Conversion Authority News Today

At first, it seemed like the kind of shooting that has become all too common in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

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Only seven medical circumcisions had been performed since April 2023, according to data presented to the Knesset.

Angela encountered Judaism thanks to a salsa class in Colombia, Daniel embarked on a journey of exploration following a conversation with a hotel owner in Tel Aviv, and Yael found in the Jewish community in Ukraine what she was missing her whole life

From the blog of Alan Silverstein at The Times of Israel

The government's protracted process is not appealing to most of the half-million Israelis who are not recognized as Jewish by the Rabbinate

Israel Prize-winning Bible scholar dives into Shavuot scroll's meaning, laments lack of biblical literacy in secular society, but sees hope in anti-judicial overhaul demonstrations

An organization that helps build communities of newcomers from former Soviet countries has adapted the Jewish holiday's all-night study tradition

The government's Conversion Authority has a long backlog of men waiting for months for a 10-second circumcision inspection to be considered Jewish

More than 100 communities in Israel, 33 in U.S. to focus on mitzvah of loving converts