Mar. 10th, 2010

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I picked this up via twitter: New bill would make conversion insufficient for Israeli citizenship

I am angry.

I have thought extensively about making aliyah, because part of being a Jew is having the choice, and I like having choices. Even though I've decided that aliyah isn't for me in the short run, I liked having that choice. I thought, perhaps, when I am old and gray, I might take advantage of the Law of Return. The choice is, to me, part and parcel of Jewish identity.

Now someone wants to take that away from me. It is saying, "You aren't a real Jew, and you never will be." It goes against halacha (Jewish law), which says a Jew is a Jew, whether he or she is born Jewish or converts.

I am angry. I am not yet a Jew, but I am converting. And when I have completed my conversion, I want the same opportunities as a born Jew. That is how it should be.

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