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- ↑ Maor, Nicole (April 2022). ""Who is a Convert?" – The Law of Return and the Legality of Reform and Conservative Conversions in Israel" . Israel Studies. 27 (2): 24–40. doi:10.2979/israelstudies.27.2.04. ISSN 1527-201X.
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