Sunday 9 March 2014

Allegations Against RCA re: Conversion Policy

»The problem with this statement is that when I visited the chief rabbi's office with Weiss' attorney, we were told directly that the chief rabbinate was acting upon the recommendation of RCA officials.

We may not know who is telling the truth in this case, but we do know that the RCA has not been candid about its recent approach to conversion.

In 2007 the RCA drafted a new centralized policy on conversions. This policy brought conversions under the auspices of a new and more stringent approach. At the time, there were some who warned that this new policy could lead to retroactive annulments of previously accepted conversions.»
Op-Ed: The RCA breaks its word on conversion | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
http://www.jta.org/2014/03/06/news-opinion/opinion/op-ed-the-rca-breaks-its-word-on-conversion


Kol Tuv,
RRW

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