Conversion crisis: attack on the High Court following the landmark ruling

The High Court recognized conversions performed by the private court "Ahavat HaGer" for the purposes of the Law of Return, sparking harsh reactions. Rabbi Weiss demands an emergency meeting of the Chief Rabbinate Council, warning of parallel conversion tracks. Noam and Chotam attack the ruling as a blow to Jewish identity.

The High Court recognized conversions performed by the private court "Ahavat HaGer" for the purposes of the Law of Return, a ruling that has sparked harsh reactions from rabbinical and right-wing elements. Member of the Chief Rabbinate Council, Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weiss, sent an urgent letter to the chief rabbis demanding an emergency meeting, warning of the creation of parallel conversion tracks that would lead to disputes over marriage and lineage. The Noam party stated that the ruling harms the Jewish identity of the state and opens the door to Reform conversions. The Chotam organization argued that the Chief Rabbinate has exclusive authority over conversion and that legal reform is needed to curb the High Court's overreach. On the other hand, attorney David Amsalem, who represented the court, explained that the ruling solves a problem for people worthy of conversion whom the state refused to recognize.