{"title":"“Who is a Convert? ”—The Law of Return and the Legality of Reform and Conservative Conversions in Israel","authors":"Nicole Maor, D. Ellenson","doi":"10.2979/israelstudies.27.2.04","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT:The Law of Return cements the connection between Israel and world Jewry by determining who is eligible as a “Jew” for full and immediate Israeli citizenship. It has also been the source of legal and political challenges since it was enacted in 1950 and until today because of controversy over “who is a Jew” for purposes of the Law. In March 2021, the Supreme Court ended decades of debate around the question “who is a Jew by choice” and “whose conversions will be recognized” for the purpose of the law by extending recognition to persons converted under Reform and Conservative auspices in Israel. This article traces the legal and political background of this landmark decision and considers its impact.","PeriodicalId":54159,"journal":{"name":"Israel Studies","volume":"27 1","pages":"24 - 40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2022-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Israel Studies","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2979/israelstudies.27.2.04","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"AREA STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT:The Law of Return cements the connection between Israel and world Jewry by determining who is eligible as a “Jew” for full and immediate Israeli citizenship. It has also been the source of legal and political challenges since it was enacted in 1950 and until today because of controversy over “who is a Jew” for purposes of the Law. In March 2021, the Supreme Court ended decades of debate around the question “who is a Jew by choice” and “whose conversions will be recognized” for the purpose of the law by extending recognition to persons converted under Reform and Conservative auspices in Israel. This article traces the legal and political background of this landmark decision and considers its impact.
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Israel Studies presents multidisciplinary scholarship on Israeli history, politics, society, and culture. Each issue includes essays and reports on matters of broad interest reflecting diverse points of view. Temporal boundaries extend to the pre-state period, although emphasis is on the State of Israel. Due recognition is also given to events and phenomena in diaspora communities as they affect the Israeli state. It is sponsored by the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, in affiliation with the Association for Israel Studies.
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