'You can't tell American Jews: We want you to come to Israel, but your form of Jewish-religious expression is unacceptable to us,' the Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times columnist tells Israeli weekly Makor Rishon
Ruling comes after Interior Ministry refused to register woman as Jewish because she converted via a rabbinical court that operates outside the framework of the state-sanctioned system, controlled by the Chief Rabbinate
His time at the Agency will probably be remembered more for what he didn’t accomplish than what he did, at the Western Wall and on Israel’s conversion policy
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At rare Jerusalem gathering, members of disparate streams agree on one thing: The Chief Rabbinate must not lose its monopoly over conversions
Conversion is a controversial issue within the deeply Catholic Filipino community. But the Lopez family hope that by converting they will safeguard the future of their children in Israel
'Do you have special criteria for black converts?' MK asks Interior Ministry at Knesset session on difficulties faced by Jewish converts wanting to move to Israel
Interior Ministry given until end of July to explain why it won’t recognize the Abayudaya community from Uganda, even though the Jewish Agency has
By defending standards of Orthodox Jewish conversion, Israel is ensuring it doesn't end up as divided and incoherent as the U.S. Jewish community
‘The Interior Ministry has now proven itself to place political considerations above the law,’ says Rabbi Andy Sacks, following ministry’s decision not to recognize the 2,000-strong Abayudaya community