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President Donald Trump converted to Judaism two years ago, and joined the\u00a0Chabad Lubavitch<\/a>\u00a0synagogue in New York City, according to a high-level White House official.<\/p>\n The story has allegedly been “held” by\u00a0CNN<\/a>‘s editors for months, but is due to be released within the next few days.\u00a0David Elias Goldberg<\/a>, a fellow at the Jewish Center of Antisemitic Study, has also interviewed the White House source.<\/p>\n According to the source, Trump was “pushed” by his daughter Ivanka and his son in law,\u00a0Jared Kushner<\/a>, to join the faith. At first, Trump resisted, stating it could threaten his base of Evangelical Christian voters. However, he had a change of heart and officially converted in early 2017. The ceremony was held in private, and closely guarded for nearly two years.<\/p>\n It appears the White House is prepared to slowly release this information, and by Summer, it is expected Trump will fully address his new faith in an evening televised news conference.<\/p>\n David Elias Goldberg will release his 25 minute interview with this White House official in the coming days on\u00a0his YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n