RCA HAD THIS UP ON THEIR SITE --- UNTIL I EXPOSED THEM AND SCHACHTER AS FRAUDS:
"a. Where the Conversion is Primarily for the sake of Marriage
i. Where marriage to a particular Jewish partner is a major incentive to
a prospective conversion, there is an increased possibility that the
geirus may come with less than the complete commitment necessary for a
conversion that would be in keeping with the standards we are trying to
set for the regional Batei Din. Nonetheless, experience also shows that
such a motivation can result in converts of the highest caliber.
Conversion for the sake of marriage therefore requires the Beit Din to
constantly reevaluate if the candidate and future partner are likely to
subscribe to the requisite beliefs and practices. The Beit Din must be convinced that if the potential spouse were to disappear from the candidate’s life, his or her commitment to the Jewish faith and people would not waver. These factors inevitably prolong the process and make examination of the prospective convert more intense.
Indeed, should the couple mention a proposed wedding date as a deadline
or goal, the Beit Din should respond that the process will take
significantly longer than that......"
c. Requirements of Other People in a Candidate’s Life
i. When a candidate is previously intermarried or is converting for the sake of an individual Jew (as per above), the spouse’s observance level and attitudes must
be consistent with the present and future Torah observance of the
candidate and not be a source of conflict or opposition to the convert’s
adopting a halachic lifestyle. The Beit Din should also consider
whether other significant individuals in the candidate’s life such as
parents, or any existing minor children, will have an impact on the
success or failure of the process and the aftermath of conversion.
8 comments:
Has anyone, including OUJ, asked Schachter his take on this?
Honestly, I don't care; No rabbi -- now or ever-- speaks for me, paskens for me or has any influence on how I live my life. Most of us are invisible to them anyways because we lack influence/power/wealth.
Schachter is a fraud --- and he is supposedly the gold standard in gerus!
$chachter may be the GOLD $tandard in Geru$. $ome of hi$ kid$ also were rumored to marry very rich.
Schlechter has a mechuton in NJ who's run into trouble with authorities
Actually I heard a different perspective from a Rav I used to learn with.
Basically she's an upper West Side MO Jew. Go there and look at all the Jews-from-birth and see how they're dressed. Some guys with micro-kippahs, almost none of the women cover their hair outside of shul and wear pants or less. She's simply imitating the crowd she's living amongst.
Garnel Ironheart said...
I have been posting about this fraud since 2009 --- Everything Schachter did violates Hilchos Gerus. Google if you choose!
https://theunorthodoxjew.blogspot.com/2010/03/r-hershel-schechter-av-beis-din-of-rca.html
RCA HAD THIS UP ON THEIR SITE --- UNTIL I EXPOSED THEM AND SCHACHTER AS FRAUDS:
"a. Where the Conversion is Primarily for the sake of Marriage
i. Where marriage to a particular Jewish partner is a major incentive to a prospective conversion, there is an increased possibility that the geirus may come with less than the complete commitment necessary for a conversion that would be in keeping with the standards we are trying to set for the regional Batei Din. Nonetheless, experience also shows that such a motivation can result in converts of the highest caliber. Conversion for the sake of marriage therefore requires the Beit Din to constantly reevaluate if the candidate and future partner are likely to subscribe to the requisite beliefs and practices. The Beit Din must be convinced that if the potential spouse were to disappear from the candidate’s life, his or her commitment to the Jewish faith and people would not waver. These factors inevitably prolong the process and make examination of the prospective convert more intense. Indeed, should the couple mention a proposed wedding date as a deadline or goal, the Beit Din should respond that the process will take significantly longer than that......"
c. Requirements of Other People in a Candidate’s Life
i. When a candidate is previously intermarried or is converting for the sake of an individual Jew (as per above), the spouse’s observance level and attitudes must be consistent with the present and future Torah observance of the candidate and not be a source of conflict or opposition to the convert’s adopting a halachic lifestyle. The Beit Din should also consider whether other significant individuals in the candidate’s life such as parents, or any existing minor children, will have an impact on the success or failure of the process and the aftermath of conversion.
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