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…Law of Return Amendment Alters Israel's Position on Conversions (Continued from Page 1) In Israel, where Orthodoxy is the only officially recognized branch, the chief rabbinate alone decides who is qualified to perform conversions, but the vast majority of conversions to Judaism abroad are performed by Conservative and Reform rabbis. The proposed amendment to the Law of Return takes this into account and pro- tects immigrants converted io Ju...…











































