What is Conversion to Judaism
Now that you have a better idea of what Judaism is all about, it’s time to learn a little about the hows, whos, and whys of conversion. Conversion to Judaism is in our experience different than any other type of religious conversion process. We say this for several reasons, but the primary one is that conversion is not just a question of an individual accepting G-D and religious observance as it is understood by the Jews. It is also a question of the (potential) convert successfully being accepted into a Jewish community as one of the community’s own. In this way, conversion is very much a two-way street and therefore not something a potential convert can decide for him/herself alone. This, in our opinion, makes Jewish conversion very different than conversion to other faiths like Christianity or Islam, because such traditions do not (usually) require the same level of community acceptance. So even from a religious point of view, conversion is never just between the (potential) convert
