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Geirut guide Conversion to Jewish Faith MELBOURNE BETH DIN All you need to ? ? know about the why how when and where of becoming a Jew CCopyright ? Melbourne Beth Din Nominees Ltd All Rights reserved Reproduction in any form without permission is strictly

Conversion to Jewish Faith MELBOURNE BETH DIN All you need to ? ? know about the why how when and where of becoming a Jew CCopyright ? Melbourne Beth Din Nominees Ltd All Rights reserved Reproduction in any form without permission is strictly prohibited CTable of Contents Introduction YOU DON ? T HAVE TO BE JEWISH The Conversion Process Preliminary Stage ?? The Rabbinic Mentor Stage ?? The Application Process A The Application Form B The Two Interviews C First Meeting with the Dayanim Stage ?? The Learning Program Your Partner Children Stage ?? Completing the Process Fees Application Fee Learning Program Completion Administration Fee Questions Glossary Contact us CIntroduction In Halacha Jewish Law ?? see Glossary for a brief explanation of all Hebrew terms used the Jewish status of a newly born baby depends entirely on the status of their mother The child of an Orthodox Jewish mother is Jewish even if his or her father is not Jewish The child of a non-Jewish mother is not Jewish even if his or her father is Jewish There is no such thing as a person who is ??half Jewish ? and the status with which one is born continues throughout their lifetime However there is a process by which someone not born Jewish can become Jewish It is known as Conversion Conversion known in Hebrew as ??geirut ? or ??giur ? is the process by which a person who is not born Jewish becomes Jewish Once a person is admitted to the Jewish religion in accordance with Torah Law he or she immediately enjoys the full bene ?ts of Jewish status and equally is immediately obligated in the observance of all pertinent laws It is forbidden to remind a convert of the fact that they were formerly a gentile YOU DON ? T HAVE TO BE JEWISH Judaism claims no monopoly as the only path to G-d Indeed the Talmud teaches that ??the Righteous of all nations have a share in the World to Come ? i e one need not be or become Jewish to be considered worthy in the eyes of G-d It follows then that a person from any background or ethnic group is in principle able to ful ?l G-d ? s will without the need to become Jewish This is to be achieved through adhering to the Seven Noachide Laws as described in for example The Path of the Righteous Gentile by Chaim Clorefene Feldheim Books Judaism is not a proselytising faith It does not seek converts indeed it tries to dissuade them Consequently any person who wishes to become Jewish will not only have to learn about Judaism but will have to satisfy the Dayanim judges of this or another Beth Din of his or her sincere desire to join the Jewish People and be bound by its laws E ?ectively this means that you must satisfy the Beth Din that you wish to embrace Judaism because you believe in and love G-d and