Initially , the spokesperson for the Chief Rabbinate of Israel , Ziv Maor , indicated that conversions Freundel had supervised would be reviewed .
After an emergency meeting the Chief Rabbinate of Israel issued a statement that Freundel 's conversions before Freundel 's arrest would be viewed as valid .
Initially , the spokesperson for the Chief Rabbinate of Israel , Ziv Maor , indicated that conversions Freundel had supervised would be reviewed , but after an emergency meeting the Rabbinate issued a statement that Freundel 's conversions before his arrest would be viewed as valid .