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Section: Questions   Category: Halacha
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Halacha - Non-jews
Submitted by Tzvi Sch  Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh

Certainly as a general rule we do not try to persuade non-Jews to convert, and having a Jewish father would not create an exception. The only possibility I can imagine is if drawing the son closer to Judaism would make it more likely to induce the father to be chozer b'teshuva. However this seems a little too far-fetched to me.

posted:2009-11-16 20:14:42  (0) comments   email to a friend

Halacha - Covering hair
Submitted by tzvi schneider  Answered by Rav Peretz Moncharsh

This is a sensitive and complicated issue which must be asked to a Rav proficient in the Halachos of geirus and personally familiar with the person.

The general rule is that a conversion is invalid even retroactively if the convert knowingly refused to accept at the time of their conversion a single Halacha or even minhag. However if they accepted everything they knew to be obligatory but were inaccurately misinformed that covering the hair is merely a stringency, the conversion would be valid and they would have the same status as any Jew.

posted:2009-10-29 17:24:19  (0) comments   email to a friend

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