According to Rabbi Yitzhak Peretz, Head of the Conversion Authority at the Prime Minister’s Office, out of 798 conversions applications, 492 were accepted, out of which 101 met the prerequisites, 25 were directed for further discussion, 147 were approved for Judaism studies, 140 were approved for end of process, 62 were approved, and 163 were rejected by the committee.<\/p>\n

Adv. Avraham Catalan, the legal consultant of the Conversion Authority, claims that “in many cases conversion applicants know nothing of Judaism and are therefore requested to learn beforehand. There is a concern that conversion applicants really only want Israeli citizenship and therefore the Supreme Court determined that it is the Exceptions Committee’s right to verify the applicant’s honesty.”<\/p>\n

To conclude, in its current format and before regulation of conversion by legislation has been completed, the Exceptions Committee makes it difficult for those seeking to convert. In case of a negative reply, an appeal is available by a letter to the manager of the Conversion Exceptions Committee.<\/p>\n

Contact an Israeli specialist immigration attorney <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Our law offices specialize in possibilities of immigration and aliyah to Israel. We have vast experience working vis-\u00e0-vis the Ministry of Interior. We have solved all sorts of problems relating to conversion recognition and the right to immigrate to Israel. If you wish to contact us with respect to state sponsored Giyur or any other issue relating to immigration to Israel, please schedule an appointment in our office in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n

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