Posted on 05/15/2014 12:36:09 PM PDT by Tzvi INN.com
Diego Tafiah, a convert from Colombia who now is a Haredi soldier, in the IDF, met his Catholic mother and sister for the first time in six years Wednesday night after they were flown in to Israel for a ceremony marking the end of his combat units basic training course.
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Well, not halakhically his mother. When one converts to Judaism one’s halakhic mother is Sarah.
Modern Family: Reality?
I always say people have to go where they are led - some people have a spiritual quest. And it can surely go in some unexpected directions.
It’s a nice story.
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