Religious conversion Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Judaism=== [[File:Temple Beth-El (Birmingham) mikveh.jpg|thumb|The traditional normative conversion process to Judaism (''gijur'') of one, two or more years is finalized with [[Ritual washing in Judaism#Full-body immersion|ritual immersion]] in a natural collection of water, e.g. a river, a lake, or a [[mikveh]], down to the present day (Beth-El reform-synagogue, Birmingham, Alabama, 2006). ]] {{Main|Conversion to Judaism|List of converts to Judaism}} Conversion to Judaism is the religious conversion of [[gentile|non-Jews]] to become members of the [[Judaism|Jewish religion]] and Jewish [[ethnoreligion|ethnoreligious community]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The procedure and requirements for conversion depend on the sponsoring [[Jewish denominations|denomination]]. A conversion in accordance with the process of a denomination is not a guarantee of recognition by another denomination.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|title=Converting to Judaism|date=July 12, 2011|newspaper=BBC|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/beliefs/conversion.shtml|access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref> A formal conversion is also sometimes undertaken by individuals whose Jewish ancestry is questioned, even if they were raised Jewish, but may not actually be [[Who is a Jew?|considered Jews]] according to [[halakha|traditional Jewish law]].<ref>{{cite news|title=So You Want to Convert to Judaism? It's Not That Easy|first=Uriel|last=Heilman|date=October 6, 2014|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/1.619493|access-date=November 18, 2016|newspaper=Haaretz}}</ref> As late as the 6th century, the Eastern [[Byzantine Empire|Roman empire]] and [[Umar|Caliph Umar ibn Khattab]] were issuing decrees against conversion to [[Judaism]], implying that this was still occurring.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/source/pact-umar.asp|title=Internet History Sourcebooks: Medieval Sourcebook|website=legacy.fordham.edu}}</ref> In some cases, a person may forgo a formal conversion to Judaism and adopt some or all beliefs and practices of Judaism. However, without a formal conversion, many highly observant Jews will reject a convert's Jewish status.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.convert.org/Movements_in_Judaism.html |title=www.convert.org |publisher=www.convert.org |access-date=2012-07-21}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page