[Avodah] IDF Conversions

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Chaim Manaster wrote:

> some in kiruv find a special imperative to be "mekarev" such
> "zera Yisrael" to geirus. But I know of no such halachic notion
> for consideration in geirus. I would appreciate any broadening
> of my horizons in this regard that anyone can offer from sifrei
> rishonim, achronim or tshuvot.

IIRC, if a Jewish man has children from a non-Jewish woman, and then they convert, he *is* considered as their father for purposes of Mitzvas P'ru Ur'vu.

My personal feeling is that this strongly suggests some sort of familial connection, all other halachos notwithstanding.

Akiva Miller

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