IDF rabbi: Soldiers who converted during army service are real Jews

The rabbi overseeing conversions within the Israel Defense Forces declared Monday that soldiers who undergo the process during their service were “real Jews”, defending the army’s program in the face of state criticism.

Rabbi Haim Druckman, who was accused in the past of forging conversions, told Army Radio on Monday that the IDF’s conversion system was properly operating and in accordance with Jewish law (Halakha).