Jewish conversion seems to be all over the media lately. In the third season of the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” Litchfield prison inmate Cindy Hayes wants to convert to Judaism, a journey that begins because pre-packaged kosher meals taste better than regular prison food. After reading up on Judaism to perfect her scam, she decides she really likes Judaism, and asks the prison’s rent-a-rabbi for permission to convert. She is rejected several times but finally gets approval after a heartfelt plea.
Cindy isn’t the only Jewish convert in the spotlight; Chicago Rabbi Capers Funnye, a cousin of Michelle Obama, was recently named head of a black rabbi group, the International Israelite Board of Rabbis.
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