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Ultra-Orthodoxy Cancels Conversion, Sends Modern Orthodox for Reeducation

July 3rd, 2008 · 7 Comments · Judaism and Religion, Uncategorized

Gershom Gorenberg
The divide between the ultra-Orthodox and other Jews over who is Jewish continues to widen. In the latest developments, ultra-Orthodox rabbis in both Israel and the U.S. have asserted that conversion is reversible — that a convert can cease to be Jewish if she or he does not live according to halakhah, Jewish law, [...]

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