Are too many Germans converting to Judaism? – Examining the high rate of conversions to Judaism in recent times, some in Germany believe people may be converting out of feelings of guilt and shame, rather than out of love for the faith | ynetnews

Jews in Germany have been shaken this summer by a diminutive cantor with a big voice. But not in the way one might think. 
True, Avitall Gerstetter has one powerful set of pipes, as anyone who has heard her lead services at Berlin’s Oranienburgerstrasse Synagogue can testify. Facing the Torah Ark, she could practically open the velvet curtain with her soprano voice alone.