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- Making Peace in Baltimore; Same-Sex Marriage Cases; Converting to Judaism
- Making Peace in Baltimore
- Same-Sex Marriage Case
- Converting to Judaism
Despite the sometimes lengthy and challenging conversion process—and concerns that converted Jews are not “100 percent” Jewish—many converts to Judaism find fulfillment and a sense of identity in the Jewish faith. According to Shmuly Yanklowitz, an Orthodox rabbi and himself a convert, Judaism will need to become more inclusive and more accepting of converts if it is to to survive in the 21st century.
Related Links
- Conversion to Judaism Resource Center
- New York Times: “Judaism Must Embrace the Convert” by Shmuly Yanklowitz, November 23, 2014
- The Jewish Week: “Influential Orthodox Rabbi — And JW Columnist — Comes Out As Convert” by Hannah Dreyfus, November 25, 2014
- Chabad.org: “Why is conversion to Judaism so hard?” by Tzvi Freeman
- The Jewish Federations of North America: “The Conversion Process” by Lawrence J. Epstein
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