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From: kenw@lcuxc.UUCP (K Wolman)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Who Accepts Whose Conversion Process?
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Date: Thu, 14-Feb-85 08:36:09 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 14 08:36:09 1985
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> = Joe Friedman
>> = Susan Slusky


>Susan Slusky posits:
>>The discussion about conversion seems to shift ground pretty frequently
>>aroud here. Here in the old debating thesis style are the three resolutions
>>I've noticed being debated.
>>...
>>2. BE IT RESOLVED THAT all conversions to Judaism be performed as in 1. and
>>be supervised by an Orthodox rabbi. (This gets into the Joe Abeles question
>>of who is a rabbi.)
>
>Since a Reform rabbi will not
>abide by the Orthodox tradition in a conversion, his supervision of
>one will not be accepted.
>
>Joe Friedman
>AT&T-IS Lincroft
>ahuta!yossi

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FAR OUT!  Then as far as you're concerned, conversion performed
under the supervision of a Conservative rabbi is halakhic and
acceptable to Orthodoxy.  That's what you seem to be saying.
-- 
                                Ken Wolman
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