The Jewish Agency for Israel will now approve Orthodox converts’ eligibility for aliyah. Israel’s Interior Ministry announced the change in a letter to the Knesset on Tuesday. Previously the ministry, ...

The saga of my Jewish conversion began twenty-five years ago, when I got engaged to my first husband. He’d grown up in an Orthodox family, and his parents, my future in-laws, were devastated that he ...

(JTA) — The Israeli Supreme Court decision on Jewish conversion changes almost nothing. But down the line, it could change a lot. Under the March 31 ruling, the state of Israel must recognize Jewish ...

Sarit Azoulay argues the rabbinical court that declared her non-Jewish failed to provide valid explanations. A new survey that was included in the Rabbinical Council of America’s review offers a first ...

The Israel Supreme Court Sunday held that non-Jewish children adopted by Jewish parents will no longer have to go through Orthodox conversions. This practice was based on Section 5 of Israel’s Child ...

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