Israel must avoid another conversion crisis
One of the central principles of the Passover Haggadah is “what begins with disgrace ends with praise.” Anyone knowledgeable in the history of the Knesset discussions of conversion will have observed that this concept is generally reversed, and that what began with good intentions ends in chaos and injury to the delicate relationship among the various Jewish denominations and between Diaspora Jewry and the State of Israel. We may shortly see a similar situation regarding MK Elazar Stern’s (pictured) conversion bill, which passed the first reading in the Knesset last week.
