Why is so hard to be converted to judaism?
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First off it usually is the case it much easier to convert if your single than if your about to marry a Jew. If that is not the case in your situation go away because they are selling you a bad conversion. Jews as a norm do not look for converts mainly because we believe that you do not need to be a Jew to get in to “heaven.” We believe you get a greater reward as a Jew because you have more responsibilities IE the 613 commandments stated above viruses the 7 overall. But with any bigger reward comes more responsibilities and more consequences if you do not live up to them. That is the main reason we discourage converts not that we do not want them but we do not want to put a burden on a person that he can not live up too. If you truly want to be a Jew and are ready to take whatever is thrown at you go talk to your local ORTHODOX Rabbi.
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There are people who convert from Islam to Christanity and other religions. They also have to GO INTO HIDING as they WILL BE KILLED FOR IT. Do you read the international news? A man within like the last year was PUT ON TRIAL FOR CONVERTING FROM ISLAM TO CHRISTANITY. Sick isn't it? That is what those people believe though. If the World hadn't stepped in the man would have been KILLED for it. To that one who said it is the best religion I feel bad for you, but I suggest you keep believing that, or at least make sure people THINK you believe that. At least Christians don't tell you to KILL the converts. The worst they did was that some branches would refuse to recognize you in their Church basically. I don't know of Jews teaching to KILL converts either. Sorry don't know the views of most religions so maybe, just maybe, Islam isn't the only one that says kill Converts but the fact is that in 2006 they are still putting people on trial for converting.
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i'm in the same situation hun..i tend to go and fall for jewish guys and i let myself follow the path of LOVE and LUST..i know from the start they marry their own kind in terms of religion but i still go for them...(m surrounded by them because of my work) now i am coming to the conclusion that i need to convert(which is far from what i want) or change my job...
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^Have you read the Talmud?  Have you studied it?  Can you understand it?  Do you know what it is?\n\nLet us not forget that the Old Testament is Jewish and the christians accept it in it's entirety.  Jews have to wait until Yom Kippur for forgiveness, even assuming your premis to be correct.  Cross-kissers can simply fess up at their convenience, mumble a few incantations and kiss a ring or a  statue to get theirs.  Protestants have to earn forgiveness, except for those sects who are doomed from birth (other than the select chosen ones.\nIf your question was intended to be anti-Semitic, it was a poor effort.  If it wasn't, learn a little about racism before you open your mouth because yours is blatant. \n\nAs for other racist books, try most anything put out by the monks in the Middle Ages.
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It wasn't until many years after the death of Jesus that the Jews who followed Jesus broke away from Judaism, and it wasn't until the 4th century and the development of the Nicene Creed that most Christians came to believe in the Trinity.\n\nThere are many theories as to why Christians broke away from Judaism.  One of them is that they couldn't find converts among Jews and had to branch out to Romans and other cultures in the area.  It's doubtful they could find anyone at all who was willing to be circumcised in order to become a follower of Jesus -- well, maybe they decided to renege on that first Covenant (Testament) with God and abolish circumcisions altogether!\n\nAnother theory as to why they broke away from Judaism is because Jews followed many leaders they believed to be the messiah, but when the leader died without having accomplished his sole purpose, he was acknowleged as being a false messiah.\n\n"...they shall beat their swords into plowshares,\nand their spears into pruning hooks;\nnation shall not lift up sword against nation,\nneither shall they learn war anymore." (Micah 4:3)\n\nMore about the messiah can be found here:\nwww.jewsforjudaism.org\n.
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someone said "a true christian will not hate the Jews.they are gods chosen people" \nThen why don't you convert to Judaism, so you would be one of the chosen ones too? \nJust wondering? truly no offense is intended.
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It has nothing to do with stepping inside your house. The thing is that we do not believe in missioning to other people. If you ask us questions we will gladly answer them for you and correct any misunderstandings that you might have. You see Judaism is not an easy religion to keep it requires a lot of study and dedication and constant work to improve your self as a person. Also when one converts he takes upon himself the "burden" of Jewish law it is unfortunate enough that their are many Jews that do not follow their own religious practices that we need to bring in people that might latter change their minds. If you have any questions feel free to email me. \n\nAlso we do not hold that someone must be Jewish to go to heaven so the concept of trying to save someone simply dose not apply
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Jews very definitely welcomes converts, and up until the Council of Nicaea, in the year 325, we Jews were very definitely missionaries. At the Council of Nicaea, Constantine gave the death penalty to any Jew caught missionizing, and to anyone listening to that Jew who was missionizing!\n\nOf course, this did not stop people from converting to Judaism, and becoming Jews.\n\nThere is even a verse in the Christian's New Testament that describes the zealousness with which Jews used to missionize. See Matthew 23:15! \n\nThere are quite a number of places in the Hebrew Scriptures where Gd tells the Jews to convert all the nations of the earth to Judaism. Here is one quick example, from Psalm 96:\n\n     Psa 96:1  O sing unto the Etrnl a new song: \n     sing unto the Etrnl, ALL THE EARTH. 2  Sing \n     unto the Etrnl, bless his name; shew forth his \n     salvation from day to day. 3  DECLARE HIS \n     GLORY AMONG THE HEATHEN, HIS WONDERS AMONG ALL \n     THE PEOPLE. 4  For the Etrnl is great, and \n     greatly to be praised: HE IS TO BE AWED ABOVE \n     ALL GODS. 5  FOR ALL THE GODS OF THE NATIONS \n     ARE IDOLS, BUT THE ETRNL MADE THE   \n     HEAVENS......9 O worship the Etrnl in the \n     beauty of holiness: fear before him, ALL THE \n     EARTH. 10  SAY AMONG THE HEATHEN THAT THE \n     ETRNL REIGNETH: the world also shall be \n     established that it shall not be moved: he \n     shall judge the people righteously. \n\nNow, yes, there is a "Unique Path" as you put it, for non-Jews, it is through the covenant Gd first established with Noah, but why settle for the lesser of two Great Things?\n\nConvert to Judaism, and WELCOME!\n\nHere is a web site to help you convert to Judaism: http://Convert.org \n\nAnd below under Sources are web sites for the Noachides as they are called.
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Jesus is the son of God, Jews don't believe that.\n\nLook into Christianity. God sent his son so that everything we do wrong is forgiven. In the old testament, the regulations are very strict. You must do this or that. Jesus came and took away the law. He wants to have a personal relationship with every one of us. He loves us. It's not so much a religion as it is a relationship.
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Christians are like this.  I left the religion because of it, plus, the fact that I do not believe Jesus is G-d.  G-d is One.  Judaism fits me just fine.
662220
First off, good luck trying.\n\nSecond off, many religions encourage people to be the force that makes the world a better place. I know that for my barmitzvah, a large part of the preparation was community service.
1137481
All that you need to do is contact the Rabbi of the temple you want to join. He'll explain everything to you. Pretty much all you have to do is take some classes and go to a service. You might want to figure out whether you want to be a Reform, Conservative, or Orthodox jew. Reform is the most flexible, and Orthodox and Hasidic Judaism is the most strict. Conservative Judaism is right in the middle.
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Although Judaism accepts converts from any race or people, nevertheless, most Jews today are not converts nor descendants of converts.\nThat being the case, most Jews are, in fact, Semetic thus may have a "semetic look".\n\nAs to someone's reference to the Khazars: that was a speculation by a historian in the book "The Thirteenth Tribe" by William Kunstler  (sp?) in that today's Ashkenazi Jews are descendants of converts from the Khazar tribe. Mainstream historians discount this.\n\nThus, this is what I will acknowledge. Jews are both part of a religion (whether they observe Judaism or not) and ethnicity. Judaism itself is a religion.
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By living a good and moral life. Jews actually believe it is easier for non-Jews to get in. Don't no of any other religion that views people not of their faith in the same light.
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I think it's funny how Christians get their religion from Judaism, yet they insist that the jewish ppl are wrong and that they must pray to jesus (in order to get to the "father" ).\n\n I don't believe in heaven, so I can't answer your question, sorry.
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There are two very important things to remember about this:\n\n1)  G-d is a god of grace and giving.  If your Rabbi says that it is very important (either to him, or to the synogogue, or whatever) for you to have this mat mitzvah, then, unless you have a solid objection, it is good to offer him the grace of doing it.  Do your best to learn what you need to learn, and share your concerns with your Rabbi and your parents.  They'll help you through it and help you figure out what the best decisions are.  Don't be too concerned about "making a mistake" or "messing up."  Just do the best you can, and G-d will be pleased with you.  Seek after him (like the deer after water, yes?) and you will always find him; honor him in your heart and mind, and he will accept your offering with pleasure, whether anyone else thinks it is grand or small.\n\n2)  Christianity is Judaism.  In case any kind of conflict arises (in you or family, or whatever), remember that Jesus is the *JEWISH* Messiah.  I, myself, converted to the faith of Abraham long ago and I celebrate his messiah, the son of David, who is my own savior as well.  There are many Christians who do not understand that when they accepted Jesus, they were coming into the Jewish faith, and there are many Jews who do not understand that Jesus is the messiah.  But everyone is where he is, and G-d is faithful to bring each one to him, when they trust in his son, the Messiah.  When a Jew sees this, he distinguishes himself from one who doesn't by calling himself a "Messianic Jew" (instead of a Christian ... usually the word "Christian" these days means gentiles who converted and became Messianic Jews).  For more information, check out this site:  http://www.mjaa.org/
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It is hard to do and takes a lot of faith.\nI've only done it once and that was 20 years ago.