Becoming a Jew
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- Опубліковано 16 січ 2018
- To be a Jew you have to have a Jewish mother. That is the only way. But there is one exception to this rule... an Orthodox conversion. Although converting to Judaism is not encouraged, some do accomplish this.
abraham was a convert too... never forget
Well actually there weren't 'Jews' around then per se so he was the start or the father of the Jews. Yes he was called out of his former beliefs and country by G.d himself and set apart.
Ruth too.
The Torah began with Moses, not Abraham. Abraham was, and is, the Father of many nations, but he was not an Israelite or any religion or nationality after he left Haran. God called upon him and Abraham learned to trust and obey God and Abrahams behaviors and knowledge were learned and passed onto his sons and they did the same.
Abraham came from Haran and he purchased land in "Hebr-on" to bury Sarah and Abraham lived in "Hebr-on" and so to other Tribes surrounding Hebron he was a "Hebr-ew." During this time period there was no last names so to strangers you were called by your name and your Tribe, hence, "Abraham the Hebrew" or "Abraham, son of Terah."
The term "Ju" began when David and his 400 men and all their families took over Judah and the other 11 tribes of Israel still obeyed King Saul's Son Ishbothseth and Abner, the commander of King Saul's Army, and they rejected David as their King because Davids ancestors Joab broke the LORD Commandment not to marry or have children with a Moabite or any other people not from the seed of Jacob.
Then David, and of course King Solomon and thereafter, developed the Hebrew language calling it Hebrew because David built his house in Hebron and it was called the city of David and they developed schools, their own alphabet, and these were the Elders and elite of Judah like the Latin language was for the Elders and elite for Rome and the Romans.
For 7 years David was King over Judah only and they warred with the other 11 Tribes until Abner turned against the children of King Saul and helped David become King over a 12 Tribes and King Saul men relatives were all killed except Jonathan's handicapped son, who David had live in Davids house.
Many Israelite's scattered around the world when David became King over all Israel and the people of Judah and Davids 400 men and their families did not call themselves "Israelite's" but called themselves "Ju's" which subsequently became "Jews."
So, anyone can convert to Judaism but nobody can become an Israelite for being an Israelite is a spiritual journey in which those who were raised by Moses in the wilderness for 40 years are the Israelite's and when their flesh dies they are born again into new flesh and although they most likely tried to keep the commandment of the LORD and have only children with those of the children of Jacob only many were scatted everywhere, enslaved, and adopted by non Israelite families but in spirit they are still Israelite's and the LORD knows them all and only the LORD knows them all and they are trained and raised to be called back, spiritually, to Israel, when the LORD unites them all and raises King David to rule over them.
The LORD's covenant was only with King David and his bloodline and not with all the people who moved into Judah with King David, of the 400 then 600 men David ruled over. But King Solomon spread his seed with many nationalities so only the LORD knows the true seeds of King David and King Solomon's bloodline.
Joseph married an Egyptian and these are Israelite's even though the children are from and Egyptian women because Israel was not established until the 12 tribes obeyed the LORD and began conquering the land of Canaan. So we dont really know by skin color and nationality who are the real Israelite people because its a spiritual nation not a physical one and so only the LORD knows and when He wants to wake them individually He does and guides them to learn about themselves like the Black's of America who are just realizing in the past two decades that they are Israelite's. Does this mean the original Israelite's were black, well they certainly were dark skinned people but some of course are still black, or dark skinned but others the LORD said He would make "White?"
So, each person should individually seek God and trust that when their flesh dies they will be returned spiritually to Israel as the LORD promised. But the House of Judah has been blessed by the LORD to carry on the LORD Gods commandments and are spiritually Israelite's of the Tribe of Judah and during the past two thousand years the LORD has guided and trained them and made them White when in a previous life bthey were Black, or Dark Skinned people.
So dont try to convert to Judaism by trying to please people, or worry about being an Israelite desiring to move to Israel, just keep obeying and pleasing the LORD and spiritually you will be rewarded and united with the original Israelite's of the children of Jacob and the LORD said he would unite the Jews and the Israelite's together and they will be one nation. Dont think of fame, glory, war, and other stuff when trying to please the LORD just read the Psalms like 15, 37, and 41 and be as the LORD desires you to be and be poor or rich but just suffer to please the LORD only and obey completely the 1st Commandment.
Ask God to guide, correct, punish, and change you so that you will be worthy to be in His Kingdom, His spiritual kingdom, for the flesh profits nothing rte ally, so dont go by fleshly desires, just constantly pray for guidance and stay completely sober minded as much as possible atleast keep your children from abusing alcohol drugs, and other mind altering things until they are 17 and then they were learn from their own behaviors what is good for them and what causes them hardships. Some have to be born again over and over to become whole, but parents should always be there for their children for the basics and advice and chastise disobedient children using constructive criticism that they can relate to and comprehend according to the times and their lifestyles.
Remember Exodus 20"20 and 34:7 parents.
@@StevenDAugerSr actually the Torah existed before the world began. It was given to Moses at Mt Sinai.
Yeah. But as further as it went in generations its considered more and more to be one born or at least converted to Orthodox... now, keep it simple... some people believe either way of conversion is good, some others don't. I know one lady who is converted reform and she's doing just fine..
A convert is constantly tested and has a blessed life. Huge adjustment. Not easy. Patience, patience, patience
That's why we discourage converts. Someone can follow G-d and not be Jewish. If they decide they want to be Jewish, that is a deep spiritual process which changes one's very soul. Converting to Judaism is not easy. That's why someone has to be very sure they want to be Jewish, because there's no turning back once you've become a Jew - as was explained in the video.
Ezra Hoerster gee, thanks for the update. I converted in '94. Got smicha and ran a chabad house in '97. My Rebbe told me not to let Jews make me an antisemite. Best and most relevant advice ever
@@mcsage7070 I'm in the process of conversion..it will take another year as I'm studying for it and learning everything needed to live a full Jewish life. Shalom
I swear I have been encouraged by god to become a jew. Its a long story but its basically where on the spot I randomlu wanted to become a jew and am getting converted soon
I’m a Catholic I wanted to become a nun and the same way happened you would get discouraged before becomeing one, but I was all ready a Catholic thanks to my gran I never became a nun lol it never bothered me I’m still living a hobby life.
I must already be a Jew, because I tried to do as this rabbi said. I was born Catholic, and for many years tried to become a Jew and I failed. So I tried to be Catholic again, and I would get dreams at night where HaSatan would come and scorn me. One day, not too long ago, he came to me and scorned me for not following Hashem. I responded back to him something that then I heard Hashem’s voice instead and he said “you must convert”. He asked me to start praying Modeh Ani and the Shema, he told me to prepare a kosher meal for the Shabbat after thanksgiving, and then he said “will you do it?” I woke up from that dream, and I said yes. So I did what he said and upon doing that, HaSatan stopped visiting me. It’s been peaceful ever since. I’ve been speaking to a rabbi, and I am now officially working to get converted.
Have you ever asked yourself why Satan, the enemy of God, would suddenly enter into your dreams and bother you about being a christian? Why would Satan want to direct you towards the worship of the true God in the correct religion??? It makes no sense. Satan is a liar and a deceiver, he wants to get people AWAY from God, not towards him. So whatever Satan tells you you should ignore. I would seriously reconsider following the advice of this figure whom you claim to be Satan. It sounds really fishy to me. I fear you may have fallen into a state of prelest. Google that if you don't know what that means.
Jesus was a Jew and gentile. Don't be who are not. It's not your fault
@@nathanbell6962 Jesus was Jewish
@@Bellg HaShem created the satan. He is not G-d's enemy.
You sound like you have some serious mental health issues that need a doctor ASAP.
well, moises said anybody who want to enjoy our trives they are welcome
People take Rabbis, popes & fathers as Gods, that's why most religions are corrupted.
My parents both converted through orthodox and now live mostly secular lives except I went to a Jewish school and we celebrated holidays and some Shabbats. Since they started living secular after converting am I still Jewish or do I have to convert?
If your mother had an orthodox conversion before you were born than you are a Jew no matter what you do. Have a wonderful New Year.
Gutman Locks thank you so much! Have a great new year!! 😄
I wasn’t expecting to see a fellow Okie in this video.
Me either, I was taken aback when he said Oklahoma.
I am planning to have an Orthodox conversion. Becoming a jew is my biggest goal right now. I don't ever plan on leaving it or turning my back on HaShem. It is my only goal and dream. Unfortunately, the closest shul is two hours away, so I'm planning to move nearby. I WILL accomplish it and stay righteous on the path for the rest of my days.
If the Orthodox Jewish Court has accepted your application then Hashem bless you to succeed.
@@gutmanlocks Thank you. I know if it's meant to be, then HaShem will allow it.
How’d you get on?
@@calebmacmoyer4450 Did you convert?
So much work for so little benefit
There's nothing in Halakha that tells us to discourage conversions lol. Chazal says nothing about discouraging potential converts, nor does the Torah, in fact, the Torah says to let non Jews who want to become Jews become Jewish! Rabbi Locks what your teaching here in this particular lecture isn't Judaism, it's modern day Rabbisim. I respect you alot, but on this issue, we disagree, shalom.
I like certain aspects of Kabbalah myself on a personal level, however I would never call it Torah or build doctrine around it, I also agree with you that Kabbalah as a whole has influenced this type of thinking among Jews. All I can do, as a Rabbi myself, is fight back against it.
Matt White Wolf You should make videos to correct this rabbi and teach true Judaism
There always been this concept, to at least bring awareness to the fact that a person doesn't need to be Jewish to be accepted by G-d, on the contrary for some people they would be better off not converting because they may not be able to perform at a high level, so we discourage them, to allow them make sure before making this crucial decision, it was told I don't remember where, that we should ask why would you want to join our nation don't you know that we are undergoing alot of hardships right now, but after we have brought these challenges and we let them know that they don't need to convert to serve G-d, and we ask them about the major mitzvot and the minor ones, if they still want to convert then we accept them because we know they are in it for real, and in fact these souls can very well be souls that are returning home. But the Rabbi's are right to question them and discourage them, because Rabbis are the gate keepers and the burden falls on them to only allow people that will benefit Am Yisrael and not the opposite.
I write a blog and I address these issues frequently, and I plan on writing books eventually.
I understand your points in a way, but I have heard many stories of people being turned down time and again, even after they have proved their sincerity. I recognize we must be make sure someone is sincere, but we are not told too turn people away three times, nor throw them the seven Noahide laws. I think we should welcome all who wish to join our people, and, as we go along in their conversion process, teach them what they will be accepting, and if they still want to after the conversion process is over, then we should accept them. That's how I do things anyway.
this message hits close to home. many times I have thought of completely abandoning torah observance, but like the video says you are only running away from yourself. It would be like looking in the mirror and wishing you looked different, but you might as well embrace your external form. If your a jew you might as well learn torah and follow mitzvos because g-d created you this way and ultimately it is only going to benefit you.
Question, what is the thing that, despite you not recognising your own Jewhood is still keeping you a Jew? Even if other Jews still consider you a Jew that doesn't mean you are one right? If it is like becoming part of a tribe, if I leave the tribe, and seaze to recognise the fact that I am part of the "Chosen people", how are you than still part of this Jewhood? It feels like your are talking about it as if it where as clear as the colour of your skin, which I find very odd. Could you please explain?
2Pac Avalley. yes it is a simple idea. if your mother is Jewish than you are obligated to keep the entire Torah. it is not even a choice, and this is a rabbinic teaching that against our will we were created. So the best life is to follow it with joy. but if you run away from Torah you will only find more troubles.
@@matisyahup613 The concept of it not being a choice confuses me, if you live in a free country, in which way don't you have a choice? Who is forcing you to do this bidding? If you were a black african I could understand, because as wel from inside your community, as from outside, people recognise your are a black african, therefore trying not to te be a black african would be useless. But nobody can see that you are a jew, so not wanting to be a jew, i argue, does only take your own will. what is stopping you from just excommunicating yourself, and live life without judaism?
2Pac Avalley free will was one of the ways g-d used to make us in his image, meaning that just as hashem is the master of his greatness, a man who chooses Torah acquired his own majesty. if we enslaved like African americans than we would attribute it to our slave owners who coerced us to follow the Torah. a man is never free in this world. we are either slaves to physicality, wanting food, sex, money, power and the like. or if we are wise we will become slaves to hashem, who will bless us in this world and eternally in the world to come.
@@matisyahup613 But what do you mean by troubles? If a Jew by birth believes that Jesus Christ as his saviour, and converts to Catholicism, how is he still a Jew? He doesn't believe he is one anymore!
Rabbie Locks what advice would you give for a Conservative convert who wishes to convert orthodox but do to issues involving time, job, and family, finds it very difficult to do so at the moment. should I try my best to preform mitzvote as possible and try to follow Orthodox practices. I was converted at a really young age as a Conservative jew, but I wear a Kepah, Tallit katan , and keep kosher, I want to better myself and learn more about my Jewish heritage but find it difficult to do so any advice would be appreciated.
Start davening with an orthodox minyan (but let the rabbi know that your conversion is conservative) and do the mitzvahs as an orthodox Jew would do and then talk to the Court and ask them what more you should do. Be well...
@@gutmanlocks I call to the Jews for Islam before it was too late, and then regret would not work
@@godspearontheearth917 Islam is religion in the world ok
@@godspearontheearth917 sorry, we don't do idol worship nor do we want to prostrate a stone.
@@godspearontheearth917 Islam is basically just copied from Judaism and Christianity with Arab pagan stuff left in
I was born a Jew,never doubted that I shouldn’t convert to any other religion and now I want to learn more and respect my religion and became somewhat or entirely religious so I’ve been learning and learning till I can one day not just say I’m a jew just because I was born into a Jewish family,but that I’m a religious jew that loves his religion entirely.
Something about Judaism has resonated with me for a while, I was circumcised as a baby, although we come from a Catholic family, my father stopped going to the church, then my father dated several Jewish women, we never ate pork, it was a taboo in my house, his believes about god are similar to Judaism, so he raised me that way, after doing my family tree I suspected that I could be of Sephardi Jewish ancestry, since around 24% of Hispanic Americans had a jewish ancestors, based on DNA evidence, even the scales of flamenco come from Jewish music, being hispanic and being Mexica and my family from Spain, several last name in my family were common among Sephardi Jewish who were once 10% of the population of Spain, and were forced to convert to Christianity or leave, most of them stayed, some became Crypto Jews, there is something Jewish in our culture, and specially in my family and I feel it, but I don't know what to do. Everything about Judaism resonates with me, although I feel closer to reform or more liberal denominations, I would not want follow the 7 commandments of Noah, I would love to be a full Jew.
Does the Torah say anything about Jews converting to a different religion?
I have Jewish ancestry on my father's side but am still a Gentile since I wasn't born to a Jewish mother. I recently started attending parsha classes at a local Chabad house. When I explained that I was still a Gentile to the rabbi and asked him if it was okay for me to attend, he said he didn't have a problem with it but also encouraged me not to become Jewish. As funny and odd as it may seem, it's true that rabbis try to discourage people from becoming Jewish because they themselves admit how difficult it is to learn and retain the Jewish lifestyle. However, I still want to convert to Judaism sometime in my life, but I'm in no rush. For now, I'll just continue studying Torah and learning more about Judaism at the Chabad house as long as I'm still welcomed.
Same here. How is it going?
@@sofiab.9129 I still haven't gone through the conversion process but continue to take Torah studies classes and take part in many other aspects of Jewish life. I may convert someday if I find a Jewish community where I feel I can truly belong, but for now, I'm just happy learning as much as I can about Jewish life. Thank you for asking. I hope your journey into Judaism is also fulfilling.
@@godsmacks1000 my father is jewish and we lived the Lifestyle as a family but when i go to the Synagoge i feel like an outsider. Never learned about Christiany but also not jewish by halacha. Its complicated for me
You don’t have to be born of a Jewish mother to be Jewish that is not in the Torah or Tanakh, that is man made tradition not Gods. Ruth was not Jewish yet from her came King David and King Solomon which made the first temple.
Don’t just study Torah study The Jewish Tanakh which speaks of your savior in Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7, 53, Zechariah 12:10, 13:6
If you read the Torah it states there is only one Creator , the God of Israel, none else, and every other gods are idols. Conversion rules are tradition created by men. Abraham did not face a Bet Din or go to a Mikvah. Judaism should be more open to outsiders. Torah should rule, not the tradition of men.
How anybody can convert himself/herself to jewish.
@Greg F.
None of the Torah passage you invoke was intended to approve of the rabbis and their power grab. The rabbis "interpret" it out of context, fraudulently, to justify their usurpation of leadership from the priests and deceive others into believing that YHWH intended for them to lead Israel. Moshe the Levite was the first prophet, not even remortely a rabbi.
@TimBo I understand my fellow Jews who sport a beard, sidelocks and wear a Kippah, but none of these are actually commanded in the "Written" Torah, notwithstanding Orthodox-Rabbinic contortions. Heck, the Kippah is a *post-Halakhic* custom that is almost universally considered mandatory among the Orthodox. If Rabbinic Jews stuck to the Torah's straightforward meaning, I suppose none of that would be a hallmark of Jewish males. But go on cracking vicious jokes about Jews.
@TimBo I didn't twist anything. But then again, I have come to expect both Christians and Orthodox Jews to lie. Few lies are too low for them.
Abi, the Quran says "They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One Allah. There is no Allah save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)" (9:31) That's why God sent the Quran so that people can get rid of this mischief.
Can I convert to Judaism if none(i think none) of my family is Jewish? (Or if my mother is not Jewish)
If you could anwser that would be appreciated : )
If your mother was Jewish you would already be a Jew. Anyone who is not Jewish can convert but it is a long a difficult process requiring the supervision of an Orthodox Jewish Law Court. You can follow the Seven Commandments of Noah and you will have a wonderful life in this world and a share in the World to Come. There is no need to convert. Shalom
Thank you Gutman for your reply, this is very useful advice.
P.S. I am sorry for replying a bit late to the comment. Shalom
@@stormsith5169 Many gentiles on the Noahide path realize at some point that it is not a sustanable lifestyle on both the communal and individual level. Conversion, if you can handle it in any of the Jewish denominations -- not necessarily Orthodox -- is a more fair deal.
Sometimes it’s not about the Jewish faith but about the person feeing at home within the Jewish world through a spiritual, internal connection and there are folks who find the Noahide way of life lacking depth and not meeting their needs
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Try it this way A Light Unto the Nations
Once a Jew always a Jew, for better or for worst, I love that.
How anybody can become jew? please.
@@zaheerabbasbukhari7701 approach a Rabbi and tell him you're interested in Judaism and might want to convert. He'll talk to you to determine your sincerity etc
Why is conversion discouraged? Didn't many great sages come from converts? Isn't the Messiah himself a descendant of a convert?
G-d loves and wants all His creations doing their purpose. The better way is not to advise one to follow what he wants to do, but what G-d wants him to be and do.
It's too hard changing costumes and traditions. Imagine the big effort to become a jew if that isn't the G-d's will?
If we think that if G-d wants one to be a jew, He could bring such person to born in a Jewish family. (With rarely exceptions).
But if I'm an exception? The probability is more or less like the Jewish people's proportion in the world, less than 0.5%.
And even considering this, one's always need to look for, what G-d wants me to be? Not what I think I want to.
You can no more change your nationality then you can change your gender.
@Carlos Netzhit
Even supposing you are right that your false messiah was descended from a convert, why does it matter at all? He was Jewish from birth.
@Ian Lev
Judaism is the Jewish people's nationalism that contains the Jewish religion. When one "converts to Judaism" they are joining the Jewish community in a culmination of a naturalization process.It is not a matter of switching to some religion out there.
Greg F.
Ugh...sure, buddy.
I want to convert to a Jew in some years but my mother is Christian (I think) can I still become a Jew and how?
If your father is Jewish and you were not brought up in some religion outside of Judaism, you already are Jewish -- certainly if you were brought up as a Jew in some form.
I am very proud of my Judean heritage!🕎🇮🇱💪🏽
Do you practice black arts ?
Shalom alechem Rab Gutman, I have a question, So ever since I have been 8 years old I've never been on the Christian path (My parents path right now, I have always loved Judaism and read Torah learned Hebrew and kept the Mitzvos of Tzitzis and a Yarmulke, I have found out that I am a levite and that my my mom's grandparents are Jewish, am I Jewish or should I find a Chabad?
If your mother's mother was a Jew then your mother is a Jew and then you are a Jew.; If your mother is a Jew and your father is a Jew from the tribe of Levi then you are a Levi.; Go to the Chabad House and learn from them.
@@gutmanlocks my mother is from the tribe of Levi 🙂 so am I a full Jew?
@@yitzhaakosoriorodriguez7758 Jews go by the mother, and our tribes go by the father. If your mother's mother was a Jew then your mother was/is a Jew. If your mother is a Jew you are a Jew. If you belong to a particular tribe will depend of if your father is a Jew and if so then what tribe his father is/was from. Shalom
@@yitzhaakosoriorodriguez7758 If your mom is a Levite's daughter, this does not make you a Levite. However, it is excellent that you were not raised in Christinsanity by your parents, and you also seem like a Jew according to matrilineal descent. Chabad is merely one place to learn and I recommend you do not confine yourself to it, but begin studying Judaism online from as many viewpoints as possible, including the Qaraite.
In Rabbinical Judaism Jewishness is invariably established matrilineally, but this was not the case prior to AD 200 and the Qaraites still go by the patrilineal yardstick, which is also legitimate, no matter how much the Orthodox Jews hate it.
What about the Moabitess Ruth who followed Naomi? She married Boaz then eventually King David was selected to be remembered forever out of this lineage
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This is very interesting Thanks
i keep replaying where the dudes yarmulke flies off
Hello, Rabbi, I hope you are well. I am a Bedouin Arab from southern Iraq, and in our culture we are not considered an Arab unless our father is an Arab from an Arab tribe. I do not understand how a jew can become Jewish if the mother is Jewish. Is there a reason for this?
The first Jew (Hebrew) was Abraham, and he had a son with his wife Sarah whose name was Yitzchak. Abraham also had a son with Sarah's concubine, Hagar, whose name was Ishmael. Yitzchak was a Jew because his mother Sarah was a Jew. Ishmael was an Egyptian arab because his mother Hagar was an Egyptian arab. This is how it has been since the beginning of the Jewish people. The people go according to the mother, and the tribe goes according to the father.
@@gutmanlocks Egyptians were not Arabs in those days.
Hagar was, correct my dates if I am wrong, around 3000 years ago in 1500 BC
Egypt only became conquered by Arabs in the 700s AD and became Arabized in the 1100s And still a sizeable Coptic minority to this day who isn't Arab.
Is Hebrew and jewish the same....? I hear my lions roaring and judah is calling out their name. I tought he was gonnatalk about blood types since your mother is the one who gives you that.....???????
Hebrew and Jewish is the same, except where the Samaritan Israelites are concerned, since they are Hebrews too.
Rabbi locks your beard is amazing
Eh, wasn’t planning on it, just interested in the belief and culture since my first visit to the Holy Land
I have videos on my channel about Israel.
My father told me I was Jewish my whole childhood. He was abusive and crazy. I really believed we were though. I felt this belonging with the few Jewish kids in my school. When I found out I wasn't, I was so sad. I'm still sad 30 years later. I don't think conversion is proper for me though for several reasons, none of them having to do with Jewish people.
Your life is a waste
@@pedo_muhammad Why be disrespectful? Give her some edification if you think she needs it, as we only seal our fates once we pass.
@@daviddufresne9905 I don't need to flatter inorder to impress others.
Based on what she said, my statement is an accurate summary of what she is.
I want to be a Jew. But even though I get my Jewish ancestry from my mum, it was her dad that was Jewish. Also, I'm only 13. How would I convert? Could I convert at the age of 13?
Go to your local orthodox Jewish rabbi and discuss it with him. A Chabad, Lubavitch rabbi would probably the best for you to talk to. Be well
@@gutmanlocks I'm 13 as well. I live in a small town in North Carolina, USA. There isn't a synagogue within an hour of my. Would I still have to go to synagogue every day?
@@hunterjosey8027 You have to have a local orthodox rabbi to guide. But why convert? Follow the Seven Commandments of Noah and you will do great. Check out such sites as AskNoah.org. Be well
In order to convert one has to have an Orthodox Jewish Religious Court instruct them. This is the only way. Shalom
Gutman Locks I have one about an hour away. Would that work?
This weeks parisha by eshla is the story of yocko Joseph and his brothers, basically wanted to kill him because he stole all the blessings.
King David's great grandmother Ruth was not Jewish but she was a righteous convert.
My mother's father was part jewish and my father was part and I'm gonna become a jew
shalom
I was born Christian I stil have alot to learn and I'm reading the bible everyday. I especially love proverbs. I'm kind of happy alone at the moment. But let's say one day I did decide Judaism was for me. Would I be accepted? And do I have to have a circumcision (i had to ask... all things I want to consider)
How do I become an Orthodox Jew being a reform Jew?
If your mother is Jewish all you have to do is what the Torah tells us to do. Ask your local Orthodox rabbi for instructions. Be well
LOL It's mainly the Shulhan Aruch -- that is very different than the actual Torah's commandments -- that must be obeyed by an Ortho Jew. You know this acutely.
Obeying the actual Torah is similar to the Qaraite path, which is something vastly different.
I always thought my family and I were Jewish since I thought that my mom, grandmother and great grandmother were Jewish. But after deeply digging into family records, it turns out most likely my great grandmother got her Jewish heritage from her father and her mother wasn’t Jewish, but since my grandmother never met her mother’s parents she just assumed they were both Jewish. Would it be reasonable for me to convert or no?
Consult a local Orthodox rabbi who will help verify your facts and then see what he recommends.
ok i have a problem here
my grandmother had a jewish mother, so that makes her jewish too, right?
if my grandmother is jewish, my mother is jewish too, and i am, right?
but my grandmother and mother are christians
am i still a jewish person or do i have to do the conversion too?
If your mother's mother was a Jew your mother is a Jew, and if your mother is a Jew, you are a Jew....no matter what they believe they will always be Jews. Religion is a belief that can change any day. Jews are a people and will always be a people. Make sure you marry a Jewish boy so your family will not only be Jews, but they will also be raised as Jews. be well
@@gutmanlocks thank you!
@@gutmanlocks my grandpa is a Jewish and iam a i Jewish i been going to my Jewish church since I was little and my church is called Jewish church mount of Zion?
@@gutmanlocks god is eternal he is omnipresent god is life
Funny I just asked this question
Can someone explain to me what Orthodox Jews believe about the life to come/the resurrection?
Rambam's 13 th principle of faith- The belief in the resurrection of the dead. www.chabad.org/search/keyword_cdo/kid/6734/jewish/Resurrection-of-the-Dead-The.htm
There is someone who will have mercy on me
The woman who adopted my mother is Jewish. Would this make my mother Jewish?
Not unless her Jewish adopted mother had her converted in a kosher way.
my older brother looked more " Jews " and was generally accepted unless it came up in conversation our mother was not Jewish . he was referred to as Jewish by Jews and non Jews so much he had to consider himself as such . neither of us was raised Jewish or even particular Catholic . our father was secular his brother made barmitzvah but he did not . he was very ignorant not only of Jewish traditions and customs , but the rich history
I want the hat the old guy has that's gangster .
hahahahahha
Hi father.. I am a Muslim but i want convert in jewish how i can accept the jew religion
First read through kjuonline.net/. Perhaps this form of Judaism is the best for you.
Supposedly my mother comes from a Jewish lineage but there’s no way to confirm it, is there any way to do that?
Go to a local Orthodox Jewish Law Court and see what they say.
as for now I think the 100 I did seem to be enough. Be well @@joesphrobinette8878
what I find strange is alot of reformed Jews who are for gay marriage etc will tell me I am not Jews & many blond blue eye Ashkenazi will also tell me this when clearly they have had many converts in their blood line to look the way they do & it usually was the mother who was pagan or Christian ,1500 years ago . I might be closer to a actual Hebrew genetically then them . 51% according to my dna . my mom had a bisle probably great grand parent & my dad probably had a great grand parent who was non Jewish .I always felt like that biblical story of Ishmael is it ? the one whose mother was a Bedouin & father a Jew who where cast out from the camp
This Rabbi went to India to study and learn from the Yogis, and now he sits around the wall playing Wiseman.
if you are a dependent of the Sefardi but your people became Marranos in Latin America. Can you change your mind and become a Jew again? I have a Hebrew last name.
Such a person may convert to Judaism if they are serious about it and want it without ulterior motives. But a moron like the presenter and uploader of this video clip must be ignored. There's no shortage in websites of the various Jewish movements that reveal how to convert, or how to get in touch with a rabbi for this purpose.
How do you become a Jewish person? What in the conversion process makes you a Jewish person versus someone who doesn’t go through the process and still believes and practices all the rituals?
The answer is that you seriously undertake to tie your fate with the Jewish *people* and become an integral part of it. You get naturalized as a new member of this people.
You can read on the 'net information on the conversion processes offered by various Jewish denominations. The least appealing is the Orthodox, though some decide to undergo it nevertheless.
I have a question..
are North American Indians Jewish?
I heard that North American Indians are a part of the tribe of Gad. So I’m curious :-/
Not that I know of.
My reply is; A Jew Reads the Koran ua-cam.com/video/1d8i_RXSTQA/v-deo.html
I'm converting myself actually. Orthodox (Chabad-Lubavitch) conversion. The Rabbi who is guiding me through the process rejected my request three times. I think the tradition of initially rejecting the request of a Jewish Convert to convert is a good thing. It makes sure that the convert really wants this and is absolutely sure about becoming a Jew. Thank you Rabbi for this message
can you convert if your mother isnt a jew?
Dude, to get your knowledge you should read about the various Jewish movements and the options they provide non-Jews on their websites and other reliable sources, instead of posing such questions in a cesspool like this, even though you're entitled to do it.
So if my father is Jewish I am not Jewish??
If you're willing to be unfazed by the Rabbinic position, you certainly are Jewish, if you weren't raised in some other religion.
The rabbis changed Jewishness from patrilineal to matrilineal in the early 3rd century AD, but the non-Rabbinic movements since then to this day have never accepted this change as binding.
Well what if Iv done a dna test and it says I’m of Jewish heritage? I have Jewish blood ???
"Blood" doesn't make you Jewish. I've seen lots of heathens getting up to 48% Jewish in their test results, but the fact a distant or more recent ancestor (up to a grandparent) was Jewish doesm't make one Jewish in Judaism.
Mazel Tov!
i wanna convert to judiasm too please help me
You have to go to an Orthodox Jewish Court and tell them what you want to do. Be well
@@gutmanlocks and were are they located ?
@@haroldkay6303 Ask your local Chabad Lubavitch Rabbi.
@@gutmanlocks there is it one here
@@haroldkay6303 Search the internet for Chabad in your country.
I do not get....I am hearing this but....I do not hear this. I am ready to study, no one finds me.
What if ones path is not the path of Noah?
All mankind are the descendants of Noah and as such we are all obligated in keeping the commandments that G-d gave to Noah.
I have a Jewish farther and of the line of kohiem if I wanted to follow a Jewish life I would be rejected ?
Go to your local Orthodox Jewish court and ask them.
If your mother is not Jewish, you'd have to do a full conversion, and your father lost his Kohen status by marrying a non-Jewish woman (if that is what he did).
My great grandfather and his father and his father etc. were Orthodox Jews from Russia, but were originally Germans. They never were Hasidic, practiced it, or even believed that they were Israel descendants, but does that mean I still have Jewish blood even though I’m Catholic?
Jews go by the mother, not the father. Jews are a people. catholic is a belief. a mind set not a people. Be well
Gutman, I suspect you believe that the Jews have "gone by the mother" since the actual ("written") Torah was given at Sinai. In historic reality, though, Rabbinic Judaism changed to matrilineal descent quite late relative to that event -- when the Mishna was published in the early 3rd century AD.
Gutman Locks thank you!
Gutman Locks please don’t be alarmed of my name. My family had a long history of being German Jews, and had some military experience. Not in Ww2 of course. God rest their souls. 😞
@@ZviJ1 We have gone by the mother since the first Jews ()who were called Hebrews) Abraham and Sarah whose son Yitzchak was a Hebrew/Jew.... but Abraham's son with Sarah's Egyptian slave Hagar Ishmael was an Egyptian and not a Hebrew/Jew . Read the book.
Chabad conversions accepted again?
What about a Jewish mom but a secular lifestyle. Is that person still Jewish?
If that Jewish mom has a Jewish mother then that Jewish mom is Jewish and so are all her children Jewish no matter what their lifestyle is.
Gutman Locks how are black converts treated?
iLiketigerz101 Mines is Jewish but is a Christian my great great mother married into Christianity and now noone practices Judaism anymore. Am I still Jewish?
@Ian Lev the tribe travels down the fathers line. The jewishness through the mothers
It's how it's passed down. I haven't even seen that in the talmud. It's a general consensus. The native Americans do the same thing. If you have a Cherokee mother and a Choctaw father , you are Cherokee. However, living among the father and his kind you are apart of the fathers clan. It's not about who is apart of the heritage or not. It's about keeping your heritage intact and learning who you and your family are. I am Hebrew Cherokee. My mother s family is from the tribe of levi. My dad's clan is the aniwaya clan. (Wolf clan). I live according to the Torah and follow the old paths. No matter what, ill always be jewish and no matter what, I will always be Aniwaya.
how to get that arthdox convertion someone help please while I am in Africa, also he stated that I can just 7 follow the commandment of noah dose he mean the 10 commandments same in bible ?
Learn the Seven Commandments of Noah. Go to AskNoah.org. Be well.
@@gutmanlocks ok I started, Thanks and pray for me, what is the next step ?
how can I pray my self?
@@hotline1111 AskNoah.org
@@gutmanlocks what is the name of the god shall I call him hashem or Yahweh? can I pray just any time ?
@@hotline1111 Go to AskNoah.org and follow their instructions.
3. (30-32) Lot and his daughters live in a wilderness cave.
Then Lot went up out of Zoar and dwelt in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave. Now the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man on the earth to come in to us as is the custom of all the earth. Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve the lineage of our father.”
4. (33-38) Moab and Ammon are born from this incestuous relationship.
Whaaa--???? Is this written in Torah?
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You can check yourself
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Yes and the Torah is part of the holly book of the Christians
Lot was not Jewish … neither were his offspring
The curly hair and the left hands. How do you like them genetics.....lol.....
1:32 you can see a Kippah fly off in the background lol
Is there a reason why so many gentiles want to convert to judaism these days as compared to the past?
Having converted myself, I can't say there is a definitive answer. Does it make more sense to the one following the path? Could be. Feeling as if one is returning home? Maybe. Fills a spiritual gap? Possibly.
If a person has a Jewish mother but the person himself is an atheist and do not follow and do not believe in Torah, so is he still a Jew?
Absolutely. Jews are a people not a religion
Would you rather have someone born a Jew who really doesn't care and totally is non-observant or would you rather have a convert who is seriously interested in Torah and diligently studying?
A Jew is a Jew no matter what he or she does. If a convert had an orthodox conversion he or she is a Jew.
The Torah says whoever does not keep the commandments is cut off from the people. What do you think that means? It means they are no longer Israel, no longer Jewish. Thus someone can stop being Jewish.
@@matthewpettipas8233 Being cut off meaning being cut off spiritually ...they are still Jews.
@@gutmanlocks so does that mean being spiritual is more important?
@@Nic-om7en We need both the physical and the spiritual.
Isaiah 53
King James Version
53 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Tanakh
Eleanor-Mae Wilkinson commented: My mother is not a practicing Jew however her family carries Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, quite closely too (grandparent level to myself). As this is on my mother’s side am I automatically a Jew or as she is not practicing and has never practiced has that broken the tie?
Gutman's Reply: If your mother is a Jew then you are a Jew, no matter what you do, or do not do. Learn what it means to be a Jew. Learn your family’s history, and your family’s future. Marry a Jew, raise a Jewish family, fulfill your purpose in having been born a Jew. Be well.
@gutmanlocks. Having Jewish dna on the mother’s lineage is not acceptable as proof of Judaism. There must be documentation of her Judaism within three generations… a kesuba, a burial plot in a Jewish cemetery, or a kosher conversion….
I am vietnamese . i always want to be jew because i love Jesus. But i don't know how to do it
THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION I APPRECIATE IT
whether Adam's mother was Jewish
In the Bible there's examples of conversions to Judaism. Or "Yahwehism" if you don't consider Judaism as a thing till post Babylonian exile for pedantics. I'm just gonna say Judaism without pedantics despite the Babylonian exile or the Assyrian deported lost tribes of Israel.
Ruth the Moabitess converted to Judaism. What does that implies?
The notion of "lost" Israelite tribes is little more than a figment of Rabbinic lore. In Ezekiel it's clear that the exilees from the Northern Kingdom were in some proximity to their brethren from the Southern Kingdon who had been exiled as well. Another fact emerging from crossing information from the late books of the Jewish Bible and the archeaological record is that most Northern Israelites were not exiled.
How about the son and daughter of father abraham
Abraham's son with his wife Sarah was Yitzchok. Yitzchok was a Jew because his mother Sarah was a Jew. In those days we were called Hebrews. Abraham's son with Hagar (Sarah's slave) was Ishmael. Ishmael was not a Jew. He was an arab because Hagar his mother was an arab.
In the end this video is encouraging me more to work harder on my conversion. Baruch Hashem.
I have lots of Jewish origins starting that my name's אריאל (Ariel)
But the bible say that Sarah and Rachel and Layla was Syrian so how should you buy your mother
Rachel and Leah were Rebeccas nieces I believe which made them Jacobs cousin. I think Sarah’s dad was also Abraham’s dad half siblings
Wasn't Judith wife Tamara a Canaanite he wasn't Jewish Judah was Jewish but she wasn't Jewish she was a Canaanite
You say "To be a Jew you have to have a Jewish mother. That is the only way." But the Litvaks are patrilinear. It seems they also say the Lithuanian equivalent of "Mishva? Schmishva!" My point is just that if you find one Jew who says one thing, you won't have to dig deep to find another who says exactly the opposite. That's true of Catholics too, so if you're thinking of converting, both of those are things to ease yourself into, rather than go to at a rush.
But it doesn't matter what this Jew and that Jew say - It matter what is the Jewish law on the matter. The Jewish law on the matter is that you are Jewish if the mother is Jewish, period
Do male converts have to be circumcised?
Yes
Oh vey 😂
The sooner this is done in one's life, the better.
Yes
@@gutmanlocks i think that s the thing that stops me from converting
What about if your father side all Jewish!! And you have a ancestry DNA test and it says you have Jewish blood in you!! Shorley you can follow Jewish ways and convert to Judaism?
If your father is Jewish and you want to become a Jew go to an orthodox Jewish Court and they will help you.
You can also look into the Qaraite option at kjuonline.org.
If you were raised as a Jew you are definitely a Jew, regardless of what the Orthodox determine.
my question is why does the bloodline follow the mother and not the father because when lineage is mention in the bible and Torah it's always from the father
The people go by the mother, and the tribes go by the father
ooh , ok thanks@@gutmanlocks
also I wanted to know is the covenant between God and the Jewish people is that with the Jews who practice the religion only or does it also include the Jews who identify as non religious or secular ?
The covenant is with all the people but Hw requires use do follow His Torah
@@gutmanlocks ok, thank you for responding
I am accepting helplessness with an old age home, I am Muslim, I will listen to what you have to say, please I want to do human service.
What happens if the mother is non jew and the father is a jew
The children are not Jews unless they have an orthodox conversion
This is a strange thing to me.
Ever since I was a boy and was reading the Bible I believed in the Torah. And I somewhat believed in the New Testament, but not any of the stuff about Jesus is God.
But, I also understood that as you say a Jew is a person whose mother is a Jew. So, even though I believed in the Torah and rejected Christianity I never really considered myself a Jew or tried to follow any mitzvahs.
Instead, I studied many different religions.
When I was 18 I prayed to God and said,
God all of these different people have prophets and they have scriptures and arguments and their evidences; how am I supposed to know who is right? I don't have a problem with any of them, so what do You want me to be. Give me a sign that I will know for certain this is the religion you want me to follow and whatever religion you give to me; I will follow that religion.
Then a short time later I had a dream that I was in clouds and I saw a spear and a bright light above me. And I woke up and I knew that was my sign. But, I didn't know what it meant.
Then I got a letter from my brother and he had converted to Islam and he wrote to me:
Muhammad, saws, said paradise lies under the shade of the spear.
And I knew that was what my sign was in my dream. So I started reading my brothers Quran and it said so much things that I myself had already determined. So I took Shahada.
But, after many years of studying Islam I still believed in Quran and Hadith but I couldn't find any sect of Islam that I agreed with. I was very sympathetic to Ismailis but I couldn't get in. Even after I went to a Jama'at Khana in Santa Monica they sent me an application to my email but immediately when I tried to get to it I had been locked out of my email.
And later I tried again to go to a Jama'at Khana to get another application but I couldn't find any Jama'at Khana even though I had found the address.
I had heard the Hazar Imam say that you should not go to other people's churches/mosques. So, I started to become really depressed.
I made a dua and said
God You told me to be a Muslim and I converted. But, now Hazar Imam says that people shouldn't go to other people's mosques. Yet, you didn't tell me what kind of Muslim to be. So, how am I supposed to go to Juma if I don't know what kind of Muslim to be. Tell me what kind of Muslim You want me to be and whatever You tell me, that is what kind of Muslim I will be.
Then after my dua I got my Quran and opened it to read and I immediately saw the verse 2:40.
So, then that made sense to me. I always believed in the Torah even though other Muslims don't believe in the Torah. And so I started to study the Torah again. And I thought that the verse was telling me to be a Jew.
But, after several years everytime I try to do conversion everything in my life just starts falling apart. And the whole world just starts trying to keep me from being able to. 😡🤷
And then I did a DNA test. And it says that I am 100% European. Mostly Irish and English with about 13% Italian. It doesn't show any indication of having Jewish ancestors.
And my mother doesn't believe in religion at all.
So, now I think that maybe God wasn't saying that I am a Jew. But, I don't know what else it is supposed to mean. Israel is the land for Jews. Even Sheikh Palazzi says that and I have inspected Quran and Hadith and that seems to be the most rational way to view it.🤷🤦
And people say that you shouldn't convert to Judaism.
Well, now that is very scary for me.
Because Muhammad, saws says that if you live and eat etc among Christians then you are a Christian. And I live in a Christian land and my ancestors are from a Christian land and I have never believed in Christianity at all.
Christians always say that Christianity is believing that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Savior and he died on a cross and rose after three days to forgive humanity for our sins.
That just doesn't make any sense at all. No offense to Christians. But, that sounds like polytheism in a very clear sense, on top of being scripturally inaccurate from my lifetime of study. And when I was a boy they always tried to force me to be a Christian but I hated it because I don't believe that.
So, now I am starting to think that God only gave me that sign because He was saying that it doesn't matter I am going to go to Hell.
When I started studying Quran I started to notice that it keeps describing Ad Dajjal like me. Saying that Dajjal is on an island in the east and another says on an island in the West. Which sounds like America. And it says that Dajjal will have a swollen eye and is blind. Like a stigmatism and I have a stigmatism and I am legally blind because of it. And it says Dajjal used to braid his hair as a boy. And I used to live to have my hair braided when I was a boy. And Muhammad said that he saw Dajjal was a large man chained in a prison. And I used to be over 200lbs in federal prison. And I was tested when I was a boy many times and the state always said that I am in the top 1% of my peers in reading comprehension. And you Jews say that Moshiac will be so smart.
And I try not to think about those things and study another thing but it still says it.
Like how Nietzsche wrote about the Anti Christ is the Superman and Americans say that Superman is from a small town in Kansas. And I grew up and live now in SE Kansas and my family farm used to be in Mildred a very small town.
So I am starting to think that God only gave me that vision because He was just telling me that I am destined for the Hellfire.
Otherwise, I don't know why everyone attacks me and everything in the world goes crazy everytime I try to go to Israel or convert to Judaism so I can.
🤷
I used to think that perhaps I am a crazy person. So when I was a boy I told the staff in my group home about how when I was about 13-14 God told me that I am Moshiac. But, I laughed because like I said there are no Jews here in SE Kansas.
And I said Am I Moshiac like Hercules?
And God said yes.
So I didn't believe God and said
Ok if I am Moshiac like Hercules then I could command the angels to make it rain and it will rain. And God said yes, you can.
So I started commanding the angels to make it rain having a fun time with it because it was a clear sunny day. But within a few minutes it started to storm very heavily.
And the psychologist said that I was lying because I am too cognizant of my surroundings and I don't have irrational thoughts and I am very rational in fact. And people who are as clear headed and aware as I am simply don't have hallucinations like that or communicate back and forth with God and Angels.
But, I certainly have always communicated back and forth with God and the angels and so much so that it seems silly to me that nobody else does except for crazy people.
And I told the federal gov the same thing and they also replied that they didn't think I am crazy and said that I am a lier.
And I was in Pueblo and I simply kept my reality to myself and they said that I am perfectly fine and didn't appear at all to be symptomatic but I am always symptomatic.
So, I am thinking that I am just one of the Dajjal and God is going to cast me into the Hellfire when I die.
But, I have also had some dreams where I wake up in the Hereafter and everyone rises up to heaven and I am not cast into hellfire but just left here by myself on the Earth.
That is much better for me. I don't so much mind being left on Earth by myself forever. But, I don't like that I should be cast into hellfire. So, even if everyone attacks me I will just keep saying that I am Dajjal. And it is better for me whatever people do to me than if I am cast into hellfire.
So, you all have a good day today and keep your mitzvahs and I will try to figure out mine.
🙌🥰
The Torah and Tanakh doesn’t say that your Jewish only through your mother. Ruth was not a Jew but her husband was and from her came King David and King Solomon
Abraham son Yitzchak was a Jew because of his mother Sarah. Abraham's son Ishmael was an Egyptian because his mother was an Egyptian. Ruth was a kosher convert.
Gutman Locks It was because he was from the promise yet God still told Abraham to let Hagar and Ishmael leave that he will make great nation from him. What I’m trying for people to understand is that Ruth blood line was not Jewish yet God still used her because He breaks men’s tradition. And like others say as well that Abraham was a convert to because God told him to leave his land. Joseph had children with an Egyptian and they are still considered Jewish. It’s not so much the women’s blood nor her womb but who God chooses and of Hashem allows anyone and everyone who is willing then it doesn’t really matter what judges say
@@gutmanlocks You are in such a feeble position that the examples you invoke are invalid, since they are from before the Torah was given. So much for a rabbi being an authority on everything Jewish.
The rabbis changed from the patrilineal to the matrilineal yardstick ca. AD 200. They then made up arguments attributing the matrilineal yardstick to Ezra the Scribe and the quarrel between the Israelite and the son of the Egyptian woman during the Sinai wanderings, but critical minds should find these attempts by the rabbis to cover their tracks less than compelling.
So to be Jewish you need to have the right DNA? What percent Jewish DNA do you need to be accepted?
It is not a question of percentage of DNA. It is a question of if your mother is Jewish.
You may pick a form of Judaism that you decide appeals to you most -- Qaraite, Conservative, Reform, etc. -- and convert to Judaism through that movement, assuming you're willing to share the Jewish people's fate and become part of it. DNA and ethnicity estimate percentages have nothing to do with this process of naturalization into the people. A potential convert that manages to convert can have ZERO Levantine DNA, whereas another gentile boasting, say, 75% Ashkenazic Jewish in their genes might do horribly as a potential convert, betray that they are wicked or dangerous and eventually not be allowed to convert.
Jews don't consider dna Jewish. Dna can be bred out. Jewishness is purely religion and preferably matrilineal ancestry.
My mother is Jewish but I don't recognize myself as a Jew because my father is not a Jew
You don't have to recognize yourself as Jewish no matter what you do you are a Jew
My friend Winthrop says that people like the gentleman this video converted in Kazaria. He says that according to DNA tests they have very little Semitc heritage. He says that if you look closely at them you will notice that they look Slavic. Nothing wrong with that !
Your friend winthrop is wrong: see this video ua-cam.com/video/wJROHkdwQbw/v-deo.html
Are AshkenaziJews Really Jews?
I suspect there are far better video clips than this one to effectively drive the point across. But the uploader is right.
I can be a Jew without getting a mitzvah by a different branch of Judaism but my idea is more to a Reform Judaism, I’m jewish for my belief, I walk away from Christianity and I decided to become Jewish. Yes, I do read the Torah, I do prayer in Hebrew and different language whenever I feel comfortable, celebrate Holidays and I do kosher. So I believe to not discourage peoples to become Jewish because they don’t have jewish ethnicity, because that idea has to be discontinue and open with our arms open.
Many gentiles lead fully observent Jewish lives without converting to Judaism. This is *very* positive, as long as you do not present demands to any Jews to recognize you as being Jewish, namely having converted to Judaism. To that end you will have to be naturalized into the Jewish people by rep's of a bona fide Jewish denomination.
ZviJ1 I kept observing for the past 5 month but now I’m looking specific branch of Judaism (I’m looking for is Modern Orthodox Judaism) in any state or any country but where I live, Puerto Rico, does not have Modern Orthodox, there’s only 3 “Reform, Conservative and Hassidic”
@EpicNear I know of a couple in PR who converted through the Qaraite movement.
ZviJ1 Qaraite? Never heard of them before, what are they?
@EpicNear Reading through kjuonline.net/ will cover much of the information gap about Qaraite Judaism. They are the closest to authentic Judaism among all organized forms of Judaism.
Can I convert from Christianity to Judaism??
Keep the Seven Commandments of Noah and you will have a wonderful life in this world and a share in the World to Come. Look at AskNoah.org. Be well.
Follow the Seven Commandments of Noah and all will be good for you. Check out such sites as AskNoah.org
Rabbi Gutman you are the best
If someone wants to be a Jews persoon and he Also believe in judaims is that good?
Better for him to follow the Seven Commandments of Noah and he will have a great life in this world and a share in the World to Come. be well
Hello gutman locks sir i am an Indian hindu and I love idol worship sir do you know india and hindus please tell me sir I am waiting for your response
Esther, Deborah was a convert.
King David comes from the lineage of a convert.
What if you have Jewish heritage from ten generations ago 1700 1750 time. I grew up thinking I was Church of England then my wife finds a Abraham Harding a shoe maker from 1750 in my family tree. Wife says you have Jewish blood I said no Harding is not a Jewish surname then my dad said we have orthodox Jewish blood and some Russian. I my dna it’s very mixed lots of German and British but smaller amounts of Middle East finish Russian Irish Iberian peninsula. Obviously we were invited from Germany to Britain for business reasons then they turned on us either they could not get back to Germany I don’t know but they converted
I've seen many people get excited by discovering they have "Jewish blood" -- even as little as 1.5% -- and they believe it makes them Jewish. Totally ridiculous.
But in reality, Christians can have even 100% "Jewish blood" by virtue of being descended from Jewish grandparents on both sides of the family, who left Judaism altogether and raised their offspring in Christinsanity, and so on down the generations.
This is why Jewishness is not determined by blood and genetics.
So according to the Law, anyone can be a Jew? im a Chinese if I decide I want to be a Jew, I can become a Jew ?
There is no need to convert. Follow the Seven Commandments of Noah and you will have a wonderful life in this World and a share in the World to Come. But if for some reason a Chinese person had an Orthodox conversion he or she would become a Jew.
@Aq Zing If you really want it and you realize you must remain Jewish for the rest of your life, I recommend you do not listen to Mr. Locks, but study all the Jewish denominations, choose a form of Judaism that you like most, and then begin the conversion process.