Saturday, January 27, 2018

Is there a negative connotation around converting to Judaism?



Is there any text in the Torah or Mishnah that sees a convert as some kind of "imitation" Jew or someone who isn't as good as a real-deal matrilineal Jew?



Answer



A ger tzedek is a very great thing and there's nothing negative about it. One of the greatest Jewish scholars, Onkelos, was a convert. His translation of the Torah into Aramaic is printed in most chumashim.


It's a very negative thing if someone converts insincerely or for ulterior motives, marriage is a very common reason. As Shalom answered " The Talmud does say that "converts are as troublesome for mainstream Jews as a skin disease." " I recall this gemara, although I'm not so sure if it said skin disease, or something else similar. An example of this is Shlomo Hamelech's wives, who converted insincerely and cause a lot of trouble.


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