Pure garbage. Since when do we accept someone who converts for marriage with NO intention of keeping ANYTHING? See what I posted – that is who I am talking about, not the mere handful of converts who became truly interested in Judaism through marriage or impending marriage to a Jew.
That is your typical giyores from the FSU erev rav in EY, the US and back in the ex-USSR – the kochavit hagiyur commercial is 100% accurate.
The resurgence of Judaism in the former Soviet Union has also attracted some fine male erev rav, who undergo worthless giyur by conning well-meaning rabbonim – the stories I know about some of these creeps would make a Weberman supporter (R”L) cringe.
In any case, what the medine does for citizenship is its business. Said citizenship does not confer Judaism, and that citizenship is a financial and social burden (and a threat to one’s safety) in any event.
And no, not Shyne. I hardly know who he is but the name sounds vaguely familiar.
Hint: Y-mach Shmo. (which will be the name of my YouTube act for Peerim this year, but in this case I am referring to a real troublemaker and M”Z-nik who somehow convinced an ehrlicher rov that he was sincere.)