25.05.2012                      04.Siwan. 5772                    Tag 48 des Omer

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MKs, rabbis to discuss conversion difficulties

In Tzohar Shavuot program, politicians and rabbis will discuss difficulties Ruth would face today in conversion.

The Tzohar rabbinical association is planning an extravaganza of intellectualism, spiritualism and Torah study for the traditional all-night learning sessions of Shavuot, which falls out on Saturday night and Sunday.
A mix of speakers and educators will deliver talks on everything from workers’ rights to Jewish unity, assimilation to whether or not the biblical figure and Jewish convert Ruth would have succeeded in converting in Israel today….