What does the Torah have to do with Judaism?

Jews believe that God dictated the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai 50 days after their exodus from Egyptian slavery. They believe that the Torah shows how God wants Jews to live. It contains 613 commandments and Jews refer to the ten best known of these as the ten 10 statements.

How long does it take to convert to Conservative Judaism?

The process usually takes from nine months to a year, in order to allow sufficient time for studying and participating in the cycle of the Jewish year.

What is the Torah to Muslims?

The Tawrat
The Tawrat (Arabic: توراة‎), also romanized as Tawrah or Taurat, is the Arabic-language name for the Torah within its context as an Islamic holy book believed by Muslims to have been given by God to the prophets and messengers amongst the Children of Israel.

Can a gentile convert to Judaism?

1. Yes, a gentile may convert to Judaism by a process of study, commitment to observance and soul searching. The actual process is supervised by what is called a beit din or rabbinic court of three. It involves acceptance of the Torah and immersion in a mikvah, for men, it also entails circumcision.

What are the steps to conversion to Judaism?

Conversion to Judaism has a few components, which are undertaken under the supervision of an established beit din: Accepting the yoke of the commandments. When you convert, you must verbalize your commitment to live in accordance with all of the Torah’s commandments as they are explained in Torah law. Immersion in the mikvah.

What is it called when a non-Jewish convert to Judaism?

Conversion to Judaism (Hebrew: גיור ‎, giyur) is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion and become members of the Jewish ethnoreligious community. It thus resembles both conversion to other religions and naturalization.

What does the Torah say about the world to come?

The Torahmaintains that the righteous Gentiles of all nations (those observing the Seven Laws of Noah, listed below) have a place in the World to Come.   But not all religious Gentiles earn eternal life by virtue of observing their religion: