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Converted to Judaism Outside of Israel: Practical Implications of the Pessaro Case for Aliyah Eligibility

When Alian Pessaro (later Goldstein) completed her Reform conversion to Judaism in the United States and sought to immigrate to Israel under the Law of Return, she could never have anticipated that her personal journey would ultimately reach Israel's Supreme Court and establish a landmark precedent that continues to shape the lives of thousands of converts seeking to make Aliyah.

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