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Yevamot 47: The Self-Incrimination of a Convert

Continuing the conversion conversation... How to be sure that a conversion in Israel will be accepted outside the land? Including the case of one who claims about himself that he's truly a concert, and not in accord with halakhah. How can he testify against himself? What can his testimony do against his children? How do we know whom to trust about their own Jewishness? Plus, why would someone want to convert to Judaism? And - an overview of the process and challenge of converting. Plus, a midrash on the dialogue between Ruth and Naomi.

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