Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of conversion, the process by which those of other faiths adopt Judaism. Most streams of Judaism, unlike many other religions, do not evangelize.
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The Schmooze Karlie Kloss And Joshua Kushner Are Engaged, And We Think She Already Converted To Judaism
It finally happened. Karlie Kloss, the supermodel-turned-coder, is finally engaged to her longtime partner, Jewish princeling Joshua Kushner. In an effusive caption of a picture of the couple on Instagram, Kloss wrote, “I love you more than I have words to express. Josh, you’re my best friend and my soulmate. I can’t wait for forever…
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The Schmooze Ivanka’s Friends Are ‘100% Sure’ She’ll Run For President, And Other ‘Born Trump’ Revelations
“Born Trump,” the tell-all look into the lives of the younger members of the first family, reads like Candace Bushnell-meets-Michael Wolff. Written by Vanity Fair journalist Emily Jane Fox, the new book is a delicious mixture of gossip, speculation and Liz Smith-ish insight that forms a juicy and Jew-cy narrative of the Trumps. Where the…
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Opinion The Lesson For Diaspora Jews In Israel’s Deplorable Conversion Law
The best that can be said about the proposed State Conversion Bill is that it is destined to be thrown away into the waste bin that Israeli politics has designated for the recommendations of committees appointed mostly to put out political fires. The proposal is not only a slap in the face, disguised with a…
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Fast Forward Conversion Plan Would Strip Control From Israel Rabbinate
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A proposal to overhaul the conversion system in Israel would remove it from under the control of the haredi-Orthodox dominated rabbinate, sparking opposition from the chief rabbis of Israel and dozens of haredi and religious Zionist rabbis. The final report and recommendations on conversion in Israel written former government minister Moshe Nissim…
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Community I Circumcised Myself — And Lived To Tell The Tale
As an infant, I was circumcised by my doctor. As an adult, I circumcised myself. After 15 years of attending weekly services and actively participating in most every facet of synagogue life at Congregation Beth Emek in Pleasanton, California, I finally took the leap of faith and decided to formally convert to Judaism. My rabbi…
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Fast Forward Air Force Chaplain Allegedly Denied New Position After Converting to Judaism
A former Christian chaplain in the U.S. Air Force claims that he faced discrimination after converting to Orthodox Judaism, Air Force Times reported Tuesday. Capt. Jeff Montanari, who was ordained by the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, was assigned in 2010 to the March Air Reserve Base in California, where he was dedicated to…
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Fast Forward New Bill Would Entrench Orthodox Monopoly Over Jewish Conversion In Israel
(JTA) — The Knesset is considering a bill that would give an Orthodox body a monopoly over Jewish conversion in Israel, and American Jewish groups across the board are unhappy. The bill, which advanced in Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation on April 22, would create an independent Orthodox authority that would control all recognized conversions…
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The Schmooze Joshua Kushner Takes Supermodel Girlfriend Karlie Kloss To The Holy Land
Joshua Kushner, the prodigal son of the Kushner family (in the sense that ‘prodigal’ means loosely liberal) the founder of Oscar Health insurance, the man who some see as a modern-day-Moses figure, is currently cavorting around Israel (in the sense that ‘cavorting’ means ‘taking spectacular photos for Instagram’.) A proposal seems imminent. A conversion of…
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