{"id":6475,"date":"2015-05-01T17:01:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T22:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/?p=6475"},"modified":"2015-05-01T17:01:34","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T22:01:34","slug":"converting-to-judaism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/worldreligions\/2015\/05\/converting-to-judaism.html","title":{"rendered":"Converting to Judaism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an interesting clip from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2015\/05\/01\/may-1-2015-converting-judaism\/25921\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Religion and Ethics Newsweekly<\/a> about why some people today choose to convert to Judaism and the difficulties they face.<\/p>\n<p>Some convert because heir spouse is Jewish and others convert because they think something is missing from their life. One woman noted that she liked that Judaism because it involved action, and not just belief. <\/p>\n<p>Converts face a belief among some Jews that converts are not the real thing but, according to a rabbi in the clip, they are 100% Jewish.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s an interesting clip from Religion and Ethics Newsweekly about why some people today choose to convert to Judaism and the difficulties they face. 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