Reply To: Chabad? Most non religious Jews are not halachikly Jewish.

“As as I understand it , if someone comes to Chabad and is a zera yisroel, they urge them to convert (Plenty of poskim like Rav Ovadiah Yosef hold this position)”
The Rebbe’s policy bus Chabad don’t do Giurim. If someone wants to convert there are plenty of batei dinim they are refered to if persistent. In Chabad we don’t urge someone with a Jewish father to convert unless he decides to. Also, no Goyim come to Chabad House’s, unless it’s a specific case like a Jewish woman marries to a goy who will only come with her kids if the goy husband comes along. I’m surprised no one realizes that the Rebbe started the “mi hi Yehudi” campaign. In Chabad we are very careful in regards to Yichus, win regards to putting on Tefillin in the street the person is asked if his mother is Jewish. By the time someone comes to a Chabad house the Shliach will find out if there are any doubts on his Yichus by the first meeting. A giur is only encouraged if the person is a Baal Yeshiva already and there is a sefek in his Yichus. Kiddushin is an entirely different story, need kesubos, check kvarim, or giur lechumra.