grew up.”
