| |  | | | | | | | When Israel's High Court of Justice ruled four years ago that conversions performed in Israel by the non-Orthodox movement must be recognized for the purpose of the Law of Return, Jews around the world rejoiced.
Not that there were all that many non-citizens living in Israel who were converting through the Conservative and Reform movements and wanting to stay on in the country for good. At most, the ruling applied to a few dozen people.
It was what it symbolized that was significant: that for the purpose of obtaining citizenship in the country, Jews by choice converted by the non-Orthodox movements would enjoy the same status as Jews by choice converted by the Orthodox movement.
It turns out that the celebrations were premature. The Interior Ministry is required to give its stamp of approval to every convert seeking citizenship in Israel, and as revealed in our report here, it has used this power to circumvent Israel's top court and make it virtually impossible for non-Orthodox converts to qualify for the Law of Return.
So, while most non-Orthodox converts are still not considered kosher by the powers that be in Israel, here is something that surprisingly is, and just in time for the holidays: As Rachel Fink reports, "Tokin Chews" – gotta love that name – has become the first company on earth to obtain a kosher-for-Passover certification for cannabis-infused gummies. | | |
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