High Court decision on conversions brings long-awaited relief and validation

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Mar. 3, 2021
For years, Erika Belovai has dreamed of opening her own bakery in Israel. But residing in the country on a volatile immigrant visa, she knew it was not a realistic option. A High Court decision on Monday changed her fate: She was finally eligible for Israeli citizenship.
“I started to cry like a baby, I couldn’t stop,” she told Haaretz Wednesday, recalling the moment she heard the news.
The High Court had ruled that the state must recognize non-Orthodox conversions performed in Israel for the sake of immigration, a verdict that came after a 16 year battle. It began in 2005 when the Israel Religious Action Center – the advocacy arm of the Reform movement in the country – petitioned the High Court.

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