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The government wants to encourage more Israelis who aren’t officially recognized as Jews to convert, but will its new legislation actually achieve that? Some experts question its chances of success ....
Welcome to Times Will Tell, the weekly podcast from The Times of Israel. The holiday of Shavuot, or the Feast of Weeks, is here and one of the major themes surrounding this day that marks the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai is conversion, which is linked to the reading of the Book of Ruth on this festive day. So this week we’re speaking with Seth Farber, an American-Israeli rabbi and social activist who is a leading expert on conversion. Among other points, we discuss the history of conversion throughout the Diaspora and how it went awry in the Jewish state. ....
To Israel, converts are still just a political football – The Forward forward.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forward.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.