Blow to Rabbinate’s monopoly as Israel’s top Court approves private conversions
In decision that chief rabbi blasts as ‘outrageous,’ court rules that contrary to current policy, immigrants converting via private Orthodox courts will also be eligible for Israeli citizenship under Law of Return.
The month of Adar Bet is upon us and so we prepare for one of the more joyful holidays of the year, Purim. In its midst we stand strong and mourn with the people of Brussels and Istanbul, where Israeli tourists and others were among the dead and wounded in major terrorist attacks, joining the wave of attacks having hit Europe over the past year (