Questions tagged [conversion-to-judaism]
Conversion to Judaism. This entails acceptance of the mitzvos, tevila (immersion), and for men, bris milah (circumcision).
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Was Calev a convert? [duplicate]
I seem to recall reading or hearing somewhere that Calev was a convert to Judaism, originally being a Chiti, and that's why his descendants are called "Celavi." (For example, Shmuel I 25:3.)
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Does using the mikvah for conversion make you tahor for marriage? [duplicate]
Does one become tahor for all purposes by using a mikvah for a single purpose? For example, if a giyores converts in the mikvah, is she then tahor for marriage? I ask because the converts I know have ...
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Converts like newborn children
there is the principle גר שנתגייר כקטן שנולד דמי
does anyone know of commentaries on that ?
Is it just a legal principle, or does it mean that there is an ontological change
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Who did this item belong to during the first pesach he celebrated when he had forgotten about it and may he partake of it now?
Someone who isn't Jewish owns something which is chametz. He is storing it at a family members house. They understand it to belong to him and therefore won't eat this thing. Meanwhile he has forgotten ...
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Does a convert mourn for a deceased parent? [duplicate]
Since they are not considered as family and a "convert" goes as ben or bas Avraham would he or she mourn when their biological parent or parents pass away?
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Kitniyot for gerim? [duplicate]
How does a ger decide whether to follow Ashkenazic or Sephardic minhagim? In particular, can a ger eat kitniyot during Pesach?
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May an individual become jew? [duplicate]
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Is it possible for a Gentile to convert to Judaism?
I was wondering to know if a person from non Jewish parent can become a Jew? Will he/she be recognized by other Jews as a ...
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Circumventing the conversion fuss by enslaving and freeing
Can a long path of the Orthodox conversion be circumvented by the following procedure*?
Enslaving a Gentile person by buying from him/herself
Dipping him/her in a Mikve before a Beis Din for the ...
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Inviting non-jew in process of conversion for Yom tov? [duplicate]
Is there a heter for inviting a non-jew in the process of conversion for Yom Tov?
How will they know what a yontiff meal really is, or how to do one, and therefore be able to commit to making their ...
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What advantages are there to converting to Judaism? [closed]
I am a Muslim from Peshawar, Pakistan. If I convert to Judaism, I will be in opposition with my Muslim family, particularly my brothers and sisters.
If I convert, who will help and support me in my ...
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Would a conversion witnessed by three Jewish sheidim be approved? [closed]
Would the conversion of a person, (knowledgeable in Halacha, meeting all the criteria for conversion), be halachically approved and functional,
if the Beit Din is formed of three observant Jewish ...
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Why Torah never mentions any type of conversion for our foremothers?
As we know, all our foremothers came from homes of [famous] idolaters - Betuel and Lavan (well, Sarah also).
Once Avraham started the dynasty with Itzhak it seems reasonable that all newcomers will ...
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How are Ethiopian Jews Jewish if their genes are so different?
How is it possible that the Ethiopians who claim to be Jews are actually Jewish if their genetic makeup seems to be so different than the rest of the Jewish people?
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Did the Himyarite Kingdom (Jewish state from c. 380 CE till 530 CE) have the Talmud/Oral Torah? If they converted without it, are they valid converts?
The Himyarite Kingdom became a Jewish kingdom in what is today Yemen, from around 380 CE at the earliest and continued to be Jewish until around 500 CE with the 530 CE date being the very latest date ...
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Statistical Report(s) on Children of ConvertForMarriage+Born-Jewish Parents
Does anyone have/know where to find statistical reports on children of (1 Jewish Spouse + 1 Converted-to-Judaism-Mostly-For-Marriage Spouse) and their maintaining a Jewish connection?
I am having a ...
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The development of conversion
On this site conversion history, an article states it's about:
The evolution of Israel as a nation into Judaism as a religion was paralleled by a move from assimilation of strangers to a more ...
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Did God want converts in the early days of Judaism?
The Midrash says that Abraham and Sarah made many converts, presumably with God's blessing:
Abraham made converts, for it is written, "And Abraham took Sarai his wife... and all the souls that they ...
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Do convert slaves and Jewish slaves get released at the same time?
If a slave had converted prior to being acquired, do they also get released on Shmita and the Jubilee year?
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How did the Non Bani Israel became the followers of Prophet Moses
What does the Tanach say on How non bani israelites embraced the religion of Prophet Moses at the time of Prophet Moses.
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Can a kofer be a dayan on a giyur beis din?
Assuming a person meets the Rambam's definition of a kofer as outlined in Hilchos Teshuvah Chapter 3, can such a person serve as dayan on a giyur beis din?
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Halacha to be jew (from parents) [duplicate]
I have a friend that her grandfather (from her mother) was jew, he married a woman that wasn't jew.
What is the halachic position of this friend of mine??? Is she considered to be jew? If not, what ...
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Does adhering to Torah make one a Jew?
I have heard Rabbi Asher Meza say that if one "adheres to Torah," this makes one a Jew; is this true at all?
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Slavery, the Beautiful Captive, and Conversion [closed]
If I have a non-Jewish girlfriend and she has no interest in running through the hoops of an orthodox conversion, may I buy her as a slave and then free her, rendering her Jewish? Obviously, the ...
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Is a conversion through "Jerusalem Council" valid? [closed]
Before I continue, the "Jerusalem Council" is a Messianic Orthodox Jewish movement which basically follows the Talmud and Kaballah and don't believe that Jesus (or Yeshua as they say) is G-d.
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Should we consider messianic Jews to be Erev Rav? [closed]
Many Jews have fallen victim to the deception of the messianic movement (Jews for j-sus, Hebrew xtians, etc.) Are those that perpetrate this deception tantamount to the Erev Rav in the Wilderness over ...
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Why can it not be possible that God could see the power it would have over the world, that sending part of himself to save the ones who strayed away? [closed]
My problem is I want to be Jewish, I dont understand why Jesus, cant be real. If hes able to make the majority even slightly better than luke warm, will God still spit them out? Doesnt God reward the ...
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Does Judaism believe in letting people know about judasim? [duplicate]
Let us say that proselytizing is against Judaism, what about just letting people know that there is a religion called Judaism and tell them a little bit about it just to put it out there for them, to ...
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Married man seducing a woman about to convert
An Orthodox man seduces a woman in the process of converting, saying that he is separated from his wife while not yet divorced. He promises marriage to the woman converting and has relations with her.
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Where in the Torah it is stated that one has to have a Jewish mother in order to be a Jew?
Torah has the highest authority on all books in Judaism inclusing Talmud and Mishnah. Can someone quote me a single verse in the Torah where it is clearly stated that one's mother has to be a Jew if ...
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Ivanka Trump Conversion to Judaism [closed]
An Israel supreme rabbinical court rejected a conversion by a prominent American rabbi who sponsored Ivanka Trump’s conversion to Judaism, reaffirming a widely criticized ruling by a lower court.
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Did the Rambam say it's OK for a Jew to convert to Islam? [closed]
I read that the Rambam considered a Jew who converts to Islam NOT to be an Apikorus(אפיקורוס)\heretic or an ovdei avodah zarah, as opposed to a convert to Christianity who he considered to be heretic ...
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