[Avodah] Court retroactively revokes conversions

[Arie Folger]

On Thursday, 8. May 2008 18.06:09 Moshe Feldman wrote:
> The achievements you mentioned were not halachic achievements.

That's true. I am making a point of stressing the respect we owe for them, and 
that nonetheless, that does not make his pessaqim in these matters accepted 
or valid.

> My point is that this is not a daas yachid but a shita held by a number
> of senior poskim, not to mention much of the DL rabbinic
> establishment.

And others, along with the MO top rabbinic leadership, mostly disagree. In 
fact, having tagged along for a day with some leading DL dayyanim, I can tell 
you that they were squeezing the kishkes out of the cadidates if they felt 
these weren't being serious enough. But, they did the squeezing of kishkes in 
a most humane way (and still turned down 50% for further study or 
evaluation).

> As such, it should be difficult for a different beis 
> din to question the validity of a giyur by a beis din following Rav
> Goren & Rav Unterman's shittos.

On the contrary; it is being done!

> It is also my impression that the batei din l'giyur are not ignoring
> the requirement of kabbalas ol mitzvos, just that they are more meikil
> about it.

That is correct. Rav Druckman does require qabalat hamitzvot, but the level of 
certitude he requires seems lower. But, he does not rely on either Rav 'Uziel 
or Rav Goren in these matters.


Kol tuv,
-- 
Arie Folger
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