[Avodah] Court retroactively revokes conversions

[Arie Folger]

R. Moshe Feldman wrote:
> I understand that many RZ rabbis follow the view of Rav Goren zt"l
> that in EY the rules of conversion are different than in Chu"l.
> Specifically, Rav Goren held that in Chu"l kabballas ol mitzvos is
> me'akev because there is no national identity in Chu"l and we fear
> that they had converted for an ulterior motive and that they will
> revert to their gentile roots once that ulterior motive disappears.
> However, in Israel, the view of the Yerushalmi is to be followed that
> the ikkar of geirus is joining the Jewish people, and in EY there is
> no chashash that they will go back to being goyim.

... and not everyone accepts this inordinary 'hidush of Rav Goren. Hence, many 
authorities, regardless of political afiliation, *will* *question* *the* 
*validity* *of* *Rav* *Goren's* *giyurim*, even while believing that Rav 
Goren was a great hero, who single handedly made the IDF and everybody care 
about burrying all body parts of fallen soldiers, who single handedly enabled 
Jewish prayer in Ma'arat haMakhpelah, and who brought about that the IDF 
kitchens are kosher, among other achievements.

But, since this was posted in reaction to the Minhal haGiyur Brouhaha, let me 
state that I am ignorant of the facts surrounding their usual standards, and 
am still sorting through the mountain of information I am getting. By most 
accounts, however, they do require a commitment to actual shemirat hamitzvot. 
Whether they use sufficient derishah ve'haqirah, I don't know, but they 
definitely don't hold lekhat'hilah that qabalat 'ol mitzvot is unnecessary.

Life isn't always easy or straightforward[, that is why it's worth living].

Kol tuv,
-- 
Arie Folger
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