can you convert or do you have to marry i have wonderd this for a while because they call them selves the choosen people of isral but if you have not blood or relitives then how can you be a "choosen person of isral"
2007-04-08 23:39:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
dont comment on grammer or spelling and dont use this site to insult the jews
2007-04-08 23:40:25 · update #1
i dont want to convert i want to learn
2007-04-08 23:45:45 · update #2
yes you can convert to judaism without getting married to a jew...all you have to do is seek out a rabbi and express your interest in converting and you dont have to be of jewish blood to be part of the tribe..once you complete the conversion process you are then an official jew and noone can ever remind you of your past religion or lack of it
Good luck
shalom
2007-04-09 02:48:15 · answer #1 · answered by mindy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Moses commanded the Israelites to accept into their numbers anyone willing to convert. You don't have to be born Jewish to be Jewish.
In fact, it's very likely that at least 75% of Jews DON'T descend from Abraham. Here's why:
About 5 generations passed between the time Jacob entered Egypt to the time Moses left with the nation. When Jacob arrived in Israel, there were 72 of them. When they left with Moses, there were about 2 million.
The only way for 72 people to become 2 million in only 5 generations is for all of the women to average about 22 children each (more if any of them die).
On the night of the first Passover, Moses told Israel that there were to let anyone into their homes who believed the God of Israel and wanted refuge from the angel of death, and they were to be welcomed as Jews. We're never told if any (or how many) actually took advantage, but we know that the number of people who left with Moses was greatly inflated beyond what they should have been.
We also know that there were many different ethnicities living in the Nile Delta at the time.
It doesn't matter.
Today, they're all Jews.
2007-04-08 23:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you want to visit Jewish resources. There are 3 branches of Judaism, Orthodox, Conservative and Reform. they do no longer all outline a Jew an similar way. i could imagine in case you in simple terms did a glance for of Judaism on the internet you may locate some interesting solutions.
2016-11-27 20:59:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you read the Book of Ruth? It's the story of a Moabite woman who converted to Judaism. She says 'for I have cast my lot with these people.'
'Chosen' is about the specific covenant between the Hebrews and G-d. (Other covenants are mentioned re the Egyptians and Assyrians.) So if you agree to adhere to that covenant, as understood and practiced by a particular denomination, then you become part of the Jewish people, of that particular relationship between people and G-d.
2007-04-08 23:53:59 · answer #4 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes you can convert. To do this the first thing you need to do is go to a local synagogue. The rabbi there can help you. I just wander why do you want to convert?
2007-04-08 23:44:29 · answer #5 · answered by arikutoy 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You can convert. If you convert properly, you'll be considered a full-fledged Jew.
2007-04-08 23:44:06 · answer #6 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
yes you can convert to Judaism you do not have to married into the faith
2007-04-08 23:42:24 · answer #7 · answered by Linda 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋