Tag: baptism
Sorry, Christians, No Baptism Today – Too Much Water in Jordan River
The baptism site, a.k.a. Qasr el Yahud (Castle of the Jews in Arabic), is the official name of a baptism site in the Jordan River Valley in Samaria.
Demonstrators Block Shabbat Mass Conversion Baptism in Rishon L’tzion
"We met six women, two of them Holocaust survivors, who had been brought there by their gentile caretakers, and convinced them not to go inside."
President Rivlin Flies to the Vatican
Pope Francis invited the President of Israel for his first official visit to the Vatican.
ITIM Advocates for Solitude in Israeli Mikvah’s Pool of Purifying Waters
The ITIM religious services group is advocating for a change to Israel's mikvah laws that would allow a woman to immerse alone.
Mormons Posthumously Baptized Anne Frank: New Claim
The Toronto Star reported that researcher Helen Radkey, a former Mormon who revealed the Wiesenthal baptisms, said this week she found Anne Frank’s name...
Secret Posthumous Mormon Baptism of Holocaust Victims, Jewish Leaders
The secret posthumous baptism of key Jewish figures by the Mormon church has caused outrage in the Jewish community and led to an apology by Mormon leaders.