Conversion

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Correction: The report of Rabbi Lerner’s retirement was greatly exaggerated.* T&V was celebrating his contributions to the Jewish People that ...

A friend tipped me off to a new reality TV show that was about to begin publicizing its pilot episode. ...

1 in 6 contemporary Jews are new to Judaism. How are we supposed to welcome these converts? Rabbi Juan Mejia, a ...

This is the third in a short series about adoption and multiracial Jewish families that Be’chol Lashon will be running over ...

In the year 2000, I was still a newly-minted Jew, having completed my conversion in March of 1999. As Passover ...

I completed my Orthodox conversion with the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) in 2011. My process was an incredibly positive ...

This week marks the fifteenth anniversary of my conversion to Judaism.As for so many others, my process of entering into ...

Vashti is a heroine of the Purim story because she chose not to expose her naked body to the Court despite ...

Much has been written about the impact of Rabbi Barry Freundel on the Orthodox world. In a community that sees ...

I recently had the privilege of serving on a Beit Din (Rabbinic Court) for an individual who was converting to ...

In honor of National Coming Out Day , Keshet will be sharing and celebrating coming out stories throughout the month ...

We rabbis often lament about how many issues divide our people. We pray differently, we keep kosher differently, we talk ...