📜The Hebrew Bible & Conversion to Judaism - texts & sources
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- In this first episode in the ‘Conversion to Judaism’ series, Rabbi Esther takes you back to the foundational texts of the Hebrew Bible.
Come study Genesis, Deuteronomy, Ruth, Isaiah and Zechariah and learn about terminology and concepts regarding strangers sojourning with the Israelite community, their position and the theology undergirding it all.
While ‘conversion’ is a rabbinic term anachronistic to the Hebrew Bible, the idea of non-Israelites joining the covenant is not. These sources will look at the first Jews who were also the first converts - Abraham and Sarah - as well as the paradigmatic convert, Ruth the Moabite. We will take a look at the mitzvah to love the stranger / immigrant / convert in the Torah and the radical inclusivity of the Hebrew Prophets.
Questions or comments? Leave them down below! Stay tuned for the next episode on rabbinic and Talmudic sources discussing conversion.
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Abraham and Sara were not Jews, Israelites, Arabs, Muslims, Christians, or anything that spawned after them. They were converted to God through faith alone. They did practice ritual washing. They were not under the Jewish law. They practiced the laws given to Noah, at first through a pagan lifestyle, then through a godly living when God straightened them out.
You do you, but I will stick to the authenticity of Judaism.
@@asmallsanctuary Where did the name 'Jew' come from? What did those people do that Abraham did not? Were Moses, Aaron, and the later prophets around to teach Abraham how to be a Jew?
Where on earth did you get this
I converted with a reform Rabbi 30 years ago. Im still doing my Bible study weekly and daily, would I be able to make Alijha to Israel and become a citizen?
The short answer is: yes.
The longer answer is, yes, but it might be complicated which doesn’t mean it can’t be done!
The Law or Return, for the purposes of aliyah (immigration), is set by the (secular) Israeli government. Jewish religious status within Israel, however, is determined by the (Orthodox) Chief Rabbinate. The Israeli government recognizes all valid* conversions to Judaism, irrespective of denomination, for the purposes of aliyah under the Law of Return, just as it would recognize someone with one Jewish parent or grandparent for the same purposes. So a person with a Jewish father or grandfather, who might otherwise not be recognized under traditional Jewish Law (Halakhah), can make Aliyah as per the Israeli government, but would not be considered as Jewish by the Chief Rabbinate.
This situation also applies to all non-Orthodox converts (Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Renewal), and many more Modern Orthodox conversions which aren’t deemed sufficiently Orthodox by the Chief Rabbinate. The State of Israel will recognize them but the Chief Rabbinate will not. Predictably, this is a source of political tension within and outside of Israel and is stressful for many Jews who do not have Jewish status under Orthodox auspices.
So yes, as long as your conversion is *bonafide (*meaning you did it sincerely, have a conversion certificate and a legitimate Beit Din and have been living as a Jew within your community for at least 9 months), you should qualify under the Law of Return. It may still be a challenging process given controversies over ‘Who Is A Jew’ under the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, but it is possible. While the State will give you Israeli citizenship, the Chief Rabbinate will not consider you Jewish for purposes of personal status: birth, marriage, death etc. This may impact synagogue membership, participation and burial rights. Of course, there is a Reform and Conservative Movement in Israel with a growing amount of synagogues, so make sure to check them out.
Hope this helps! For references, see: lawoffice.org.il/en/aliyah-after-conversion-to-judaism/
Or contact the Jewish Agency directly. They have an extensive Aliyah Information website.
@@asmallsanctuary thanks
Here is a fact about Israelites and Jews........ Jacob became the first Israelite, and his son Judah became the first Jew.
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@asmallsanctuary Is it true, or is it not true?
@@HisMessenger-wf5qd Jacob became Israel. He never became the first Israelite. His descendants became Israelites. Actually Jews did not exist until the Assyrians conquered them around 722 B.C.. Before that they practiced the Laws of Moses. Judah practiced faith from Abraham and the ritual washings, circumcisions, and sacrifices. The Laws of what would become Judaism never existed until the Hebrew Israelites left Egypt and God instructed Moses to set down a strict regime to stop them from going back to Egyptian paganism. As time progresses, the Israelites would rebel against God, and to get them to repent and stay focused on their worship of Yahweh, more laws were put in place until all 613 laws were solidified into a 'Jewish' religion.
Judah never had the paganism therefore he was but under the Laws of Moses and the prophets.
@sorinankitt If Israel was not the first Israelite, then the first Israelite would have had to be his first son, Ruben. Are you saying Ruben was the first Israelite? Isn't the origin of the word Jew because of the birth of someone in particular?
Judaism is now insignificant. They are still waiting for the messiah to come when the Messiah Jesus has already come 2,000years ago.
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If you read the prophets you will know that Judaism will not help anyone atone for sin like Jesus does. Have been reading the Old Testament. And boy the laws Jews have to keep are literally not possible today. Simple fact I have yet to see sacrificial acts for the atonement of sin.
We are unlikely to solve this 2000 year old Christian-Jewish dispute and I’m afraid nothing you argue will change my mind. Funny how that works with people on the internet 😇🙄
@@asmallsanctuary you either believe the Torah, in which the prophecies of Jesus are in or you do not. Unless some only believe in partial. God spoke these prophecies to Eve when God said “the women’s seed shall bruise your head.” Also add what he said to Abraham, that the nations will blessed through his seed. Then we have Judahs bless by Jacob. Then going out of the Torah we have the prophecies from Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Micah and others about Jesus, and the distraction of the second temple. To which Jesus fully depicts what will happen. Not a single stone will be left unturned. And it so passed to be. Call be a conspiracy person, but these are too many biblical statements that have been fulfilled to be left unnoticed. God bless and have a great day. 🙏🏽
@@PewGoBoomLife you can retcon Jesus back into the Hebrew Bible all you want, but it makes no difference to our people or the rest of the non-Christian world, billions strong. I am free from the burden of having to believe that all other human beings should believe as I do. God bless!
@@asmallsanctuary Yes it does make a difference between eternal life or eternal hell. As I stated above, you also do not have a way to atone for sin in this modern world when it comes to Judaism. If you do how so? Because I have read the Old Testament and I'm very familiar with it. What Jews are doing today is not atonement for sin. Is the Laws of Moses not stand any longer? Can we just knit pick the bible as we wish? Read what King Josiah is prime example of atonement in the Old Testament. I recommend reading it.
Fact is what the world believes does not matter to God, God is the same never has he changed. The God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob is the same God today. What has changed is that he sent his only begotten Son to die for our sins. God was even sick of what the Hebrews where doing.... Isaiah 1: 11-17