How Does One Become a Jew?

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How Does One Become a Jew?

Tani Frank, Director of the Center for Judaism and State Policy at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses new legislation on the issue of conversion.

Tani Frank

February 1, 2022

February 1, 2022

Tani Frank

Tani Frank is the Director of the Center for Judaism and State Policy at the Shalom Hartman Institute. Since 2013, Tani has worked with MK Elazar Stern (Major-General Res.) as a senior consultant for economic and legislative affairs, including the responsibility for drafting bills and promoting ideas on issues of religion and state. Following the 2015 elections in Israel, Tani was one of the founding directors of “Judaism for All,” an initiative focused on creating

Israel, Video, Politics, Law, Public Policy, Conversion

How does one become a Jew? The issue of conversion in Israel has significance beyond personal identity – it impacts a convert’s status in marriage registration, the status of one’s children, and even the location of one’s burial plot. And yet, Israel has no laws governing conversion. The forthcoming conversion reform relies on an agreement between parties in the coalition to delegate authority from the chief rabbinate to local rabbis who can be more involved in each conversion.

Watch Tani Frank, Director of the Center for Judaism and State Policy at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem discuss new legislation in Israel on the issue of conversion.

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