My friend is converting to Judaism and he told me that?

Question

only if u do it under orthoxy then Israel will acknoledge the conversion...i dont get it..can someone explain..?

Answer 1

An orthodox conversion is accepted all across the bored. A reform, conservatiive or reconstructionist conversion is not accepted by everyone, and may result in problems later. Israel accepts a halachically kosher conversion to be accepteed under the Law of Return, emmigration for Jews to Israel. To those fools that are so quick to answer, but truly don't have a clue, YOU MOST CERTAINLY CAN CONVERT TO JUDAISM.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/Conversion.html

For the record, you CANNOT convert for love, so it can't be through marriage. There are converts all the the Torah, so obviously conversions are accepted, you just have to do it right. My personal opinion, if you are going to convert, why not just go ahead and do it the correct way. And Moses did NOT set up Judaism. Avraham was the first Jew. Judaism was around before Moses was even a thought.
That little comment about blood - news flash - there is blood at a baby boy's circumcision, and also at a man's ORTHODOX . conversion. Abraham already had that covered.

Answer 2

If one undergoes an orthodox conversion this is acceptable by all sects of Judaism. Other forms have altered or strayed from what has been Jewish law for millenia and included in this is how to convert and who to recognize as a Jew, all those acceptable by the Orthodox included in the recognition of other parties but the reverse is not always true.

"Israel will..." - What do you mean by this? The government with regard to immigration or if Israeli courts recognize the conversion as valid? (I don't know if they are the same and it may be possible they are different even though you would not expect that they should).

Answer 3

Orthodox conversion requires acceptance of all 613 commandments. Other conversions don't even accnoladge the commandments. Therefore, according to Orthodoxy, your friend will not be Jewish. Israel, in this matter, defines a Jew according to the Orthodox standard.

Answer 4

There is no more Judaism. What they call Judaism today, is nothing at all like what it was all those years ago. It simply does not exist anymore.

Bottom line is: Moses set up Judaism. Jews today do not follow those laws. Therefore, they are not practicing Judaism. Since they deny that any greater prophet came, to over-turn Moses' laws, they remain completely out of the way that Moses outlined for them.

Therefore, Judaism is without sacrifice and without a faith and without a God. If a greater than Moses didn't come (as the Jews insist), then Moses laws are in full affect upon them...and again, they are without a sacrifice. Without blood, there is no remission of sins.

Answer 5

Israel only recognizes Orthodox conversions because Orthodox are the only ones who do conversions based on the jewish law.

Answer 6

In Israel in the 1980's there was a major political battle over this issue called 'Mi who Yehudi. [Who is a Jew]. It was finally settled that only Orthodox conversions would be recognized as they are the most reliable.

Answer 7

That means, the conversion will we honored by Israel only if it is done under the guidance of an Orthodox Rabbi.

Answer 8

I'm not sure if that is accurate. It doesn't sound right to me.

The largest group of Jews are considered "Reform" and not Orthodox. I believe your friend can convert as a Reform Jew and still be recognized by Israel.

Answer 9

For a conversion to be recognized it must be done by the rules they have... When you convert you become part of The Nation of Israel... this alows you to apply to emmigrate to Israel... So it has to be done right...

Answer 10

To be recognized as a Jew you must meet all of the requirements of the Orthodox, performed by the rabbi. Like circumcision and all that...