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Ivanka Trump Collection makes aliyah
Ofer Petersburg
Published: 21.02.11, 07:57
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1. Ivanka Trump
Jew ,   Israel   (02.21.11)
Correction: Ivanka Trump converted in order to get married, and this type of conversion is not supposed to be allowed. But since she did get the conversion, we can only hope that she will now be a loyal Jew.
2. Ivanka had a phony "conversion."
Ivanka is not a Jew! ,   Canada   (02.21.11)
Ivanka Trump's "Modern Orthodox conversion" was a fraud! It was donevery quickly just so she could get married to her billionaire Jewish lover. The so-called Rabbis who were involved in this were obviously paid very well. Ivanka flaunts her total disregard for Judaism very publicly. She dresses in very revealing clothes, (Strippers dress more modestly than Ivanka.)isn't kosher and violates the Sabbath. She's about as Jewish as the Pope!
3. Assimliation /Edom/ Money
Yerubaal   (02.21.11)
Edom is dissolving: People are mad abot consuming, their lifes are totally empty. They "convert" to kabbalah or to judaism under "liberal rabbis" and marry jews. Only beacuse i have a chinese passport doesnt make me "chinese" does it? Ivanka will stay jewish with her jewish man as long as its good for business. Watch
4. Heaven Bless Ivanka & her husband & her family!
dante ,   uk   (02.21.11)
5. Conversion
SG ,   NY   (02.21.11)
I find it shocking that an Orthodox rabbi granted her conversion. In this case it's true: money talks. I've read that her in-laws insisted that she convert and their money helped accomplish this. From the pictures of her that I've seen from after her conversion, she certainly doesn't observe the mitzva of dressing modestly.
6. chill out, guys!
DanLondon ,   London   (02.21.11)
Whether you like it or not, Jews outside Israel inter-marry frequently. The fact that she may have converted for the reasons you approve off isn't something to cry about. You only need to look at the stats to see that the Jewish religion is dying outside Israel because of inter-marriage where the woman doesn't convert. I would argue that our 'entry rules' are too strict for the modern world....
7. Guys, what's eating you up? Can you be happy just for once?
leo ,   usa   (02.21.11)
8. Interesting
Danny ,   Boston   (02.21.11)
I'm not going to caste judgement on the validity of someone else's conversion as I know from experience that it hurts. It does seem odd that it happened so fast though and that a lot of money is involved in this relationship. I was broke as a joke when I converted but I got by with a little help from Hashem. And my conversion took about 2 years. I was expected to (and still do) keep shabbat, kosher, daily prayers, etc. I think conversions like these cheapen conversion for people who legitimately convert.
9. fabulous person
(02.21.11)
the Paris Hilton, Middleton lot etc have so much to learn from her
10. how does her conversion compare 2 IDF soldiers?
Charlie's Angel   (02.21.11)
Does the deal that Rabbi Ovadia Yosef cut with the Ashkenazi powers that be also cover Ivanka? Like what's up with all of this? Is it really just about the money?
11. To #2 and the like minded...
Nick Sporek ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (02.21.11)
The alternative is that her Jewish husband converts outside of Judaism. So which do you prefer? We are quickly shrinking out of existence in case you haven't noticed. If she's breaking god's law let god punish her and you should mind your own business. I doubt your perfect either and I'm sure if we shake your family trees hard enough we'll find conversions for marriage all over the place.
12. #6 Is Right
nr ,   los angeles, usa   (02.21.11)
I sat in on a lecture on Jews and DNA and while right now, we all share similar markers (Ashkenazi and Sephardic and Mizrahi), and have more in common with each other DNA-wise than our countrymen of origin, with the intermarriage rate in America, that may not be the case in 25-50 years.
13. Sounds like Ivanka is having better luck with her Jewish
Rivkah   (02.21.11)
husband than Chelsea Clinton Mivzinski is with her Mark who has left his job for a few months to be a ski bum in Idaho, pouting that Chelsea is not ready to get pregnant when she is past 30. What did she get married for if she does not want to have children immediately knowing Mark M. did? The photos of the wedding told the story of the end of her marriage. On her face was the look of "I'm the boss and you (Mark) are my gigolo dog." There was no reverence or awe or submission look toward her husband at all, unlike Ivanka who dotes on her husband who has stayed with her.
14. 2: Now, now. The Pope wears a kippah.
Rivkah   (02.21.11)
15. Mark and Chelsea
RW   (02.22.11)
Hopefully Mark will leave Chelsea and marry a nice Jewish girl. I honestly don't understand him. If Judaism is important enough to him that he wore a yalmuka and talit, then why did he marry Chelsea who will only give him non-Jewish children, if she ever decides she wants children at all. And by the way, did you all notice that there were no photos of his parents from the wedding? Only of the new couple with her parents and grandmother. What does this mean?
16. Ivanka
Nira ,   Israel   (02.22.11)
I recently read that Ivanka is pregnant. So at least her baby will be Jewish even though her conversion was not too convincing.
17. conversion
MA ,   USA   (02.22.11)
can Any body Convert to Judiesm. Because I Just want t0o do it to go back to my home that I have not been able to see since we were kciked out of our homes by Jews, So can convert like IVanakam trump.
18. Ivanka's child will be a gentile.
Ivanka is not a Jew ,   Cananda   (02.22.11)
Ivanka had a fraudulent "conversion" so she's still a gentile. She knows this is the truth and so do the "Rabbis" who "converted her.
19. Ugly
Not a Clinton fan ,   LA   (02.22.11)
Mark could certainly find a nice Jewish girl. One thing that was obvious at the wedding: the groom was much better looking than the bride. Even her beautiful expensive designer gown didn't make her look better, poor girl! Also, didn't they ever discuss having children? They went together for years and should have talked about it.
20. She's beautiful and converted
Avner ,   Tel Aviv   (02.22.11)
She's beautiful, had a legitimate conversion, and the idiots commenting on this article are very jealous.
21. To #17 You must be mistaken...it is the Jews who were kicked
EST ,   Miami USA   (02.23.11)
out of their homes in Europe throughout the centuries and in the Muslim world to the tune of 800000 under pain of death ...once a modern Jewish state was acknowledged by the world community ...on Jewish land throughout history for millenia. Judaism is also the only religion that doesn't proselytize or force people to convert - once again, on pain of death, as do others in the Middle East region. It actually makes it hard for converts in order to assure their true faith and spiritual commitment...not like other religions.
22. welcome
gary ,   herzlia   (02.23.11)
23. conversion @17
JA ,   USA   (02.24.11)
can Any body Convert to Islam. Because I just want t0o do it to be accepted in the middle east, which even when my grandparents lived in Arab lands, spoke Arabic, dressed like Arabs, weren't even distinguishable, yet were still treated like tenth class citizens.
24. 1. how do u know her reasons? r u G-d?
(02.24.11)
shame on u!
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