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<p class=MsoNormal>There has been a protracted discussion on Areivim regarding
the Geirus controversy in Israel, and it seems pretty clear that the Israeli
Batei Din do not follow (only) the Shulchan Aruch in deciding who is a Jew, but
also consider various legal and political considerations. The question that
bothers me is that shouldn’t that be contrary to the mitzvah of loving the
Geir? (Because the Jewish status of a Geir doesn’t change based on political
considerations or Israeli secular law.) And if it is, then what do the Israeli
Rabbanim do when the law requires them to be M’vatel a Mitzvas Asei? I seem to
remember that this was discussed in the context of the disengagement, and I
wonder if anyone had any insight – from a Halachic point of view – in these two
questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>KT,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>MYG<o:p></o:p></p>
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