Yated Ne'eman Slams Chief Rabbi Over His Acceptance Of Army Conversions

Non-hasidic haredi mouthpiece says Sephardic chief rabbi breached "the pedigree and sanctity of the people of Israel."

‘Yated Ne’eman’ slams Amar for accepting IDF conversions
Lituanian haredi mouthpiece says chief Sephardic rabbi breached "the pedigree and sanctity of the people of Israel."
By JONAH MANDEL • Jerusalem Post

The mouthpiece for the Lithuanian-Ashkenazi-haredi rabbinic leadership slammed Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar on Monday for his recent statement that conversions conducted in the IDF are halachically valid.

“Rabbis and senior rabbinical judges in the Holy Land and Diaspora are openly and firmly protesting the severe breach in maintaining the pedigree and sanctity of the people of Israel, following the chief Sephardi rabbi’s declaration” on the validity of the military conversions, Yated Ne’eman’s Page 2 read.

Yated represents the Lithuanian branch of the Ashkenazi haredi community, which has been consistent in its objection to conversions that are not in accordance with stringent halachic standards – most specifically an assurance that the converts plan to adhere to Orthodox observance.

Amar’s office had issued a statement on Thursday, following the demand by the Knesset’s State Control Committee, after a State Attorney’s Office representative, Yochi Gnessin, told the High Court of Justice that there may be problems with some 4,500 military conversions.

Amar’s statement said that for years, the IDF rabbinate had been acting to convert soldiers in military conversion courts.

“The chief military rabbis acted in full cooperation with the chief rabbis of Israel, in all matters pertaining to religion and state,” the statement said. “Soldiers who converted in these conversion courts were also wed in keeping with the Halacha for many years by marriage registrars, in accordance with all religious standards.”

Comments

[Jon]

I do not recognize the authority of these "rabbis" or any of their rulings or conversions unless they repent and join the Reconstructionist movement. Anyone who didn't get their ordination from UAHC, JTS or, possibly YU is absolutely treyf, is not a rabbi, and may not aerie on a bet din.

Plus, they look and act like Arab and Russian goyim.

#tasteofyourownmedicine

[Bassy the Haredi Slayer]

The lithuanians and rabbi Amar had their falling last year when Tropper had his conference and Jerusalem and Amar was not there.

Rabbi Amar actually saved their face keeping quiet when he found out about menuval Tropper extracting sex from a conversion candidate.

He did upset them when he accepted Rav Lior beis din conversion of the candidate, that made the Lithuanians furious.

[who knows]

This Rabbis are out and out evil and give bad name to Judaism

[Ed Greenberg]

You know, Ruth never had a Haredi Bes Din either... Does that mean that David Melech should be considered not Jewish?

[who knows]

Ed Greenberg, you might have nailed the root of the problem with Ruth the improper convert in our past. Have Ruth been converted by proper beit din of haredi capota clad rabbis we would not have all the problems now.

Ruth the shiksa, is the ancestor of David who created such a mess of a kingdom that it fell apart in bloody civil war right after death of his son.

Since David was improper Jew, we got all the troubles. Many of Ashkenazi rabbis today trace their ancestry to Rashi and from him to David ha Melech, which makes them not just impure Jews, but part Moabites (eternal enemies of Israel). This is why they are persecuting Jews and Jewish converts today.

How do you like my theory? Sounds logical?

[Abu Jihad Schneerson]

@who knows:you are being sarcastic,right?