Reform rabbi criticizes IDF conversion
28/06/2011 11:40
Tags: reform judaism · Israel · Uri Regev · Hiddush · conversion
Rabbi Regev states that it's not possible to make converts observant
At a recent Knesset plenum dedicated to conversions in Israel, Rabbi Uri Regev, founder of the Hiddush religious pluralism group, said that the majority of IDF converts don’t remain religious after their conversions.
“According to Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, if a convert doesn’t intend to keep the commandments, his conversion is invalid,” he said. He castigated the Israeli rabbinate for “putting its head in the sand” by endorsing IDF conversions. “If these would be cars, we’d make a recall,” he told the Knesset Committee.