Converting to Judaism
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- to.pbs.org/1AqOBt4 Despite the sometimes lengthy and challenging process-and concerns that converted Jews are not "100 percent" Jewish-many converts find fulfillment and a sense of identity in the Jewish faith. According to Shmuly Yanklowitz, an Orthodox rabbi and himself a convert, Judaism will need to become more inclusive and more accepting of converts to survive in the 21st century.
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I'm jewish and i hope that all converts find happiness and acceptance in the jewish community! You are part of us.
Tanks :) I’m learning about Judaism and I’m afraid once I convert people to won’t welcome me...😔
Shalom
Thanks so much for that encouraging words! Very appreciated!
Hope someday with HASHEM's guidance I would fulfill the most important step in my life, "conversation" to become Jewish, as an extension of my Jewish ancestors 🙌🙏❤🍃🌷🍃
Greetings from Illinois
Lidia León Pacheco
Baruch Hashem!
@@thankyouforbeingafriend9632 you will be accepted. My synagogue has many converts and they are as us.
They may only find it in Reformed or Conservative but I would be surprised if they find it in an Orthodox environment
If you are a convert to Judaism, welcome. I hope you will find happiness and acceptance in your new life within the Jewish community. God bless you!
I wonder why It's so difficult to find information regarding Judaism.. especially on CZcams
So do I. I recently had an Orthodox conversion, and so far the entire Jewish community is my family. Every city i go to I'm well known. I feel accepted everywhere thank G-D. I'm 29 too, and I'm single. A few months after i converted i decided to go to Israel and learn at a Yeshiva. It was a 10 year process for me, but Thank G-D...
Hafighter what do you mean? It's remotely easier.
Thank you! it's hard, as I come from a non-religious family and there aren't many Jewish people that I know of. Learning a lot about Hebrew, The Torah, and Judaism.
+Sophia Harvey Hi, I implore you to learn about Qaraite Judaism as well. You do not have to end up agreeing with it, but at least acquaint yourself with it and do not be yet one more of those Jews who refer to it out of ignorance and the myths propagated about it by Rabbinic lore.
I’m a proud Jew and I would welcome anyone who wholeheartedly believes in Judaism and works hard to become a Jew. Am Yisrael Chai
my GOD (RAB) is ALLAH, I'm a muslim, my ISLAM RELIGION also teaches THE ONE ONLY GOD (ALLAH) AND nothing besides HIM. MUSLIM (followers of ISLAM RELIGION) are follows ABRAHAM RELIGION. do you know MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him) is the last PROPHET from same GOD (ALLAH) like other PROPHET Abraham (peace be upon him) and PROPHET David (peace be upon him) and PROPHET Solomon (peace be upon him) and PROPHET Musa (peace be upon him) and PROPHET Jesus (peace be upon him). ALLAH revealed QURAN to PROPHET MUHAMMAD (pbuh) like ALLAH revealed torah, injil to Prophet musa (pbuh),jesus (pbuh). ALLAH mentioned 25 PROPHETS in QURAN. READ QURAN. o people/followers of others PROPHETS please come please read QURAN .....read about your prophet and know who you are and your duties.....INSALLAH you'll find peace after death and before death. [ Note: shaitan/evil will prevent you to read QURAN ]. may ALLAH protect you from all types of pains of both worlds.
Baruch Hashem.🔯
The convert to Judaism and G-d, define what it means to be Jewish. Let them whisper. When you know in your heart you are Jewish, other people's view of your Jewishness is irrelevant and without meaning.
But if such individuals attempt to impose themselves on us as Jews without following our rules for joining the Jewish people (Judaism is a nationality that contains the Jewish religion; one does not merely convert religiously to Judaism and become Jewish), they are setting themselves up for aggravation that will only end up hurting them. Those who believe we will accept them as Jews while they adhere to JC in any form are deluding themselves.
According to Orthodox Judiasm (which to me is the only Judaism there is...) it is not enough to feel Jewish in order to be Jewish. It's not racist or xenophobic, it's just that the process of becoming a Jew has not been completed. Please do further reading. It's hard to learn from short youtube comments.
Jews have many other holidays. Actually more holidays and much more presents. The format of Christmas today is so appealing to people because it has been invented by retailers and not by religion. Do further reading on that and learn the Santa Claus, red and green ornaments, reindeers and lights weren't so common all through the history. It's a merchandise thing.
All customs and decorations have origins. It's just that everything now is exaggerated and one shouldn't be too scared of not having it. For a convert I believe that in the first few years it's not such a big issue if he did celebrate Christmas in a secular way as you describe. Having time with your family is ALWAYS a good thing. Jews have it more though. Every week you get to have a WHOLE day with the family, Shabbat, Saturday. No phones no nothing. Three family meals each Saturday. Plus Passover night is really special, two nights of Jewish New Year Eve(s) and the rest of the holy days are pretty much so too.
To be sure, Orthodoxy considers Qaraite Jews and their likes heretics, but not as non-Jews (in the view of 99% of Rabbinic decisors). Qaraite Judaism once comprised 40% of Jewry and was a major Jewish denomination. After being on the decline for centuries, it has begin regrowing for the past few years, notably by the addition of new Jews through this movement.
These details are relevant to this thread insofar that there's a difference in terms of Jewish holidays and their observance between Orthodoxy and the aforementioned denomination that marks only those Appointed Times referenced in the Jewish Bible.
A unique case in point is the so-called Jewish New Year, which in the Jewish Bible is no such thing but rather called Day of Shouting (or Day of Noisemaking or Day of Trumpeting) and lasts no more than one day.
My understanding is that converts are highly revered because it requires dedication, discipline & a great deal of learning to convert. Plus, converts enrich the Jewish culture & it’s considered the height of bad manners to refer to a person’s past belief system. Those who whisper are either ignorant or do it out of awe because it’s such a difficult path to choose, because along with having to learn so much there’s also a great deal of persecution to contend with. It takes guts to choose to be a Jew
Well said.
I was born and raised Jewish and this is true
I really want to convert to Judaism to be closer to God, and I think He wants me to do it as well. It scares me a little though, #1 because it's a lot of spiritual responsibility to take on, and #2 because I'm gay. I don't feel like Orthodox would be the most welcoming to me, so I will probably check out a Reform synagogue first, and possibly Conservative as well. But I want to be accepted and not treated like an "other", either. It seems like such a conundrum.
Indeed, there are two mitzvahs about how every Jew should respect every Jewish convert. Baruch Hashem.🔯
@@BarkBarqueDon't worry about that, there are Trans Rabbis within some Jewish communities.Baruch Hashem.🔯
It is said in Kabbalah that when a person Converts to Judaism they receive a tzadik neshama, Ruth was a Convert and through her was Melej David when a person converts to judaism they are Jewish despite of what others whispers about as long as they keep torah and walk in the ways of a jew who are we to say otherwise? more love less judgements
and jewish law says that a jew is someone whos mother is jewish or someone who is a convert
I converted almost year ago a week before Shavuot. I was 18 when i started my process, and now I'm 29... Basically 10 years.. I realized the last three years in my process that finding a Orthodox sponsoring Rabbi was very important to me. I believe fully in Torah, and that Torah is the divine, and will never change. I do my best to live according to the will of Hashem. I keep shabbos, I keep kosher, and I'm very frum.. I decided that after i converted i needed more knowledge Torah. If i decided to raise children in a Jewish household i needed to feel my Neshama. I need to commit fully to my faith as a Jew. In two months i will go to Israel to learn at Yeshiva. Already accepted, and all i need now is my plane ticket. I hope to see this message in a year, and smile. The hardest point is after the conversion. I mean as an Orthodox Jew. As a Jew you have obligations, and you do have guidelines. So one year you're out on shabbos, and then when you fully commit to keep it you never go out.. I find it extremely difficult to socialize with people other than Jews. But sometimes i feel like it's difficult to socialize with Jews because they are so knowledgeable in Talmud, and i know nothing. I can't wait to go to Yeshiva lol
Plenty of Jews are not conversant in Talmud and neither care for it much.
In the actual Torah there is not "Shabbos" downtime in commandments observance. There seems to be no limit to the distortions of Judaism invented by the Orthodox, but they have somehow managed to spin themselves as authentic Judaism. Thank goodness not all Jews buy into this malarkey.
אשריך. חזק ואמץ.
Great news 👍👍👍
Redonna Welcome
im good i stay home live the laws why the Talmud is oral law nothing more i putt the torah and the Writing,s of the prophets over the oral talmud any day so this means case of that the jewish star is a image a idol law is law .they wont to be dicks tell people that convert than tell im they not jewish the are wrong
Did anyone on this video actually study the mitzvot?! A convert is FULLY Jewish, and there are a half-dozen mitzvot that DEMAND a convert be treated with RESPECT!
When I converted to conservative with my wife at the time, since then we have divorced and have worked hard to keep my faith. I am still single, and find it difficult to find Jewish women to date but I still have my faith.
Semper Fi
Semper Fi brother. I converted also and feel great about it.
What used to be your religion?
my mom is Jewish and my dad half. I was raised very secular without any religious stuff. No Shabbat, no Hanukkah, no Yom Kippur, nothing. Since 7th grade I’m going into a Jewish religious school. The first 2 years I hated everything so much and even turned into an atheist, because it went like from zero to 100. We had to wear skirts up to our knees, no make up, no nail polish (lmao still broke the rules) and no short shirts, only up to elbow. Since 2 years I turned from an atheist back to what I was before, even more religious. I would love to celebrate the Jewish holidays like Shabbat or whatever, but it’s only gonna be possible when I move out (hopefully gonna live in Israel). My parents come from the sowjet union so they still have the feeling that religion is something “bad”. I don’t, I wanna change me, my life and my future and start doing these things...
Dada Di I also went to a strict school and hated the rules and then realized that there is more to judaism than that. G-d is everywhere, you don’t need to wait to connect to Him! be in touch if you want ideas of where you can go for Shabbat. its important to connect yourself with meaning, that is why we are here!
Glitterrgirrl I have plans for my future, probably gonna live in Israel and it’s gonna be mich easier to live this sort of life there. One day I’ll be there
@@dadadi5781 sounds like a good plan. if youre in need of inspiration in the meantime feel free to reach out! Lots of blessing on your journey!
Believe in HASHEM
Truth Faith I do✡️
I'm muslim but you're right Judaism is a great religion and now you worship one god.. our prophet moses said in torah hear Israel the lord our god is one lord... may god bless jews ❤️ ❤️
ll ameen
Long live Israel
ll Jesus Is God and Only He saves.
That is youre opinion. Not the Jewish or Islam one.
Alia Guerin Jesus Is God and No One can change that.
Holy cow. Was that Tony Robbins little brother? Looked and sounded just like him.
The whispers "S/he is not really Jewish" is lashon hara.
Hi! I was raised atheistic, but I've been in love with the Jewish religion ever since I heard of it the first time (when I was about 10 years old), and now, I'm seriously considering a Jewish conversion. I'm not gonna share my entire motivation here, but I was wondering if any of you guys have advice on how to slowly adapt a Jewish lifestyle (before the actual conversion process begins). I thought about starting by saying the morning prayer every day, and stick notes to the kitchen wall saying that I should keep my meat and dairy dishes seperated for a considered amount of time. Next year, I'll take up Hebrew classes at university. But of course, there's so much more to Judaism.
Any advice? (apart from not to convert in the first place) :p
Thanks in advance!
Go play with your Lego, honey. I'm trying to talk to some grown-ups here ;)
Okay sir, just so you know: a lot of amazing rabbis these days are converts themselves (the man this video starts with is only a drop in that huge ocean). If you're calling me a non-Jewish idiot, you might as well say exactly the same about those rabbis. And if you go around telling such things about a rabbi, sorry sir, but then it's pretty much YOU who's disgusting and not worthy of Judaism. Plus, an interview with some Hassidic Jews in the most religious parts of Jerusalem has shown that they actually support converts too. Uh, why am I even wasting my time trying to explain all this? You proudly present yourself here as a 26-year-old but at the same time all you can say to people who admire your religion, is "Go away!" Uh... isn't that the estimated reaction of a severely autistic 5-year-old?
Good, now that I've given you some of that negative attention you were craving for, just so you know: I'm no longer gonna spend my time answering your childish texts. Bye!
Lena De Coninck Thank you for admiring Judaism, but it does not need more fake "Jews" entering it. Only racial Jews can become Jews. Will you follow every single ruler of Judaism? No? Then don't bother calling yourself one. I'm sick of Judaism being diluted but fakes who do not represent my people in a positive light.
Well, I'm happy that at least you talk like a grown-up now ;)
I really understand that you don't want "fakes" in your religion, but wether I am one or not, would be up to a rabbi to decide. If a rabbi tells me I'm not worthy to convert, I'll respect his decision :)
If "fake" means that I don't know enough about Judaism yet, then yes, I'm a fake right now. That's what I wanted to change by asking Jewish people online what I can do to become more than just a fake, and how to become worthy of conversion. The fact that I ask for advice on how to completely change my lifestyle to suit the Jewish religion, proves that I won't allow myself to convert until I have the capacity of being a good, worthy Jewish woman.
I've wanted this for as long as I can remember. Just imagine how many people might have yelled at those rabbis, who were gentile once, the way you did to me? They were gentile indeed, but they persevered in their passion and now they serve your God with all of their hearts.
Maybe, if instead of calling me out for Goj, you'd give me some advice, you could turn this "gentile pig" into a great Jew too...? :)
Besides, nothing's decided yet. If I start living a Jewish lifestyle now, and I'm being rejected for a conversion nevertheless, then the fact that I've wasted my time adapting to a culture that won't allow me, is MY problem, not yours, right?
hes not talking like a grown-up you imbecile, hes talking like a jew... You are the lost gullible child in this conversation..
Orthodox Judaism or the better term, Rabbinical Judaism is inherently racist, authoritative, codified, and last but definitely not least, supremacist. Every other derivative of Judaism is a watered down version that retains the racial and supremacist characteristic of its mother religion first and foremost. Orthodox Judaism can also aptly be descrbed as anti-thetical to Orthodox Christianity, they are opposites.
Have you ever read the Talmud? Have you actually researched what Orthodox Jews believe in? Why you would want to be one is beyond me. Look at the individuals in this video, the guy is clearly deluded, talking about introducing diversity into Judaism, what an idiot. The rest are superficial empty women, are you a superficial empty woman?
I grew up with jews, mostly the rich secular kind and have witnessed first hand their tribalism. Most of them have cushy jobs through their tribal connections and only hang out with fellow jews. I don't fault them for any of that. What I do fault them for is being sneering little snobs. In the past few years I've been introduced to and seen on occasion a group of young secular or reform jews who want to become orthodox through my jewish friend who wants the same. The transformation in their character from the time I first met them at a party to this day is remarkable, some wouldn't even shake my hand even though I have never harmed them in my life in any way whatsoever and was always courteous. These are people who knew my name, what I do, have partied with me on multiple occasions. Eventually they started to be very rude, it was around the same time they would say, "My Rabbi said....." Me being an Orthodox Christian certainly didn't warm them up to me once their Rabbi had sufficiently awakened their mostly dormant beliefs that they are members of a superior race.
My jewish friend, who introduced me to them and who I know since middle school used to debate me on all sorts of things, including Orthodox Judaism. Eventually it was too sensitive of a topic for him, around the same time he started to bring up his Rabbi in every conversation, anyways we aren't friends anymore and it wasn't for my lack of tolerance and patience, but his. Eventually talking to the guy was like talking to his Rabbi, he just parroted his Rabbi increasingly more.
Rabbinical Judaism is essentialy a legal system where the cheif adjucators are Rabbis.It was designed by Rabbis and they placed themselves at the top while claiming this authority was God-given. Do you really believe that God would give a bunch of men who call themselves Rabbis the authority to interpret his word... Could you REALLY believe that? Think of the implication: there are men who are long dead who claimed to have been given authority by God to interpret the Old Testament. They then built an entire legalistic text, a tome, that only they could interpret properly and supposedly even God, YES GOD, is in subjection, YES SUBJECTION to the Talmud and thus the Rabbis. Because of course, God gave them that authority.
I hope you read this far Lena, I wouldn't waste my time if I thought there was a chance of saving you from making a big mistake. Everything I wrote is factually accurate and I would gladly suggest further reading.
Jews don't want you and I fear that you don't even like yourself, because if you did, you wouldn't seek a religion that teaches humans to look at other people as lesser.
I am in the process right now and every day I'm learning something new. I have all my life felt that my proper spiritual home has been with Judaism. I love my creator with all my soul and happily praise him.
What was your former religion?
Hello can someone explain at 4:25 what prayer she was doing while washing her hands? Is this a form of water meditation? Thank u
peace and love from Egypt
The Egyptians enslaved the people of Moses
@mel saint Moses never existed so shut the fuck up :)
Bradley Attersley well actually Moses did exist
At the risk of repeating what has been stated already, the narrator opens by misrepresenting the matter; one does not "convert" to any movement or branch of Judaism, but rather joins the Jewish people through any of these movements.
To claim one simply "converted to Judaism" would still be a misrepresentation, but closer to reality than "converted to Reform Judaism" or "converted to Orthodox Judaism".
Everyone who joins The Tribe has a Jewish Soul. Shalom. ✡️
@@tudormiller887 I don't subscribe to such Qabalah stuff, but whatevah.. if you feel good about it.
How is it that Christians who convert to Judaism go from knowing that Jesus is the Messiah to stop believing. I don’t understand it.
untrustworthy people at the very least. This convert Rabbi who pushes his liberal agenda is Jewish like my dog is Jewish. Fake as hell without a drop of authentic blood running through his body. Using his religion to gain leadership, using his leadership to push liberalism. A snake if I ever saw one
Probably because the Trinity is a damned lie for one thing, and because Xtianity is more akin to Hinduism than it is to the G-d of Avraham, Ytzchak, and Yaakov.
In my case I always questioned who Jesus was to me. I felt left out of Christianity and was judged by Christians. Eventually I left for Judaism after discovering the religion in more depth.
Christians can keep knowing the Messiah as well as have Jewish beliefs by converting to Islam.
The belief of life before Jesus for Christians is very different from what jews experience daily. Christians believe that we are all born sinful, we are sinners at birth. Jewish people believe that god gifted each of us with a pure soul that becomes corrupts as we live. The Christians do not keep the Torah, which is the word of God. They decided that Jesus fulfilled the law, therefor the law in canceled. This is wrong. The law is still here, the law is still gods commands to us. Those who go from Christian to Jewish realize this, and realize that gods word is the basis we should live. We are not saved through another person or even by ourselves, but we ask god for forgiveness and we repent. And by following his law we keep our repentance. There are some Jews who believe in Jesus, they are called messianic jews. They follow the Torah, but they also believe that Jesus was the messiah. Most of the Jewish community rejects them from being Jewish, since they believe in Jesus. For jews, Jesus cannot be the savior because there is no such thing as a savior for us. We repent by seeking god not through anyone else. The Mashiach is suppose to be anointed as a king, a son of David, he will be human, not Demi god. He will be a military leader who will win victories for Israel. After the mashiach, there will be no wars or suffering. The mashiach will rebuilt the temple and restart its worship, he will make Jewish law the law of the land, which will be the center for all governments in the world. So maybe through learning more about the five books of the Torah, these Christians realized that Jesus couldn’t be the meshiach.
Isaiah 2, 11, 42; 59:20
Jeremiah 23, 30, 33; 48:47; 49:39
Ezekiel 38:16
Hosea 3:4-3:5
Micah 4
Zephaniah 3:9
Zechariah 14:9
Daniel 10:14
I am in Poland old Europe. I converted to judaizm in abslute secretcy from everybody because of the deep untisemitizm. I celebrate shabbat myself and with all the dead souls here , i sing to them and consume secret meal. I hope hashem will bless me. Shabbat shalom
if you truly seek to draw closer to Him, He will meet you where you are and help you. Kol Tuv v' yasher koach
I converted with a conservative shul 5 years ago. My father was Jewish but secular. I did not know anything of Judaism but knew I was Jewish as sure as my heart beats. One thing I will say is when you convert alone without the benefit of a Jewish spouse to anchor you and help integrate you it is extremely lonely.
Upgrade to orthodox. You and your children will then be accepted as 100% Jews
@@samworthy1257 I do not need to "upgrade". I am Jewish. I just do not want to feel alone as a Jewish person. That was insulting.
@@heatherwiner2883 your not jewish if you converted conservative
Converting literally means accepting the 613 mitzvot. That is what conversion is!
Conservative think they can change whatever mitzvot they want to suit them.
It isn't me being mean. Conversion is literally accepting the 613 mitzvot.
@@samworthy1257 Yes. That was part of my conversion along with the mikveh. And do you keep all 613 of the mitzvot? Or what can be kept since we have no temples anymore? And I have the DNA- just the wrong parent which should not even apply these days as DNA tests are easily available. I grew up believing I was Jewish. I am Jewish no matter what just a minute fraction of the world population thinks. Thinking is just thinking. In my heart and in my soul I am 100 percent Jewish. I have generations ad nauseum of Cohain DNA in my body.
@@heatherwiner2883 if one is not willing to convert orthodox than you be a noahide. Or nothing at all. Conservative is not even an option. It is literally just wiping put the jewish nation and you are not interested in being jewish if you think you change the laws to suit you. We are the Torah mitzvot. That is how we first converted at Sinai. Accepting the torah. Not saying I like this from the Torah but not that
I was started this journey 7 years ago, first with getting myself familiar with main 5 books, then holidays (why/how/when to celebrate) then I started to learn about kashrut, my next readings were all about Rambam, as well as history of jewish people in Europe (Poland, Russia), its been 7 years and I am still learning, first year I thought I know everything, 7 years after I think I know nothing and its just little steps towards real jewish experience and life, I was living with jewish homestay family for 6 months and this is where my knowledge started to gain experience. Now I am deeply and completely sure I do want a conversion. How to start to make it official, I don't know yet but what I learned is tremendous amount of information and I know once I am converted nothing going to change in my life since I already started to practice it years ago. Your speech sounds so right. Thank you for this video, and I do recommend everyone else FIRST to spend TIME and get yourself familiar with culture/religion/traditions before you gonna jump on the train with unknown destination. I could have converted many years ago, but I thought my knowledge is not enough, and I respect Jewish people and religion and think if you are honest and true -learn first then make it official on paper.)
Jewish presence in Europe was confined to Poland and Russia? I seem to read a new ridiculous novelty every week.
As an Orthodox Jew, I want to say that I find a fair amount about this video to be misleading and in my opinion not correct. For starters, the idea of Judaism isn't just about ones feelings, it's about the word of G-d and for that one has to follow or at least recognise the truth in what we are obligated to do weather or not one has the ability to follow everything is less important than understanding and recognizing the truth. In Judaism we believe G-d regards those based on their own efforts and challenges in life and it is truly impossible for a human to judge another's status in the eyes of the creator. Nevertheless, we still need to recognize the truth, and the truth us what it says in the Torah and what the Rabbis and Sages of the past tell us. The only true Judaism is Orthodox. As far as converts, yes it is supposed to be very difficult to become Jewish and those who are true to want to become Jewish will go through the process. But I also want to point out that some of the greatest in Jewish history have been converts such as Ruth - the mother of the Davidic dynasty and Unkalous who is one of the premier commentators of the Chumash.
Most Jews are atheist anyway
my GOD (RAB) is ALLAH, I'm a muslim, my ISLAM RELIGION also teaches THE ONE ONLY GOD (ALLAH) AND nothing besides HIM. MUSLIM (followers of ISLAM RELIGION) are follows ABRAHAM RELIGION. do you know MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him) is the last PROPHET from same GOD (ALLAH) like other PROPHET Abraham (peace be upon him) and PROPHET David (peace be upon him) and PROPHET Solomon (peace be upon him) and PROPHET Musa (peace be upon him) and PROPHET Jesus (peace be upon him). ALLAH revealed QURAN to PROPHET MUHAMMAD (pbuh) like ALLAH revealed torah, injil to Prophet musa (pbuh),jesus (pbuh). ALLAH mentioned 25 PROPHETS in QURAN. READ QURAN. o people/followers of others PROPHETS please come please read QURAN .....read about your prophet and know who you are and your duties.....INSALLAH you'll find peace after death and before death. [ Note: shaitan/evil will prevent you to read QURAN ]. may ALLAH protect you from all types of pains of both worlds.
Pls any BASIC books on conversion
ok let me explain something interesting for all you converts and you will love it. ok, Im sure you remember and studied how we became the chosen people because we accepted the Torah with out question. but when GD offered the Torah to other people not everyone said no but the majority, hmmmm so the ones that wanted to accepted somehow through reincarnations finally found away to accept when they said yes oh so long ago and now you have found your way finally got to do when you said YES that you accept the Torah with out any questions. take comfort that you found your way , you are here because you belong here. dont question yourself or your action. it was a long and twisted road through multiple life times but welcome home and we missed you.
My dad has Jewish ancestry and I'm looking to convert
these people are not real jews! they killed Jesus!
Me too
@@jrx2662 Jesus was a Jew and keep your antisemitism to yourself, you bigot.
JRX 2 they killed Jesus Only because it was already part of His plan of salvation.
Jesus died to redeem mankind.
Will you follow Jesus and deny yourself Daily like He says His true followers must do.
Dana Smith they actually weren’t the ones to kill him. If you go deep into history it was the Romans who killed him however it was blamed on the Jews because they didn’t resist. The reason they didn’t resist was because he betrayed them however they weren’t the ones to hang him.
Do I have to get circumcised to convert, it is really stressing me out because I really want to get circumcised. Is there any way to convert without being circumcised?
thegamingchip850 Sadly no. You must be circumcised in order to convert to Judaism. It is part of our covenant with God.
There's something called a Brit Shalom which is an alternative.
@@TwoPyramid Not worth the trouble. Nobody apart from members of Humanistic, Reconstructionist and a few from Reform Judaism will consider them as having converted.
@thegamingchip850 You already knew the correct answers to your questions. You claim you want to get circumcised, but you do not seem to actually want it.
I would advise you to find some Rabbinic councler on the internet, who might be able to direct you to proper psychological counseling to overcome your fears.
A beautiful video with very heart felt people. Ignore the hater's ya'll. They are just jealous. Shabbat Shalom.
I converted to Reform from the Lutheran church and was for 50 years. I then became Orthodox. I have become more fullfilled then ever. It was very difficult but very full filling. Carole Bracha Paul
God bless you
my GOD (RAB) is ALLAH, I'm a muslim, my ISLAM RELIGION also teaches THE ONE ONLY GOD (ALLAH) AND nothing besides HIM. MUSLIM (followers of ISLAM RELIGION) are follows ABRAHAM RELIGION. do you know MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him) is the last PROPHET from same GOD (ALLAH) like other PROPHET Abraham (peace be upon him) and PROPHET David (peace be upon him) and PROPHET Solomon (peace be upon him) and PROPHET Musa (peace be upon him) and PROPHET Jesus (peace be upon him). ALLAH revealed QURAN to PROPHET MUHAMMAD (pbuh) like ALLAH revealed torah, injil to Prophet musa (pbuh),jesus (pbuh). ALLAH mentioned 25 PROPHETS in QURAN. READ QURAN. o people/followers of others PROPHETS please come please read QURAN .....read about your prophet and know who you are and your duties.....INSALLAH you'll find peace after death and before death. [ Note: shaitan/evil will prevent you to read QURAN ]. may ALLAH protect you from all types of pains of both worlds.
I converted 30+ years ago, I never felt welcome. EVER!
What country do you live in? What kind of temple do you go to? What kind of person did you marry?
How so?
How i contact you ?
I'm doing a reform conversion/affirmation to Judaism as my father was Jewish, but my mother isn't. I wasn't raised Jewish but feel like I have a Jewish identity. Reform is very laid back and not very demanding, but I know that conversion to orthodox Judaism is a daunting and rigorous process. There's a lot of stigma attached to conversion and the feeling that you're not a "real Jew." It's horrible and no convert should be made to feel that way or constantly be reminded that they're a convert. In the Torah it states that a convert should never be reminded that they are a convert and they are just as much a Jew as any born Jew. I also think that the different branches should accept one another's conversion so if you have a reform conversion you should be accepted by the orthodox. I'm happy being reform as I think that orthodoxy is far too strict and not always meaningful especially if you feel that you're just going through the motions. Reform Judaism is more about personal level of comfort and meaning and that's what I like about it.
Qaraite Judaism accepts Reform, Conservative and Orthodox conversions in principle.
Jews must’ve forgotten the many Egyptians who converted to monotheism and followed Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) out of Egypt during the Exodus.
Where are their veils?
Where are they, indeed? Veiling is not a Jewish custom. Orthodox women often do cover their hair or use wigs.
@Adrienne Gurge Some Egpytians, including members of the royal family had converted to the Abrahamic faith. Of course the faith was Judaism and the name Islam didn't exist.
They died Jews. I never mentioned Islam. As Islam as we know it and Christianity did not exist at that time.
I know of Coptic Christians. They destroyed a lot of Egyptian artifacts and used the pieces to build some of their earliest churches. I have attended a decon welcome, a mass, and a baptism in a Coptic church all in one day. And I had breakfast with them after mass.
The whispers and murmurs described above fill me with sadness and shame. Rabbi Chernow's sentiments are spot on. There should be zero distinction between a Jew by Choice and one born to our people. In my mind converts are more legit as they went through a well thought out, arcane and difficult process to cleave onto our people. Converts invigorate our people and make us better. Ruth was the first convert to my knowledge and from her we got King David. Damn good deal.
So....you're a racist, right?
The problem is that many people are converting improperly and are unfortunately confused and are NOT really Jewish so the Jewish people does indeed have to be careful of that. An improperly converted person that then married is creating an intermarriage and if its the woman, children that are not really Jewish but THINK they are Jewish. I've NEVER heard of any person that has been properly converted spoken of in any way but utmost respect and admiration and i know many people as such.
Thank you so much for your kind remarks. Your words invigorate me.
Ignore the narrow comments. It's between you and Hashem and He doesn't need their help in deciding that you're of His people. To me and hopefully most Jews you're our people, period. Wishing you and your family a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful Shanah Tovah sister. @@dianelille4345
Im hindu now i want to convert to judaism how can i?
I am trying to learn more about Judaism. I have come from a Christian Protestant family and you know if I decide to go along with it (I hope I do) to eventually convert I feel like I wont be seen as properly Jewish because my mother is not of a Jewish seed nor is my own father.
I want to Honour God and come much closer to him and be a part ofo something bigger something greater. HE saved my LIFE literally. You have no idea. Thinking about it brings me to tears so I understand how these new converts may feel. I think and believe they're Jewish. Providing the male has had circumcision and female had the ritual... but if there's a medical reason as to why they cant go through with some of the practices then ill be inclusive and say theyre Jewish
What makes someone Jewish to you?
Shalom
Thank you.
Chris.
I want to convert to Orthodox Judaism but so far I've had no luck in the five or six states in my region finding a place that is willing to do it. I won't give up though.
If you need to convert to Judaism, you must convince an Orthodox rabbi of this 'fact of life'. It may take 3 of more times to convince him of your need and sincerity. I'm glad you "won't give up though". G-d bless and protect
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Orthodox Judiasm has gotten stricter since all books that are in Hebrew & Aramaic are now translated into English. People are now able to read the actual laws
What do you think of posing such ideas on shows like the Atheist Experience?
I am fine with people converting to whatever myself.
That is what Catholic believe. Faith is dead without works.
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Jews are not Godless. Faith without works are dead. Protestants need return to the true teaching of Christ. I could never be a Jew I could never be anything but Catholic.
Rodney Perry Every Jew in the US by and large is an atheist. They always say they are "cultural Jews".
What's your point?
Thats definitely not true. Thanks for spreading that BS, though. I didnt realize there were people that have met every single jew in the US. Interesting that even though you've never met me or my family, you think you know us. For people like me and/or my family and/or friends (aka people who were born into it), Judaism shows up in our blood. I'm a Levi gene carrier. That doesn't mean non of us practice.
Please don't believe what some anti-semite believes who obviously doesn't know our culture or religion. And racist girl, don't even try to say you're not anti semetic. Straight up macro-aggressions here. We've gotten micro and macros our entire lives, you honestly don't have an impact other than an eye roll.
Listen Ill say this, Im converting to conservative judaism slowly, and then l8r ill convert to orthodoxy... It's really worst it, and I want people to know, not all orthodox jews are like this. There are really some lenient Orthodox jews, heck there are some very orthodox conservative jews... nothing wrong with this, lets serve hashem, B"H, praised be the living G-d.
travis gunn Do whatever makes you happy. The most important thing is connecting with the Creator ! Honestly i started a Conservative Conversion many years ago, but i never completed it. However, Last year i reconnected, and instantly i connection grew deeper with hashem, but through Othodoxy. About a week ago i moved to a Jewish community to be Shomer Shabbat. THE FEEELING OF WALKING TO SHUL ON SHABBOS TO DOVEN WAS AMAZING... Like no other feeling, and it felt good. May you live according to G-D will, and your Jewish faith Deepens. Still in the process BTW :)
amen, also I have askhenazic roots, and i have a neshema(jewish soul) Im so happy ( :
TravisIconicVids I am Orthodox Atheist, and i read the Torah Every Shabbat, Without me the people who fear God like they dear Muhammad, they love me, I teach them Science and Torah
so why are you an atheist then?
TravisIconicVids We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.
-Richard Dawkins
40 yrs as a Christian. I’m finally going convert to judiaism
You're going to hell by rejecting Jesus Christ the Lord and Savior
good luck.
i dont think jesus, a jewish guy from the first centry is going to be mad at him for becoming one of his people.
jesus isnt lord, he's only a prophet. he is the messiah i will give you that! but stfu with him being god, he really isn't
@@mabros26 *Sniff sniff* I think I smell something... *sniff sniff* it smells like... an opinion
I want to convert to Orthodox Judaism, but my wife does not want to convert. Will that prevent me from conversion? Thanks.
I am 48 years old, through Genealogy and DNA, I just found out in October 2016, that I am 60% Jewish from my mothers side, Maybe not enough for the return law but enough for conversion?? I was raised in a christian home and I do believe in a resurrected savior, Jesus Christ but I really want to embrace my Jewish roots, I visited Israel in September and talked to several Rabbis and had a EXTREME experience at the tomb of Rachel, Im excited about the upcoming journey but have been met with some resentment, any comments or suggestions are welcomed!!
If you're "Jewish enough" I guess all you have to do is bathe in the mikveh and you will be cleansed. I'm not entirely sure, because I am trying to find my own DNA out right now, but I would look into that. But, ZviJ1 is right, you really can't follow Judaism and accept Jesus.
Your DNA findings count neither for conversion nor for the Law of Return. If you want to retain your belief in Geesucks, you will not be permitted to join the Jewish people i.e. convert. I do not need to be a rabbi to break this to you. Messianic "Judaism" is a sister religion of Xtianity and you will not find a bona fide Jew who acknowledges this as a legitimate form of Judaism, since it is not.
It sounds like a "Messianic synagogue" (church, actually) is your spiritual home. Good luck.
if your mom is Jewish you are a Jew. if our mom s mom is Jewish then your mom is Jewish then you are a Jew. in Judaism the religion comes from the mother. that's it.
leebyrd68 In the beginning God created Israel through a Abraham's seed to Jacob who became Israel,and he told Abraham that through him he would bless all nation's, and that his seed would be like the stars,and that he would be a father of many nation's.God also moved Moses and Moses said that the LORD would raise up a prophet like unto me. God also blessed micah and moved him to speak great things saying
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, thought you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. God has blessed these prophets and his law and moved David, a man who was beloved of God and spoke with his spirit,and he himself wrote prophecy saying Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.David even wrote prophecy saying For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. Isaiah a man blessed by God, writing future prophecies he himself stated Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. These prophecies aren't in vain but they indeed are writings of the Messiah and these prophecies were for filled already.the one who for filled these writings was none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. As the prophet Solomon wrote Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.Jesus was bruised for our sins and by his stripes we are healed.believe on the one God sent and you will have eternal life.see the problem wasn't a government problem or a kingdom issue, the defect man kind was sin and death,which both Jesus Christ defeated by his death, burial and resurrection,which is the gospel in which we are saved.Jesus was the word of the LORD and he became flesh and dwelt among us. Being the son of God, perfect from birth, he lived a sinless life and completed the law and prophets.God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whosoever believes in his son shall not perish but have everlasting life.God did not send his son to condemn the world,but through him the world might be saved. Jesus is the lamb of God slain from the foundation of the world,that who believes in Jesus has completed forgiveness of sin and by grace through faith we are saved it is the gift of God and not of works lest any man should boast.For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Who God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. To be saved and be right with the true God, the God of Abraham,you must humble yourself and admit your a sinner, and believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and savior and that God rose him from the dead and you will be saved. All you have to do is believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you have forgiveness of sin and eternal life with God through his son Jesus. Pray daily in Jesus name, amen.
Wonderful video. I, too, am seeking to convert. I've already reached out to the local reform synagogue in my area and am awaiting to hear back.
hows it going?
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It's not.
@@laamiroly you never converted?
@@lispy2043
No, but not for lack of trying. More like a temporary lack of money, which apparently spoke volumes. I never heard from anyone again. Just as well.
@@laamiroly Try another synagogue.
Neither of my parents are Jewish nor do they have Jewish ancestors, but I’m looking to convert to Orthodox Judaism. Is that possible?
Yes. You can become a Ben Noach which is not a Jew but who keeps the 7 Noah based laws. You can also become a full fledged Jew if you contact a genuine Orthodox Rabbi and follow his program but it requires a great commitment.
David Freitag : thank you very much for this information! 😊
I sense Diane Lille segments present her as wanting to be part of a community that was lacking in her 'Christianity'. Not really a conversion of the mind, spirit, body, heart. There is a superficiality of it were there is a conscious of what others think of her and her standing in a community that fills her emptiness/loneliness.
Very interesting! As the world gets more and more chaotic people long for the community, respect and "rules". G-d created each of us with a longing to know our creator. May G-d bless each of us to find our own spiritual journey to Him
According to the Torah, isn't everyone supposed to convert...wasn't that Jehovah's whole point of speaking to the Fathers of Judaism? To bring people back into a covenant with Gd? It doesn't surprise me that man would criticize Gd's plan however...
+Nik Manee Perhaps you have in mind some tale or legend from the "oral" Torah and are blending into it some New Testament flavored lore. This is not what the Torah states.
+zaxx19 I saw in this video that a woman was a rabbi but arent only men supposed to be Rabbis?
Ohhh, I was in the Church but am a messianic jew, becuase of blood line lineage and I want the truth not half truth, but I remember well that in I Corinthians it states that men shall be Rabbis or preachers and yes women can do many things but not be Rabbis nor preachers. Also, Shalom brother May Jashem be with you always and forever and I just started going to the synagogue this month and being overwhelmingly blessed.
+Thomas Rivera If you want the entire truth, you owe it to yourself to read through faithstrengthened.karaitejudaism.org/FS_TOC.html .
Please withhold any questions that may arise as you read until you have finished this magnum opus.
Enjoyable reading.
ZviJ1 thank you
What do orthodox Jews feel about Avraham avenu, the initial Jewish convert? Would Avraham be accepted to the chldren of Israel or would he have to convert? Avraham's parents were idol worshippers and made idol gods for the people of their land.
I don't get the preoccupation with treating Judaism as an obstacle.
As per Halakak in Torah,Tanakh,Talmud once a person does a halakic conversion with a bais din court one is a Jew and it is a big sin to treat them as second class Jews.
Ruth King David Grandmother was a Convert.
Rabbi Akiva ,Rabbi Meir,Onkelos ,Rabbi Hillel and Shammai Rebbe's were convert.
Don't criticize Orthodox not making conversions easy..
To many people emotionally want to convert to be a "Jew" only to intermarry a gentile or celebrate Christmas don't follow kosher shabbos etc.
Rabbi refuse potential converts several times for good reason ...
They see how serious dedicated a person is.
Many new age "modern " ideas lead to idolatry and or not maintaining laws of Torah.
Tenak Talk channel explains.
Chabad has out reach to" Noahides" now recognized by O.U. and rabbis of Israel. Starting out as a Noahide then doing conversion is a good way. Shalom
But merely tossing the Noahide bone at sincere gentiles who wish to convert and sending them on their way in order to get rid of them, as still practiced by some Orthodox rabbis, is unacceptable.
The Orthodox made conversion way too difficult and lengthy, relative to what it used to be in the Miqra's period and all the way up to the 19th century. And it was not to keep out insincere gentiles, but to keep power in the hands of rabbis. You are not God to deserve any exemption from criticism.
Refusing converts 3 times did not exist prior to the past 200-300 years, and not even all Orthodox rabbis do it.
One year is more than enough to gauge how serious a convert is.
My mom converted Orthodox.
Why scrubbing oven with toothbrush??
My family has always had a diffrent religion and aspects from my other family members. My uncle is catholic and my aunt is Christian, my mom and dad are also Christian but my grandma is testigo de jehova. My family has always been a multi-religious house hold but I never really fit in, I was never really intrigued or influenced by any of this religions. Then I found out about Judaism by my world history teacher. Listening and reading about this religion really intrigued me and I want to covert. The idea of having a family w a huge community and guidance is a very fascinating thing to have which I don't wanna be a hipocrit or criticize in any way or form, but Christianity never really offered me that. I was just wondering if converting to Judaism would be the right thing to do, I know it's gonna take years and commitment to covert and I know I need to learn and practice a lot of things and I'm ready for that but I just want to have some feedback from someone if this is the right thing to do. If I'm just too young and curious and don't know what I'm doing or if I need to give Christianity another chance or I'm doing the right thing in converting or if I'm being a fake and disrespecting Judaism ( if I am I apologize and it's not my intention at all)or if I'm just being dumb and foolish. I'm at a lost here, I just wanna have a community where I feel welcomed and cherished, where I feel happy and loved, where I can have a guidance and a community I can trust in, somewhere where I feel I Belong and know that my sons will be guided and influenced in the right way, that's all I want. I feel Christianity doesn't offer me that and never really introduced me into that concept but learning Judaism and seeing the community they have, opened my eyes and can just Imagine myself in that community and it just feels right. I just want some advice if this is the right thing and if it is what's the steps into converting and if not then what is the right thing for me to do.
You don't have to be a Jew in order to have a relationship with God.
just go and be a born again christian, jesus was a jew
Islam Is Satan's Masterpiece? Islam is from God not from satan.
Yeah, you can be either a Jew or a Muslim. The only people who worship the one God of Abraham.
According to the Jewish law, non-Jews (Gentiles) are not obligated to convert to Judaism, but they are required to observe the "Seven Laws of Noah" to be assured of a place in the World to Come (Olam Ha-Ba), the final reward of the righteous.
you are right. There is something called being a "Noahide" where you keep the 7 basic laws of Noah - no murder, no abhorrent relationships (adultery, incest, pedophilia etc) righteous Judges and courts etc. You do not have to convert to Judaism but if one does they need to do it the right way - all the way.
Im intrested to convert to judaism. Im from the Philippines. If i converted to judaism, i want to grow judaism in the Philippines particularly in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
Expect the whispers as its their fear talking and rejoice as you overcome their doubts finding yourself home among those whom understand and care...
How to convert to judaism i need help
I want to convert to Judaism. I need someone to help me with this process.
Contact your nearest synagogue for help. It’s not possible to convert online without a community.
I want to convert, however, I’m still nervous to do this. I don’t believe there has been such a tragedy where a child of God is born.
Convert to what
@@baha631 to Judaism I think
@@matthewtolentino5141
I think Judaism doesn't accept converted people, right ?
@@beautifulhappylostlife8365 I mean like it shows in CZcams how to convert there.
If you want to convert to Orthodox, Torah-observant Judaism, it will take years of study and perseverance. Enough time for your nervousness to wear off . : )
I took ancestry test it said i am 4% european jewish... this was few years ago and now my Ancestry result has been updated and the european jewish list is gone :( idk what to believe now lol
@S Hilton How?
Jewishness is not determined by genetic ancestry anyway.
I remember I sent an email to the only Jewish synagogue here in the Philippines but I never got a reply from them. I feel that being Jewish becomes more exclusive and I am not sure if they welcome possible converts that easily and whole-heartedly.
My brother, Jesus is the way the truth and the life...
@@baha631 Shut up.
Roberto, In your email were you asking about Conversion. It is common for the rabbis to turn people away 3 times. You need to prove you are sincere, then they will help you. If you just give up after one try they assume you are not sincere. I know other people from the Philippines that converted and there are quite a few Catholics like you living and working in Israel and remaining Catholic.
Am Muslim but I want to turn to judaism. Becouse it was the choosen faith. They where the choosen ones. An came before Islam. I think proper jowes are the one.
Don't You know the truth don't be fooled by their chosen thing .
Don't say that too loud in your country
They are chosen by God to live by the 613 laws to serve God and complete their mission@@taylor7077
Shalom aleichem, G-d bless you brother.
You can't your mother has to be jewish in isreal they will never accept you
I just wonder, what makes someone want to be a Jew??? If I was a Gentile, I'd probably stay one. It is so much easier for them to please G-d, and that's what we're after, isn't it?
Besides, Gentiles have the opportunity to be helpful to Jews when we get stuck in the awkward predicament of not being able to switch a light off or turn off the stove. If you become Jewish, there might be a Jew out there someday who is stuck sleeping in a well-lit room. I've done it a number of times. Not my idea of a good Shabbos. I'm extremely grateful for helpful, understanding Gentiles. What will we do if they all convert????
+nationalist Jew I guess I too qualify as a national Jew and I happen to say the exact same thing that you state in your second sentence. But my reasons for this opinion are on the national level rather than the religious plane.
Most gentiles have the mistaken notion that becoming Jewish merely entails converting to the Jewish religion, an idea that seems to have seeped into some jews' minds. But in reality they would be joining a people no less and perhaps even more than merely following the doctrines of another religion that is called Judaism.
And FWIW, real Rabbinic Halakha prohibits 99.5% percent of the "Shabbat Goy" post-Halakhic Orthodox inventions you have referred to.
ZviJ1 Yeah, becoming Jewish means although the person may relate to other peoples and be a loyal citizen to a country besides Israel, his new people is the Jewish people, not whatever people he previously belonged to. If he was Irish, now he's an Irish Jew. If he was Colombian, now he's a Colombian Jew. He must be willing to put aside his current peoplehood and replace it with Jewish peoplehood! After a certain point, he can never again be a Gentile, and can never again cease being Jewish to join or rejoin a different people. Something is gained, but something is also lost forever. Yeah, national reasons would also keep me a Gentile if I was one, but for me G-d comes first anyway. Yeah, everyone asks Gentiles for help with lights and whatnot. I've heard some people say we shouldn't, but people do it all the time anyway. I should look into it more.
I am an Orthodox Jew and only last Shabbos I had to leave two lights on, one in my room and one in the bathroom because I live in a community where no one can shut them off.
First of all, you can’t ask non-Jews to turn things off for you on Shabbos (barring life-threatening emergencies); this is an urban myth. Name me a posek who says you can.
Secondly, someone converts to Judaism because
1. They believe it’s true and
2. They want a relationship with HaKadosh Barochu.
People convert to Judaism because they find it meaningful and spiritually fulfilling.
They view it as the truth, and as a result, the best way to be close to the creator of the universe. While it’s true no one is obligated to convert, often we aspire to holiness and seek God’s love and favour, even when we are not obliged to. For the prospective convert, this often means converting Judaism.
It’s a bit like doing extra chores around the house, not because you expect a reward, but merely because you know it will make your mother happy.
nationalist Jew I agree. I'm Catholic and would never want to be one. I love having the liberty of eating whatever I want, following only 10 commandments and less holidays to observe. Don't get me wrong Judaism has its positives, they are very family oriented, traditional among other things but I would never want to be one. Too much politics, rules, regulations etc. At the end of the day I think one should worry about being a good person, ethical, kind etc, religion doesn't teach a person to be one, it can give you the order but it doesn't mean you will be one by heart. I have met a lot of "religious" pricks from different denominations in my lifetime to understand that. Being religious or more observant doesn't make anybody better than anyone. You can lie to people's faces but not to God.
How can i become judiasm. please guid me how can i convert to judiasm
@D I'm speaking about conflicting cultures !
welcome sister❤
hhhh tounsi seda hakom hne !!
@@lolamasmoudi9198 هو يهودي تونسي...
@@DanielShmuel. كيفاش عرفت ؟؟
@@lolamasmoudi9198 اسمه ايتان هذا اسم يهودي ههه (انا يهودي تونسي كمن....)
@@DanielShmuel. اه هههه حتى انا تونسيه اما الحق منعرفش نفرق بين الاسامي المسيحيه و اليهوديه نتشرفوا دانيال
My mothers ancestors were jewish💙
+POUPINIE Rickivsky i was talking about my ancestors, not that i believe what they believed. Spasser😅
If your mom is Jewish then you are Jewish. If her mom was jewish, then your mom too is Jewish.
If one were to consider converting to Judaism should his wife and children convert as well?
Sincere conversions based on moral values and convictions seem to be the exception.
+Laura Arendt That is pretty judgmental. Even so, it is not like Conservative or Reform Judaism, as bodies, are particularly resemblant of the Israelite life. Same goes for most of the Christians. Full disclosure - I am from a mixed Mainline Protestant and Reform Jewish background. I was raised secular.
if you are a convert then we welcome you with open arms and you should ignore the individuals who dont know any better and they should. if you are convert you are Jewish according to all of our laws and your children are Jewish. I know many converts from every religion and they are as Jewish as can be. You are now praying to a living GD, WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN AREMS. BARUCH HABA . Also dont forget we originally were converts over 4500 years ago so we do welcome religious converts
The most amazing community on the planet which has contributed so much to society.
Other than terrorism and fiat currency and Hollywood ?
Ezekiel 16:3 - 9
And say, Thus saith the Lord God unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
How do I become a Jew? Stop struggling to convert? Please help me?
Contact your nearest synagogue for guidance. That’s the only way.
Another option: head on over to KJUonline -- the site is availalle through a Google search.
I am watching this because I have been reading and kinda . . . studying? what it means for people to be Jewish and I just wanted to say that I respect you people, even if it is not my religion. I am not sure I am looking to Convert exactly, I was curious how it was done, you know, the process of becoming one; video didn't exactly answer my question. Anyways, I'm a really open minded kind of person; I don't think I can say the same about my opinions concerning Christianity and Catholics and Polygamists, because of all the times they kept using hate and fear to force me into their church. No Jewish person has ever done that to me and I honestly love how you all seem a lot more gentler, so I guess I just don't feel as intimidated? I apologize if my comment is offensive, I haven't met a Jewish person since my fifth grade Home Room teacher. She was a nice lady. One of the few teachers I actually liked and I can count them on two fingers.
Thank you dude, nice to hear. you should know that jews can be athist also cause its not just a relgion its also a people group or ethinc group, and i dont think you will meet jews that will try to force you to pray in the us, but in israel there is some hardcore jews who ask you if you want to pray when you walk in the street, most of them are nice people though dont worry your comment wasnt offensive at all. im jewish if you want to ask me somthing, you can ask it even if you think its offensive or not nice, cause if you wont ask you will never know. good day :D
Judaism does not need enriching. It's the oldest religion. Reform is just watering it down and making easy conversion to keep up its numbers.
this is talmudism, the polar opposite of biblical Judaism.
They have made changes to become more modern. I love being a Reform Jew. I am treated as an equal in my shul. I Just went to services last night fr Shabbat. I read Torah. I read the Torah portion for the week. I listen to my Rabbi's sermon on CZcams so I know what the lesson is for the week. I wear a kippah and a tallit. I grew up in my Reform shul. I went to school there and religious school there. I went to youth group which I miss being able to go to. My clergy is wonderful.
The reason one of the spouses has to be Jewish to be a full convert is because God swore to Abraham that his children would live on earth forever. So in order to get your children into the family that is protected by God one of the parents has to be in the family already. I'm not even Jewish and I know that.
+Alexander Hall
For anyone struggling with this crisis of converting without being in the blood line. Tell everyone that it will be fine as long as one of the children gets married to a Jewish person. So stick around get their child a matchmaker. And if they don't want kids then why do you care? LOL.
I'd just like to point out that there is no such thing as "converting to Judaism". One believe in God and follow his teachings perfectly without being a Jew. Conversion is a naturalization process be which a person joins the Nation of Israel.
True. Being a Noahide and following the 7 laws of Noah will get any gentile through the same gates of Heaven as the Jewish High Priest
Je suis juif et je dis bienvenue à toutes celles et ceux qui veulent connaitre la culture juive et se convertir au judaisme avec sincérité.
Thx
Why should converting to Judaism become easier? It's not like buying a degree from a university. It's more like having a brain transplant......
Because, you doofus, the Orthodox made it way harder than it needs to be, above and beyond what practical considerations mandate, when all aspects of a sincere conversion are considered.
A lot of these religions have theses rules and that’s what’s holding the numbers back. Look at other religions that are more open and our their and how their groups have grown because of it.
u can tell the guy doing this documentary dosent "get it" and disaprooves. hes got doubt all over hes face in the interview. and that too bad. becuase it changes what they share. and minimizes it.
I am also thinking of converting to judaism
I hope convert to Judaism !..My soul is Jewish and I love Torah !!!
I'm working on it, any advice
So if they are covered to Judaism and become Jewish are they disowning/rejecting the 1st coming of the Messiah Jesus Christ? if so they is a serious backwards step unto salvation.
Orthodox follows Shulchan Aruch...code of Jewish law. How do they deviate from halakah? Odd statement
Hope someday with HASHEM's guidance I would fulfill the most important step in my life, "conversion" to become Jewish, as an extension of my Jewish ancestors 🙌🙏❤🍃🌷🍃
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wait a minute. Aren't Jewish in the blood? Sorry i don't want to mean offensive. Does converting make you a Jew or are you simply a gentile following the Jewish rituals?
How do I convert to Judaism.
@Ramiz Ali why?
Contact your closest synagogue for help and guidance.
As a catholic, I LOVE my Jewish brothers and sisters!! Our traditions are similar and we have very similar moral values!!
Halleluyah ❤❤, I'm an ex-muslim, converted to christian catholic
The Pope wears a yamuka
@@friedpickles342 So true!!
It is very similar down to some of the prayers, i was a proud and devout cathlolic but answered my call to judaism. Love you catholic brothers too 🔥
@Nicolas Confirmation is kind of the catholic version of a bar mitz vah.
I have been undecided for many years,on the one hand wanting to convert and on the other hand knowing I don't really have what it takes to do it right i e Orthodox.
As a result I have more recently decided that my path is to be.
B'Nei Noach.
P . S Those of you condemning these people for converting should look into judaism and why scripturally Jews don't believe in Jesus.
I say that because it is clear that the majority that pontificate about it don't actually know the many scriptural reasons,instead they will quote the NT or something or make the claim that Jews have been spiritually blinded which is what the NT asserts.
However unless you know what Jews believe and why they believe what they believe how can you honestly KNOW
that its true?
There are many resources on the internet,the best three are: Rabbi Tovia Singers Outreach Judaism.
Rabbi Micheal Skobacs Jews for Judaism.
And A moderated forum Messiah Truth, note: be aware that there is a Christian site with a similar name to MT.
Another tremendous resource: the Faith Strengthened magnum opus, authored by a Qaraite sage, Yitzhaq ben Avraham, at faithstrengthened.karaitejudaism.org/FS_TOC.html . Note that this work has been widely used by Orthodox rabbis despite that its author is a Qaraite Jew.
With this being said,,, it is *extremely* hard to get Christians to actually just listen to or read why they are wrong in their arrogant presumption that we are spiritually blinded and their conviction that the Jewish Bible proves Jesucks was the prophesied Messiah
I totally understand what you are saying. The BN are blessed by the rabbis win Israel.
If the Christianity you encountered was one that involved believing and not doing, it was a false watered down version of Christianity. Apostle Paul says faith without works is a dead faith
I think most of the Latin Americans are the Anusim Jews (those who were forced to become Christians) become they're originally from Spain which had one of the largest jewish Sfaradi communities about 1000 years ago
Considering that only 1 out of ten Latinos in southwestern US is descended from Sephardic Jews, your estimate is largely an exaggeration.
I am not a convert but I love to see it
This is so interesting to me, because my great-grandmother left an Orthodox sect, converted to Christianity, and I went on this long journey a few years ago thinking I wanted to leave Christianity for Judaism and changed my mind, and I'm happily a Christian. Religion is really more than people think it is. It's complicated, complex, and yet very individual and personal.
While you're entitled like everyone else to belong to whatever you wish, it must be clarified that Judaism is not merely a religion. It is actually a (territorially based) nationality, where the Jewish religion is just one part of the national entirety. We are a people with its own religion; Judaism includes a national constitution as it were (the Torah), its own national language (Hebrew), its own preferred land (Israel), apart from shared culture, history, traditions and customs, etc.
@@ZviJ1 I have come to understand the communal identity aspect of it, the multilayered-ness of it, how it's not just a religion. But if I've chosen to leave it all behind, what does that make me? I'm comfortable but I've discovered that there is the lack of wanting to talk about the reverse (leaving Judaism for Christianity). It is the ultimate heresy I suppose so I understand ... i guess ... but I often feel unheard, not understood, and I wonder if my great-grandma ever felt that way too. She literally had an emotional meltdown when I was three years old or so and put a napkin (in some retellings of the ever-larger tale, a lace doily) on my head and announced, "Look! I made a yarmulke!" (i'm a woman, too boot). For the rest of her life I never mentioned the words Jew, Judaism, yarmulke, Jewish---nothing--in her presence. She had started screaming, "how does she know that, how does she know that word, she's not supposed to know that, they aren't supposed to know about us," and the like. The story got retold so many times it became legendary.
@@electric_spacecatsYou made a U-turn without entering the Jewish people. If you do not sojourn in any Jewish community you are simply a Foreigner, without any factors complicating your status as a non-Jew.
Headcovering has been blown from the level of a custom way out of proportion in Rabbinic Judaism that it's grotesque -- a shame it's become mandatory and associated with Jewish observance. This is one of the many reasons I turned my back on Rabbinical Judaism years ago for Scripturalism.
While in some circles they may not want to talk about leaving Judaism for Christianity, I keep seeing the opposite all the time in Jewry.
@@ZviJ1 Hmm, as in you see people wanting to talk about it? Interesting. I did try "reclaiming my matrileneal Judaism" for a while, but I encountered what I felt were roadblocks (maybe mostly my own beliefs?) and I finally broke, I was so exhausted mentally and emotionally. I cried for an hour with the rebbetzin and said I couldn't do it and I didn't want to be alone and I wanted to go home--home being the metaphorical home of the way I'd been raised. I always remembered being told of the Yarmulke Incident (as i don't remember actually doing it, just was told I had done that) and felt like good grief, why does my family hate themselves? Why shove it all away and act like it died? But then on my own journey came to realize, OK, I really don't want this, I want to go home. When I was involved with the practicing Jewish community it was Orthodox; thinking, as someone who likes ritual in worship I would mesh well, I encountered such exhausting rigidity that I found myself backing way way up away from it, and encountered some interesting attitudes for one like myself/my family that hurt a little. It made it easy to walk away. I partly just wanted to see what my great grandmother had left behind, and why, and got some of the how's and the why's and it is something I randomly think about from time to time. I do make a good cholent now.
@ZviJ1 I don't know that I "need my story heard" or whatever but in this age of everyone wanting their 15 minutes of being validated, sometimes I feel like an alien creature who is looking from the outside on something she briefly held in her hands, and wants someone to say "you weren't crazy. It wasn't a phase. It was just part of you. And now you're moved on. It's OK."
the difference between the Jewish religion and the others is that Jews never try to convert non Jews. even when a person wants to convert from his own desire, he is to be rejected. only when he continuously insists is he properly converted.
being a Jew is not easy. Jews were always (still) hated and persecuted. judiasm is not about selling a religion. it's about sticking to ur own beliefs/ culture yet respecting others. knowing ur own selfworth is the greatest virtue for all humanity.
Mazel Tov
I think the reason why Whites convert to Judaism is because in Genesis 9 Noah prophesied that "Japheth will dwell in the tents of Shem."
G-D is Divine and the Oral and Written Torah is from G-D! G-D does not change! The only true and good conversion recognized by everyone is the Orthodox conversion. May you all be blessed with the Eternal Word of G-D!
+Adella Adams Dream on. Several directions of proof ranging from the Tanakh to archaeology point to the fact no oral Torah was given at Sinai and it is a Rabbinic invention. Happily, ever increasing numbers of Jews are waking up to these facts and liberating themselves from the yoke of Rabbinical heresies. Rabbinic interpretation of the true ("written") Torah ranges from the dubious to outright deceit.
I have defeated every Rabbinic Jew who opened an argument with me about these statements; each of them has gone away with their tail between their legs. (I readily disclose in my Channel what kind of Jew I am.)
+Adella Adams Furthermore, gobs of Orthodox conversions are NOT recognized by the Orthodox conversion establishment in Israel, since the rabbis who have performed them are deemed unacceptable under this or that pretext. This in and of itself heavily damages your declaration.
Your anthropomorphic judeo-god is very emotional, not only he smiles but also burns in anger.
According to Exodus, Moses made him change idea. lol.
Baruch HaShem
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