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Ha’aretz Israel Puts Off Crisis Over Conversion LawNew York TimesJERUSALEM — A growing crisis between American Jews and the Israeli government over a proposed law on religious conversion was averted — or …Anshel Pfeffer / US Jews should help Israel redraft its immoral citizenship lawsHa’aretzHaredim reject conversion bill freezeJerusalem PostShas: We didn't agree to conversion [...]

Kansas City Star Amar: 'Either pass the conversion law, or we're leaving.'Jerusalem Post"If the conversion law doesn't pass, there will be a serious crisis in the Jewish people," the rabbi said on Israel Radio. "This isn't politics or policy …Conversion bill debate heats upJerusalem PostPM says opposes conversion billYnetnewsMK Rotem convinced conversion bill will passYnetnewsJerusalem [...]

Ha’aretz ISRAEL: Conversion bill rattles relations with US Jews and Israeli politicsLos Angeles Times (blog)The interesting religious issue has practical civic repercussions in Israel, which passed the "Law of Return" in 1950. In a nutshell, it determined that …Conversion law threatens usYnetnewsUS Jews rally against conversion billJerusalem PostLiberal groups slam new Israel law on conversionThe [...]

Ha’aretz Conversion law threatens usYnetnews… by law, thereby undemocratically annulling the legal achievements of non-Orthodox movements accomplished through great effort over the years. …ISRAEL: Conversion bill rattles relations with US Jews and Israeli politicsLos Angeles Times (blog)US Jews rally against conversion billJerusalem PostLiberal groups slam new Israel law on conversionThe Associated PressJerusalem Post -Jewish Telegraphic Agency [...]

Kansas City Star US Jews rally against conversion billJerusalem PostAngry reactions continued to pour in from North American Jewry over the passing of a controversial conversion bill by the Knesset's Law …Liberal groups slam new Israel law on conversionThe Associated PressAnalysis: Banal but trueJerusalem PostRotem on criticism over conversion bill: 'I never promised anything'Jewish Telegraphic [...]

Rotem on criticism over conversion bill: 'I never promised anything'Jewish Telegraphic Agency (blog)But Monday morning, Rotem brought the bill to the Knesset's Law Committee, which approved the bill in a 5-4 vote. It now must go through three readings in …Liberal groups slam new Israel law on conversionThe Associated PressKnesset committee approves conversion reform billJewish [...]

Ha’aretz Liberal groups slam new Israel law on conversionThe Associated PressConversion is a highly sensitive issue for Jews of all denominations and the law has angered liberal Jewish groups in Israel and abroad. …Knesset committee approves preliminary reading of conversion billHa’aretzKnesset committee approves conversion billYnetnewsRotem revises conversion billJerusalem PostHa’aretz -Ha’aretz -Ynetnewsall 135 news articles » View full post [...]

Energy Conversion Devices Reports Financial Results for Second… ENER , the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced financial results for the second quarte… Read more on MalaysiaNews.net

LuraTech Launches DocYard to Streamline Management of Document Conversion Processes SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – 02/01/10) – LuraTech, which provides software for managing document conversion and data capture environments, today introduced DocYard, a flexible software platform that enables organizations to build their own production-level document conversion and capture environments. By giving scan service providers and records [...]

Roth IRA conversion: Readers react, ask questions IT’S ONLY MONEY BLOG addresses reader questions & comments from its recent column on Roth IRA conversions. Read more on The Oregonian