 In the matter of conversion to Judaism, Weiss encountered difficulties with acceptability by the Israeli Rabbinate.In 1999 Weiss founded Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (YCT), which is currently located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York.Following its opening as a yeshiva, a rabbinical school was opened in September 2000 with its first class of seven students.