An association of Orthodox rabbis and Israel’s Chief Rabbinate agreed to form a joint commission to investigate matters of conversion. Thursday’s decision follows word last month that the rabbinate, an Orthodox establishment that decides on matters of conversion, would recognize only Diaspora conversions by individuals on its short list of approved rabbis.
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