And Now for Something Completely Different: Yair Lapid May Be Tied to Messianic Jews
A request for comment from Yesh Atid was refused on the grounds that this is a personal matter. Well, yes and no.
MK Smotrich Touches Third Rail of Israeli Politics: Amending Law of Return
If anyone in Israeli politics can shoot himself in the foot inside his own tent, it is the heirs of the NRP on the right.
Ben Gvir Pushing to Revert Law of Return to Include Only Halachically-Recognized Jews
According to Ben Gvir, the biggest threat to the Jewish character of Israel is the fact that the legislator has yet to define the word "conversion" in the Law of Return.
Liberman’s MK Threatens Chief Rabbi: Approve Conversion Reform or Else
The chief rabbi's office insists he doesn’t trust the new head of the conversion system, Rabbi Benayahu Brunner from Tzohar, never mind the repercussions.
Report: Coalition to Amend ‘Grandson Clause’ in Early 2023
In two months, Bezalel Smotrich is going to submit a bill amending the Law of Return to yank out the halakhic gentiles.
‘We Will Not Accept Converts Under New Reform,’ Israel’s Sephardi Chief Rabbi Warns
“We call on the religious services minister to not heed the uninfluential rabbis, to wake up,” says Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef.
Inscription in Beit Shearim Burial Cave Reveals the Deceased: Yaakov the Convert Who Warned...
This is not only the first inscription revealed in Beit Shearim in the last 65 years, but it is also the first that explicitly mentions that the deceased is a convert.
Meet Religious Zionist Simcha Rothman, Ben Gvir’s Moderate Ally
“We want to restore the system through evolution, not revolution.”
Ministerial Committee Approves New Conversion Law; Reform & Conservative Conversions Protected
Reform & Conservative conversions gain tremendous legal ground under this bill.
50 Years Late: Rabbinate Recognizes Ethiopian Jews in Israel, Many Ethiopian Jews Aren’t Impressed
Kes Maharat: "We have made sacrifices to keep our Judaism. For us to come to Israel only to be told it is doubtful we are a Jewish – there's nothing more humiliating than that."
Haredim Condition Future Coalition on Override Clause to Erase High Court’s Reform Conversions Ruling
The Supreme Court's ruling does not endanger the 1970 Law of Return, it merely takes it to its logical conclusion.
Largest UK Jewish Group to Smotrich: ‘Get Back on the Plane, Bezalel, and Live...
Poor Bezalel Smotrich. All he wanted to do was alert the Jewish communities in Europe about what he calls the dramatic changes the Israeli...
Haredim Fold, Gentile Paternal Grandchildren Can Keep Coming In
The Haredim quit the fight, deserting Religious Zionism.
Religious Services Minister Kahana: Repeal Law of Return’s Grandchildren’s Clause
It isn't clear why the right to immigrate should also include distant family members of a Jew who have no affiliation with Judaism themselves.
Israel Seeking Annulment for Muslim Convert Suspected of Gaming the System
On the day of his declaration as a Jew, he approached the Islamic Sharia court and remarried his Muslim ex-wife.
Chief Rabbi Launches Nuclear Option Against Kahana’s Giur Reform
MK Yulia Malinowski (Israel Beiteinu), Chairman of the Knesset Religious Services Committee, is about to submit her version of a conversion bill to a preliminary vote.
Kahana Submits Conversion Reform Bill Abiding by Strict Torah Law
For the first time: the law will stipulate that the conversion in the state conversion system will operate in accordance with Torah law.
Gush Etzion Tenth Grade Girls Orchestrate Wedding for 2 Olim Converts
"They have pure hearts, a real and profound desire to make others happy, and a special light that radiates from their faces."
Leaked: Minister Kahana’s Reform Bill Allows Conversions Outside Chief Rabbinate’s Reach
The new law allegedly sets mitigating threshold conditions for rabbis who will convert outside the framework of the Chief Rabbinate.
Zionist Rabbis Turn on Yamina Minister, Confirm Chief Rabbinate’s Supreme Authority on Conversions
It should be interesting to see Religious Service Minister Matan Kahana getting back on his feet after this near-knockout.
Haredim Slam Religious Services Minister Kahana for Allowing Local Conversions
Shas Chairman MK Aryeh Deri, in an interview on Radio Kol Chai, referred to Kahana and Naftali Bennett (Yamina) as Hellenized Jews, always a good slur for Chanukah.
Uproar as High Court Recognizes Reform and Conservative Conversions
MK Mai Golan wrote that the court ruling means that “an illegal infiltrator can undergo a reform conversion in 10 minutes and receive Israeli citizenship.”
Reform Jews Get Snippy on Adult Circumcision Funding in Israel
High Court, Government, clash over financing non-Orthodox adult circumcisions.
Smotrich Launches Anti-Conversion Reform European Tour
MK Smotrich is traveling to Europe to share his own perception of the Matan Kahana conversion reform.
First-Ever Certificate of Jewish Ancestry Launched
The certificate is something which a growing number of those with Jewish ancestry have suggested would be an enormous sense of pride and identity for them.
Wednesday, Minister Kahana Also Reformed Conversions
The Conversion Authority in the Prime Minister’s Office provides services to Israeli citizens or permanent residents.
High Court: State Must Pay for Circumcisions of Non-Orthodox Converts
The justices based their decision on the need for equality and "respect for religious freedom."
Netanyahu Appoints Rabbi Yehuda Amichay as Acting Director of the Conversion Authority
The decision was made in consultation with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.