Rabbi Druckman blasts haredim at conference on converts

Rabbi Haim Druckman blasted haredi elements who cast doubts on the validity of conversions performed by the State Conversion Authority, which he heads, and by the IDF, during a symposium Monday at Jerusalem’s International Conference Center.

While his opening speech to some 400 rabbinic judges, rabbis and educators dealt more with the positive aspects of conversion at a time when people who are pushed away from religion can return to their Jewish roots, Druckman passionately defended the halachic validity of his authority while speaking later with reporters.

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