G-d of Whose Fathers?: Collective Jewish identity cultivated through prayer
May a Jewish convert of non-Jewish ancestry truthfully refer to G-d as “the G-d of our forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?” Maimonides unequivocally ruled affirmatively, arguing that Abraham is truly the spiritual father of all Jews, and allowing converts to feel themselves fully a part of the Jewish collective.
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| Topics: | Conversion (to Judaism); Convert, Jewishness; Jewish Identity, Prayer |
Rachel Furst is a PhD candidate in medieval Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a visiting Polonsky Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Judaic Studies. She teaches Jewish history and rabbinic literature in Israel and the United States.
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