When Everything Else Fails, Tell the Truth!

Why the interest of the Reform in obtaining rights to convert non-Jews in Israel?

Why the support of the Conservatives for Reform conversions without circumcision, mikveh, or promise of ritual observances - conversion which will not be recognized by the conservative movement?

Why the charade of the proposal for a Bais Din consisting of a preparatory tribunal of Conservative/Reform clergy unfit for participating in a Reform conversion, to be followed by a ritual conversion under Orthodox auspices? Will not the ritual Beis Din reject every proposed convert for failure to adhere to all mitzvot and "minhagim" of Orthodoxy as demanded by the halacha? The rare true convert does not need the help of a preparatory Reform/Conservative Ulpan. There are enough ulpanim under Orthodox auspices.

Why are the Reform/Conservative clergy willing to accept the denegration of being declared unfit for ritual conversion because they are not "really Rabbis" and accept the role of ulpan teachers?

It is time to tell the truth.

1) There is no difference in ideology/theology between Reform and Conservative.

2) Both are deviant offshoots, as was Christianity, except that unlike Christianity, they do not profess a belief in a Bible (Torah) divinely given by G-d.

3) The Reform movement does not require belief in a G-d as a prerequisite to join their clergy. "A non-theist Rabbi" - despite its oxymoronic status - is fully acceptable in the Reform movement.

4) By denying the divinity of the Torah and thus silencing G-d, and the voice of prophecy, they have irrevocably removed themselves from the congregation of Israel, and no longer share its destiny.

5) Any convert to Reform/Conservative is not a Jew or Jewess, having converted to a religion other than Judaism.

6) Their marriage ceremonies have no religious import. Their clergymen serve in the role of a "Justice of the Peace" authorized by the secular government to perform secular marriages, AKA as "religious ceremonies."

7) January 18, 1998, in Baltimore, a Reform "Rabbi" married his male lover in a full religious ceremony attended by 250 invited guests with three "Rabbis" reciting the seven b'rachot, ketuba, breaking of a glass, and the couple donating money for the purchase of "books for Torah study." This cynical, disgraceful display of Jewish self-degradation was evaluated by the Conservative "Rabbi" in attendance as a holy act.

8) The support by Conservative/Reform clergy of the "Ne'eman Proposal" is their diabolical attempt to gain any measure of recognition as co-clergy with the Orthodox. The decision of the Chief Rabbinate (February 10, 1998) to reject any cooperation with the non-Orthodox [non-Jewish] branches of Judaism on conversions and religious rites is to be viewed as finally "telling the truth." No, you are not Rabbis; many of you have never been Jewish; most of you have left our faith no less than one who converts to Christianity. You converted to the religion of humanism/atheism. If you want to return to the faith of your fathers, our traditions require that you undergo a conversion protocol at an Orthodox Jewish Beit Din.

9) We must now wage battle for the hearts and minds of the "captive children" - the members of the Conservative/Reform temples. Most who "belong," do not! They are nominal members for social reasons. Those who do attend their services must hear the truth repeated in the media without pause. Our message must be: "Ask your Rabbi." Does he believe in G-d? Will he perform same-sex marriages? Does he live a moral life? Will his grandchildren be Jewish - or are they now Jewish? Will he participate with a priest in interfaith marriages? Then ask yourself, "Is this a Jewish Rabbi?" Is he teaching the ways of G-d to his nation Israel, or is he a charlatan - an actor masquerading as a "man of the cloth," but not even coming close to imitating a Rabbi?

Every Jew - especially every student of our great yeshiva - must accept the obligation to "tell the truth" at every opportunity. The "seal of our G-d" is emet. We are imprinted with this seal as children of Yaakov: "titen emet l'Yaakov."

Our task was assigned by the prophet Zechariah: "dab'ru et ish el re'ehu emet umishpat, shalom shaf'tu b'shaareichem - (Speak truthfully with each other; truth and peaceful justice will reign in your gates) [8:17]."

"Then you will be prepared for the true salvation - the coming of moshiach." [Malbim]