Conversion to Judaism (Hebrew: גִּיּוּר, romanized: giyur or Hebrew: גֵּרוּת, romanized: gerut) is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion...
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Islamic–Jewish relations (redirect from History of conversion from Judaism to Islam)
Dönmeh remain today, primarily in Turkey. Judaism does not proselytize, and often discourages conversion to Judaism; maintaining that all people have a covenant...
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Who is a Jew? (redirect from Judaism as ethnicity)
Conservative Judaism follow Jewish law (halakha), deeming people to be Jewish if their mothers are Jewish or if they underwent a halakhic conversion. Reform...
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Apostasy in Judaism is the rejection of Judaism and possible conversion to another religion by a Jew. The term apostasy is derived from Ancient Greek:...
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converted to Judaism. This article does not differentiate between the different branches of Judaism. See also Who is a Jew? on issues related to the acceptance...
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Conversion to Judaism, religious conversion to Judaism Conversion of the Jews, religious conversion of the Jewish people History of Jewish conversion...
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The ban on conversion to Judaism in Argentina is a boycott based on a judgement issued in 1927 by the Sephardic Rabbi Shaul Seton (Heb') (Aleppo, Syria...
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itself to be a form of Judaism but is generally considered to be a sect of Christianity,, including by all major groups within mainstream Judaism, since...
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necessitates conversion to Judaism to validate one's identity as a Jew in the fullest sense. Matrilineal descent is observed in Orthodox Judaism and Conservative...
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List of Khazar rulers (section Conversion to Judaism)
independent. The famous conversion to Judaism seems to have occurred about this time. The date of the actual conversion to Judaism is a matter of some controversy...
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Khazars (redirect from Khazar Judaism)
Halevi and Abraham ibn Daud to have converted to Rabbinic Judaism in the 8th century, but the scope of the conversion to Judaism within the Khazar Khanate...
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of Judaism today are open to sincere converts, although conversion has traditionally been discouraged since the time of the Talmud. The conversion process...
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against conversion to Judaism, implying that this was still occurring. In some cases, a person may forgo a formal conversion to Judaism and adopt some or...
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Schechter Letter (section The conversion text)
early days after Khazars' conversion to Judaism, some Alanians already practised Judaism, to a degree that Alania came to save Khazaria from its enemies...
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Neeman Committee (category Conversion to Judaism)
Israel, the Neeman Committee was established to solve disputes concerning the process of Conversion to Judaism within the borders of Israel, which by the...
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Ages, exogamy (marriage outside the community) was common, as was conversion to Judaism. In Europe, Medieval Christian rulers regarded unions between Jews...
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Gerim (category Conversion to Judaism)
also called proselytes, are converts to Judaism whom are considered full members of the Jewish nation. As Judaism does not seek converts, prospective converts...
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South Arabia, the ruling class of the Himyarite Kingdom would convert to Judaism (though a more neutral form of monotheism was maintained publicly) and...
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The issue of conversion to Judaism and Jewish proselytism in Second Temple Judaism has occupied many scholars from the 19th century to the present day...
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History of the Jews in Africa (redirect from Judaism in Africa)
the Beta Israel had to undergo a pro forma conversion to Judaism. They had to declare their allegiance to a halachic way of life and the Jewish people...
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religions, Judaism has not made strong attempts to convert non-Jews, although formal conversion to Judaism is permitted. Righteousness, according to Jewish...
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Crypto-Judaism is the secret adherence to Judaism while publicly professing to be of another faith; practitioners are referred to as "crypto-Jews" (origin...
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Lord George Gordon (category 18th-century converts to Judaism)
of Commons from 1774 to 1780. His life ended after a number of controversies, notably one surrounding his conversion to Judaism, for which he was ostracised...
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execution or conversion to Islam. Zevi opted for a feigned conversion solely to escape the death penalty, and continued to believe and practice Judaism along...
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Putti, Uganda (category Orthodox Judaism in Africa)
villagers of Putti are currently undergoing an Orthodox Jewish conversion to Judaism. Putti is an agrarian village. The community centers around the...
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In Judaism, conversion is not a requirement nor is it a prerequisite for goodness or salvation, and if persons truly wish to convert to Judaism, they...
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Bulan (Khazar) (category Converts to Judaism from paganism)
conversion of the Khazars to Judaism. His name means "elk" or "hart" in Old Turkic. The date of his reign is unknown, as the date of the conversion is...
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Christianity began as a movement within Second Temple Judaism, but the two religions gradually diverged over the first few centuries of the Christian...
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Rabbi (section Orthodox and Modern Orthodox Judaism)
"Conversion to Judaism". My Jewish Learning. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017. "BBC – Religions – Judaism: Converting...
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Reconstructionist Judaism (Hebrew: יהדות רקונסטרוקציוניסטית, romanized: Yahadút Rekonstruktsyonistit) is a Jewish movement based on the concepts developed...
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