If I get an Orthodox Jewish conversion, do I have to remain orthodox after the conversion is complete?
This may be a silly question, but I truly don’t know. I know that I need to have an Orthodox conversion to be considered completely "Jewish", but no one ever specifies about after the conversion. After an Orthodox conversion is complete, do I have to remain Orthodox or can I be Conservative or Reform?
When a person converts, they have to stnd before the Beis Din, Rabbinical court, and make a declaration that they intend to follow ALL the halachah; the "light" laws as well as the "heavy" laws. If the person is not beng sincere in making the declaration in that they do not intend to follow the laws, their is no conversion- thus if after the fact it turns out the person made the declaraion falsely, the Beis Din has the option to claim that the conversion never happened and to declare it null and void.
If someone doe snot intend to live as an Orthodox Jew, they should not get an Orthodox conversion. Even if they went through the whole process and got the shtar geirus (conversion document) and the Beis Din did not nullify the conversion when it became apparent the person was insincere; the person would be judged for their action in the world to come. The fist instance would be the false oath, the second would be for every mitzvah they did not keep, a far more severe form of judging than if they had just been honest up front!
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April 03 2010 05:01 pm | 7
Rivky on 03 Apr 2010 at 10:08 pm #
Yes you have to remain Orthodox – if you dont, your conversion will not be seen as having been sincere and can be revoked.
You will also have to be living as an Orthodox Jew during your conversion in an Orthodox community. It will not be difficult for people to spot it if you arent living that way.
But if you dont want to live as an Orthodox Jew in the first place, then you shouldn’t get an Orthodox conversion.
You can remain as a Noahide and receive the same benefits in the World To Come as a Righteous Gentile.
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allonyoav on 03 Apr 2010 at 10:32 pm #
When a person converts, they have to stnd before the Beis Din, Rabbinical court, and make a declaration that they intend to follow ALL the halachah; the "light" laws as well as the "heavy" laws. If the person is not beng sincere in making the declaration in that they do not intend to follow the laws, their is no conversion- thus if after the fact it turns out the person made the declaraion falsely, the Beis Din has the option to claim that the conversion never happened and to declare it null and void.
If someone doe snot intend to live as an Orthodox Jew, they should not get an Orthodox conversion. Even if they went through the whole process and got the shtar geirus (conversion document) and the Beis Din did not nullify the conversion when it became apparent the person was insincere; the person would be judged for their action in the world to come. The fist instance would be the false oath, the second would be for every mitzvah they did not keep, a far more severe form of judging than if they had just been honest up front!
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Orthodox Jew; Acting Rabbi