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Converts/Conversion

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are that of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the Union for Traditional Judaism, unless otherwise indicated.

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The Jewish Status of Those Whose Lineage is Indeterminate

by Rabbi Wayne Allen
July 9, 2024

Categories: Converts/Conversion, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism, Tomeikh KaHalakhah
ARTICLE

Israeli Law Should Protect Jews But Not Define Judaism

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
March 21, 2021

Categories: Anti-Semitism, Converts/Conversion, Denominations, Israel, Modern Judaism, Politics
ARTICLE

The Supreme Court Decision on Conversions in Israel: Threat or Opportunity for Halakhic Judaism?

by Rabbi Ronald Price
March 21, 2021

Categories: Converts/Conversion, Denominations, Israel, Modern Judaism, Politics
What Does It Mean to Rest on Shabbat and Holidays? VIDEOS

What Does It Mean to Rest on Shabbat and Holidays?

by Rabbi Steven Saks
September 22, 2020

Categories: Converts/Conversion, Halakhah, Halakhah, High Holidays, Holidays, Modern Judaism, Shabbat
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Jewish Center for Public Affairs)

Hora’at Sha’ah: The Emergency Principle in Jewish Law and a Contemporary Application

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
March 15, 2020

Categories: Articles, Converts/Conversion, Coronavirus, Halakhah, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism, Philosophy
Recommended by UTJ

Naftali Bennett Is Right Regarding Conversions

Categories: Converts/Conversion, Denominations, Halakhah, Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Politics
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Stanford Berman Jewish Policy Archive)

Outreach to the Intermarried: Understanding the Risks and Setting Priorities

by Rabbi Ronald Price
May 25, 2018

Categories: Converts/Conversion, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism, Relationships
ARTICLE

Why the Chief Rabbanut’s Conversion Policy is Unorthodox in, and of, the Extreme

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
February 5, 2018

Categories: Articles, Converts/Conversion, Denominations, Halakhah, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism, Women's Forum
DIVREI TORAH

Yom Kippur – Committing to Torah

by Rabbi Noah Gradofsky
February 4, 2018

Categories: Converts/Conversion, High Holidays, Holidays, Modern Judaism
5/17/15 UTJ “Conversion Crisis”Conference: Rabbi Riskin: “Conversion as an Opportunity: the Challenge in Israel and the Challenge in the Diaspora” VIDEOS

5/17/15 UTJ “Conversion Crisis”Conference: Rabbi Riskin: “Conversion as an Opportunity: the Challenge in Israel and the Challenge in the Diaspora”

by Recommended by UTJ
December 24, 2017

Categories: Converts/Conversion, Halakhah, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism
5/17/15 UTJ “Conversion Crisis”Conference: Rebecca Thornhill: A Convert’s Experience and the Orthodox Converts Network. VIDEOS

5/17/15 UTJ “Conversion Crisis”Conference: Rebecca Thornhill: A Convert’s Experience and the Orthodox Converts Network.

by Recommended by UTJ
December 24, 2017

Categories: Converts/Conversion, Halakhah, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism, Women's Forum
5/17/15 UTJ “Conversion Crisis”Conference: Rabbi Angel: “The Conversion Crisis as a Symptom of a Larger Crisis in Halakhic Judaism” VIDEOS

5/17/15 UTJ “Conversion Crisis”Conference: Rabbi Angel: “The Conversion Crisis as a Symptom of a Larger Crisis in Halakhic Judaism”

by Recommended by UTJ
December 24, 2017

Categories: Converts/Conversion, Halakhah, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism

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