Reacting to the RCA and current climate surrounding Orthodox conversion

Yitz Jordan as photographed by Avital Aronowitz for my "Funny You Don't Look Jewish" article in Presentense Magazine

An article of mine, related to a previous blog on the current events related to Orthodox conversion to Judaism was published in a local paper, The Jewish Planet:

"A Jew-by-choice reflects on the RCA's new conversion standards"

So far, response to the editorial has been positive. My favorite response was from a convert-in-training who said that my article had been passed around her conversion class, in a show of solidarity, by another convert-in-training.

Here are some recent links regarding Orthodox conversion to Judaism:

"Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis Are Reversing Conversions By the Fistful"

Chief Rabbi: Decision to Overturn Conversions Won't Stand

Revoked conversion sparks uproar

One poignant response to all the latest negative news surrounding Orthodox conversion came from a convert-in-training who feared becoming a Jewish convert if it meant that she would always be considered a second-class citizen.

And so now, one wonders if the new conversion standard in the Orthodox Judaism of some is that non-Jews convert even when the Jewish community may never accept them as true Jews?