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A formal male convert to Judaism is referred to by the Hebrew word ger (Hebrew: גר, plural Hebrew: גרים gerim) and a formal female convert is a giyoret. In all branches of Judaism, a ger or giyoret is considered a full Jew; the literal meaning of "stranger", "resident", or "foreigner" refers to the convert's origin, not present status ...
Ayman Subah (now known as Dor Shachar) – Palestinian Arab from Khan Yunis, Gaza who fled to Israel and converted to Judaism. [117] Baruch Mizrahi – Palestinian Arab and member of the Irgun. [118] Dario Hunter – American lawyer, rabbi and politician.
Conversion within Reform Judaism has been seen as controversial by the Orthodox and Masorti sects. Due to the Reform movement's progressive views on what it means to be a Jew, the conversion process has been criticized and often unrecognized by more conservative sects, yet conversions through the Reform movement are legally recognized by the ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. Converts to Conservative Judaism (9 P) Converts to Orthodox Judaism (29 P) Converts to Reconstructionist Judaism (3 P) Converts to Reform Judaism (16 P)
Foreigners who convert to Conservative or Reform Judaism within the country have been entitled to citizenship under the Law of Return since 2021. [60] Both the Chief Rabbinate and Supreme Court consider followers of Messianic Judaism as Christians and specifically bar them from right of return, [ 61 ] unless they otherwise have sufficient ...
Reform views. Reform Judaism espouses the notion of religious pluralism; it believes that most Jewish denominations (including Orthodoxy and the Conservative movement) are valid expressions of Judaism. Historically, however, the Reform view of Orthodox Judaism had been negative. Early battles between Reform and Orthodox groups in Germany for ...
e. The Law of Return (Hebrew: חוק השבות, ḥok ha-shvūt) is an Israeli law, passed on 5 July 1950, which gives Jews, people with one or more Jewish grandparent, and their spouses the right to relocate to Israel and acquire Israeli citizenship. [1] Section 1 of the Law of Return declares that "every Jew has the right to come to this ...
Jewish Renewal (Hebrew: התחדשות יהודית, romanized: Hitḥadeshut Yehudit) is a Jewish religious movement originating in the 20th century that endeavors to reinvigorate modern Judaism with Kabbalistic, Hasidic, and musical practices. Specifically, it seeks to reintroduce the "ancient Judaic traditions of mysticism and meditation ...