Rabbis Chanoch Ehrentrau and Moshe Lebel (Secretary). I know many converts who have immensely enriched Jewish life although they never became fully observant. Those who accepted G-d at Sinai accepted Who was there at the time, and did not accept exclusionists bent on preserving their status and power through intimidation and shunning. Please note, the original document is disorganised and has many missing details. Sitting at her dining room table with a blue folder in front of her that contains documents related to her conversion, Esther pulled out four pages she said the man faxed her with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of a list of U.S. rabbis. Brussels 1040. Each candidate begins that journey from a different place. Phone: +3239358383 Fax: +3233723574 Email: rabbi.teichman@gmail.com, California Los Angeles. The Chief Rabbinate has a list of some 200 conversion courts operating in established Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, and every conversion performed overseas by Orthodox rabbis who have been authorized by Israel's Chief Rabbinate is immediately approved. At the end of their study programs, candidates must appear before conversion courts to complete the conversion process. He believes the Rabbinate accepts his conversions because of the rigorous process he adheres to. Esther lives in the Pico-Robertson area with her Israeli-born husband and three children. Heres the point. Rabbi Reuven Ohana, Mordechai Deri, Moshe Schwab and Yitzchok Yeshurun. Do this, do that, he said on the phone with the Journal, imitating the rabbinic functionaries hes spoken with over the years. Your Sheep. Beth Din of Milwaukee. Beth Din of Vancouver. Theres a prohibition in the Torah to [not] oppress or shame converts, and I think that were violating that, Yanklowitz said. So how can they legitimately convert anyone? The Beth Din of California, headed by Rabbi Samuel Ohana, offers Marriage, Divorce, and Orthodox Conversion services. Does a candidate have to achieve a certain level of Judaic literacy to be ready?