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Rabbinate Court Forces Woman Who Did Not Have Orthodox Wedding to Have Orthodox Divorce or Face Prison

It is not clear if the Rabbinate has thought through the consequences of their decision...

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Masorti Rabbis Perform First Conversions in Lisbon

For the first time in the history of the Masorti movement, its rabbis performed conversions to Judaism in Portugal. The two conversions were performed in the Portuguese capital at a Beit Din rabbinical court of three judges, who recognized Juliana Fernandes da Silva and her life partner Edgard Pimentel as Jews. Though the Masorti movement […]