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a church steeple
Posted inKids & Family

I don’t want my Jewish son to become a Christian

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler October 20, 2021
Rabbi Samantha Kahn officiates an interfaith wedding in the Bay Area. (Photo/Courtesy of 18Doors)
Posted inOpinion

Who is included in the ‘us’ of our prayers? 

Edmund Case by Edmund Case August 26, 2021August 27, 2021
a small, deep blue pool indoor surrounded by marble
Posted inMixed & Matched

I lost my conversion certificate. Now what?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 24, 2021
a row of small trans flags along a curb
Posted inMixed & Matched

Transitioning to my true self includes converting to Judaism. Can I?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler August 11, 2021August 11, 2021
Star of David necklaces are a signifier of Jewish identity and, some fear, a potential risk during times of antisemitism. (Photo/JTA-Getty)
Posted inReligion

Conversion students are asking me if it’s safe to become Jewish. This is what I tell them.

Rabbi Ruth Adar by Rabbi Ruth Adar and JTA June 3, 2021
Synagogue in Mád, Hungary (Photo/JTA-Getty)
Posted inUncategorized

Issue of patrilineal descent raises some more questions

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler May 4, 2021May 12, 2021
Netanyahu speaks at a podium outside
Posted inNews

Benjamin Netanyahu: Court ruling creates danger of Israel being ‘overrun’ by ‘fake’ converts from Africa

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA March 10, 2021March 10, 2021
Two journalists in love: Nellie Bowles (left) and fiancee Bari Weiss.
Posted inJewish Life

S.F.-raised journalist’s path to Judaism started on a date with Bari Weiss

Andrew Gilbert by Andrew Gilbert March 2, 2021October 8, 2025
Supreme Court President Esther Hayut presides over the high court in Jerusalem, March 19, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israeli Supreme Court rules state must grant citizenship to non-Orthodox Jewish converts in Israel

Ben Sales by Ben Sales March 1, 2021March 1, 2021
Tricia Creason-Valencia outside MACLA, a Latinx arts center in San Jose.
Posted inCulture

Q&A: She’s helping Latino kids in San Jose find a voice in media arts

by Liz Harris February 25, 2021March 2, 2021

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