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January 22, 2020

Ultra-Orthodox Control of the Israeli Rabbinate Stands in the Way of Resolving the Conversion Question

Another casualty of the peace process.

With another election approaching, issues of religion and state have again raised their head, with politicians from the militantly secular Yisrael Beytenu party trading barbs with the Sephardi chief rabbi. The bone of contention relates to the conversion of immigrants from the Soviet Union and their children—many of whom are of only partial Jewish ancestry. Behind such controversies, writes David M. Weinberg, is the ḥaredi takeover of the institutions of the chief rabbinate in the early days of the peace process:

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January 22, 2020

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    And the dangers to Jews of both radical Islam and intersectionality.

  2. The U.S. Finally Acknowledges the Truth about Iran’s Militias

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  3. Ultra-Orthodox Control of the Israeli Rabbinate Stands in the Way of Resolving the Conversion Question

    Another casualty of the peace process.

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