Our Halachic solution is the mass conversion of minors; the conversion of adults is a lot more complex. On this matter we agree with the Rabbinate, that when it comes to adults the conversion must In Brazil, 8,000 Christians have adopted Orthodox Jewish customs — a scholar is trying to figure out why. Brazilian Photo-Op: A partial view of the Devil’s Throat at the Iguazu Falls, from the The traditional process for converting to Judaism varies by denomination but typically includes counseling with a rabbi, taking classes at a local synagogue or other Jewish institution, undergoing circumcision for males, being interviewed by a beit din, immersing in a ritual bath, or mikveh, and adopting a Hebrew name. But four halakhic authorities ruled otherwise in a similar case – when the convert was the son of a convert. They ruled that in such a case, the son may refer to himself as “ploni the son of his father” instead of “ben Avraham Avinu”. (Rabbi Ouziel; Rabbi Felder in both of his books; Rabbi Lamm; Rabbi Walter Jacob). Converting to Judaism: Choosing to Be Chosen : Personal Stories. Paperback – January 1, 2000. A rabbi who has helped many converts become Jews shares stories of what it means to be Jewish in the modern era. Original. 25,000 first printing. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now. A WOMAN stands before the rabbinical court. Giyur (conversion to Judaism) is a right that the Torah (as interpreted by Rabbinic law) accords for a non-Jew to join the Jewish people under certain Jewish communities have existed across the Middle East and North Africa since classical antiquity. By the time of the early Muslim conquests in the seventh century, these ancient communities had been ruled by various empires and included the Babylonian, Persian, Carthaginian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Yemenite Jews . Whether that means learning Hebrew, observing Shabbat and celebrating holidays, creating a Jewish music playlist, considering aliyah, joining Daf Yomi, or getting involved in a synagogue or a .

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