Jerusalem Beit Din on Diaspora Conversions

Asked by Ben Avraham · July 3, 2006 · Ethics

Question

Kavod Harav, Diaspora conversions performed by Rabbis not approved by the Jerusalem Beit Din will not be accepted in Israel. I have a few questions about this: If a person's conversion is not accepted by the Jerusalem Beit Din, are they still a Jew in the US and only a gentile in Israel? If a person's conversion would not be accepted by the Jerusalem Beit Din (because it was performed by a Rabbi they do not recognize), what is their status? Thank you. BA

Answer

Answered by Chaim Yisrael Abadi

I don't know the specifics of the 'Jerusalem Beth Din' policy. However if one had an Orthodox conversion, he is Jewish. Otherwise, he is not Jewish. I can't imagine that there would be any confusion about the differentiation. CYA