The saga of my Jewish conversion began twenty-five years ago, when I got engaged to my first husband. He’d grown up in an Orthodox family, and his parents, my future in-laws, were devastated that he ...
(JTA) — The Israeli Supreme Court decision on Jewish conversion changes almost nothing. But down the line, it could change a lot. Under the March 31 ruling, the state of Israel must recognize Jewish ...
NEW YORK — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to the tight-knit ...
The way Kylie Ora Lobell writes about her childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, in her book Choosing to Be Chosen: From Being an Atheist Non-Jew to Becoming an Orthodox Jew could initially describe the ...