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13 Apr, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I just read something from Rabbi HAIM AMSELEM objecting to the deletion from the list by the Israeli Rabbinet of a number of orgs & Rabbis outside Israel from having Conversions they have done (by Halacha), from being recognized in Israel.
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SORRY BY I BELIEVE THAT THE ONLY MEASURE OF WHETHER A CONVERT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS JEWISH IS THE TIME HONORED MEASURE OF ACCEPTED HALACHIC PRACTICE AND WHETHER THAT INDIVIDUAL CONVERT LIVES AS A JEW, CONSIDERS HIMSELF OR HERSELF TO BE JEWISH,...
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AND HAS SEVERED ALL CONNECTIONS TO ANY FORMER INCOMPATIBLE FAITH SYSTEM.

IT SHOULD NOT BE A POLITICAL ISSUE, AN ISSUE OF SECTARIAN CUSTOMS AND TASTES OR ANY OTHER ARBITRARY MEASURE OTHER THAN THOSE STANDARDS NORMATIVE HALACHA PRESCRIBES.
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NOW, if someone wants to disagree and tell me why Halacha should be less important than the politics of an institution that actually was copied from Gentile hierarchical religions, please tell me why."
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NO ONE SHOULD GET PAID FOR NOT WORKING

TAXPAYERS SHOULD GET A REFUND FOR GOVERNMENT FUNDS NOT SPENT ON PAYROLL.
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Could Trump have overvalued his properties to get financing?
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COULD TRUMP HAVE UNDERVALUED HIS PROPERTIES FOR TAX PURPOSES?
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