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Against a backdrop of rising antisemitism and the war in Gaza, rabbis in Britain and the United States describe an unexpected post-October 7 surge in people seeking to join the Jewish people
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Naomi with Ruth the Moabite and Orpah in a painting by Henry Nelson O'Neil. A new way of seeing the world. Credit: Royal Collection
Against a backdrop of rising antisemitism and the war in Gaza, rabbis in Britain and the United States describe an unexpected post-October 7 surge in people seeking to join the Jewish people
Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish declared: "A proselyte is more precious in the sight of the Holy One, blessed be He, than those who stood at the foot of Sinai."
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