In fact, the ruling is pretty small in scope: It says that non-Jews who already live in Israel, then convert under non-Orthodox auspices, are eligible for Israeli citizenship. In other words ...

Part 1 of 2. Welcome to the experiences of a rav of 43 years who has served in “kiruv”/outreach settings as well as in major ...

The essence of Gerut is Kabbalat Ha-Mitzvot – acceptance of the Torah and its commandments – for this is what it means to be ...

Religion plays a central role in Israeli society, shaping its identity as a Jewish state. However, the balance between ...

At least 98 Israeli men who completed their Orthodox conversion to Judaism have been waiting since April for a government-funded circumcision that would finalize the process, officials said ...

Despite having a Jewish father and a Russian Orthodox Christian mother, I was raised in no religion, never baptized, never had a bar mitzvah. Technically I am not even a convert, because I did not ...

The Interior Ministry’s recognition of Kibita’s final conversion is a victory for non-Orthodox Judaism in Israel, where the ...