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In the early 1970s, upon the Rebbe’s instruction, Rabbi Laibl Wolf worked as Hillel Rabbi at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After encountering many non-Jewish students who were curious about Judaism and wished to convert, he approached the Rebbe ...
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Is a Convert Surrendering His True Self?
By Tzvi Freeman
Question: I saw in the Daily Dose: But when you make your goal in life to be someone you are not, or to be part of a people that are not your own, that is the ultimate surrender. There is no greater captivity, for your essence and being have been locked ...
Ask the Rabbi » Latest Questions » The Big Picture » Is a Convert Surrendering His True Self?
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How Does One Convert to Judaism?
By Tzvi Freeman
There is no such thing as conversion to Judaism. In fact, there is no word for "conversion" in the language of the Torah. As for Judaism, I don’t believe such a thing exists. What is this, some kind of religion? Get this straight: There is Torah and ...
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Jewish Identity » How Does One Convert to Judaism?
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Jews By Choice
By Yossy Goldman
Are converts looked down upon in Judaism?
Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Bechukotai » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » Jews By Choice
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Soul of the Convert
By Moshe Miller
Converts are the vehicle by which supernal souls descend
Kabbalah Online » Major Concepts » Souls » Soul of the Convert
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Becoming a Jew
By Ruth Davis
In that initial rush of excitement, I didn’t really get what it means to be a Jew. That finally having a Jewish soul, fully present and accounted for, doesn’t mean that you’ve climbed to a certain place and now you can just rest there...
Women » Women's Narrative » Personal Stories » Stories of Return » Becoming a Jew
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Why Do Rabbis Discourage Conversions?
By Aron Moss
My Jewish friends are mostly indifferent or even hostile towards their own religion, while I love Judaism and strongly desire to become a Jew. Then this rabbi tells me that "Judaism is not for you" ?!
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Jewish Identity » Why Do Rabbis Discourage Conversions?
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Why Not Make it Easier to Convert?
By Aron Moss
I often hear rabbis complain that the Jewish people are shrinking due to intermarriage and assimilation. But you are the major obstacle to Judaism growing! If you would make conversion a bit easier, many more non-Jews would join us...
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Jewish Identity » Why Not Make it Easier to Convert?
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The Ger Tzedek of Wilno
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By Nissan Mindel
A "Ger Tzedek" (true convert) is a gentile who became a Jew out of a sincere and deep conviction in the truth of the Jewish religion, without any other motivation whatever. Indeed, this is the only kind of conversion that the Torah recognizes. For all ...
Library » Jewish History » Gallery of Our Great » Later Achronim » The Ger Tzedek of Wilno
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The Girl Who Had To Be Jewish
By Eli & Malka Touger
She lived in Balaclava, and from her youth had felt a strong attraction to Judaism. Whenever she heard stories of the Holocaust, she was deeply touched...
Library » Stories » Chassidic » The Girl Who Had To Be Jewish
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