Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cbdkc1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbdkc1!ask From: ask@cbdkc1.UUCP (A.S. Kamlet) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Re: Questions about conversion to Judaism Message-ID: <877@cbdkc1.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 18:51:39 EST Article-I.D.: cbdkc1.877 Posted: Mon Feb 18 18:51:39 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Feb-85 06:36:41 EST References: <16@unc.UUCP> <76@unc.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus Lines: 21 > This brings up a related point. A Jew who converts to Christianity > is no longer considered to be a member of the Jewish people. > In Israel, the Law of Return does not apply to such a person : > Frank Silbermann > University of North Carolina The Law of Return is a law of the Stste of Israel, and not a religious law. The courts which decided that the Law of Return does not apply to a Jew who has converted to Christianity were not religious courts but Israeli courts. That's really a big difference. A Jew who converts to Chrisianity is considered to be an apostate Jew, and as such, is denied most rights and rites of Judiasm. Should this Jew repent and do t'shuva, he may be restored these rights (and rites.) But Judiasm, like many other religions, has no provisions for someone to no longer be a member of that religion. -- Art Kamlet AT&T Bell Laboratories Columbus {ihnp4 | cbosgd}!cbrma!ask