Posts Tagged: Jewish Conversion
‘And Your God Will Be My God’: For One Jewish Convert, the Wait Is Over
JNS.org - “I’m so thrilled to be a part of B’nai Israel and to have finally found my place with the Jewish people, after nearly...
Princess Diana’s Niece Lady Kitty Spencer Converting to Judaism to Marry South African Businessman
The late Princess Diana’s niece is converting to Judaism for love, The Sunday Times reported over the weekend. According to a friend, Lady Kitty Spencer, 29, is...
Who Is a Jew?
Israelites, Hebrews, Jews, whatever you call them, have been scattered and settled all over the place for thousands of years. It has become quite fashionable...
Conversion Is Not About Halachah
Is conversion at all possible? This may sound like a rhetorical question, since the answer is in the affirmative. Yet, this question goes to the...
Former Knicks Player Converts to Judaism, Gets Ready for Israeli League Debut
A former Knicks point guard who recently converted to Judaism is set to debut next week in the Israeli Basketball Premier League as the newest member...
Israel’s Chief Rabbis to Hold Meeting to Reform Conversion Process
JNS.org - Israel’s two chief rabbis, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau and Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, announced Wednesday that they plan to hold a meeting...
Conversion Law
On the face of it Judaism welcomes converts, regardless of race or background, if their motive is a sincere conviction that they would like to...
The Faith of Fallen Jews: Conforming Doesn’t Work
Thanks to Brandeis University Press, I have been thoroughly enjoying a volume of essays by the historian Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, who died far too early...
Can US Law Force a Spouse to Stand by a Jewish Conversion?
A friend of mine called me the other day sounding very distressed. His 29-year old son is engaged to his non-Jewish girlfriend of several years. ...
Reality Show Starlett Tila Tequila Becoming Jewish
Photo: Philip Nelson. According to TMZ, former reality show star Tila Tequila is converting to Judaism. "As time passed, I started to become more and more fascinated...
