[Avodah] Would Ruth's conversion be rejected today?

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 03:53:14PM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:
> On 4/06/2012 10:06 AM, Micha Berger wrote:
>> In the case in the gemara, the girl is married to a kohein and eating his
>> terumah, so yes, it's in her best interest to affirm her Jewishness.

> Huh?  The kohen's child bride is not a giyores!   If she were, then
> he couldn't marry her no matter how old she was and how firm her
> Jewishness.

The extension of the gezeira to pechusah mibas 3 was during the period
of the amora'im. Eg Kesuvos 11a. There are discussions in shas that
predate it.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha