Monday 13 July 2015

Fwd: How To Fix Orthodox Conversion



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Subject: How To Fix Orthodox Conversion
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July 07, 2015
 
     
 
 
Sisterhood
Bethany Mandel    
In speaking out after the revelation of Barry Freundel's criminal acts, Bethany Mandel became the face of Orthodox conversion in America. Here, she details the progress and setbacks in conversion reform since.
  
Sisterhood
Judy Maltz    
As Israel's cabinet rolls back years of advances in conversion reform, a court petition of one convert could be a landmark case that determines who is authorized to perform Orthodox conversions in Israel.
 


Sisterhood
Madison Margolin    
Jewish two-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman's bare-all photo for ESPN's magazine might make you blush. But in the world of nude photography, her shoot may be as tznius as it gets.
 


Sisterhood
Shoshana Kordova    
As the mother of four daughters, Shoshana Kordova is tired of the exclusion of girls from religious ritual in the Israeli school system.
 


Sisterhood
Reuters    
Environmentalist and 'secular Jewish feminist' Naomi Klein, addressed Vatican officials after Pope Francis enlisted her in a campaign against climate change.
 


Sisterhood
Susan Weiss    
"Love is love," President Obama tweeted in response to the recent Supreme Court decision. But in Israel, love is not love because love is held hostage by archaic marriage and divorce laws.
 
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