Editing Conversion to Judaism (section)

===Relations between Jews and proselytes===
Judaism is not an openly proselytizing religion. Judaism teaches that the righteous of all nations have a place in the [[Jewish eschatology#World to come|afterlife]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://religionfacts.com/judaism/afterlife |title=Afterlife in Judaism |website=ReligionFacts |access-date=2025-05-06}}</ref> Much like in the other Abrahamic faiths, Jewish law requires the sincerity of a potential convert. In view of the foregoing considerations, most authorities are very careful about it. Essentially, they want to be sure that the convert knows what they are getting into, and that they are doing it for sincerely religious reasons. However, while conversion for the sake of love for Judaism is considered the best motivation, a conversion for the sake of avoiding intermarriage is gaining acceptance also.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Walter Jacob|author2=Moshe Zemer|title=Conversion to Judaism in Jewish Law: Essays and Responsa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QKxvMujgKfQC&pg=PA164|year=1994|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-0-929699-05-9|page=164}}</ref>

There is a tradition that a prospective convert should be turned away three times as a test of sincerity, though most rabbis no longer follow the tradition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/beliefs/conversion.shtml |title=BBC – Converting to Judaism |date=20 July 2006 |access-date=2008-09-25}}</ref> Neither the [[Rabbinical Council of America]] nor the [[Rabbinical Assembly]], the leading American [[Orthodox Jews|Orthodox]] and [[Conservative Jews|Conservative]] organizations, suggest taking this action in their conversion policies,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rabbis.org/documents/Comprehensive%20and%20Final%20Geirus%20Policies%20and%20Standards%20Protocol.pdf|title=Geirus Policies and Standards that will Govern The Network of Regional Batei Din for Conversion |date=30 April 2007 |access-date=2025-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/law/conversion_resources.html |title=Rabbinical Assembly: conversion resources |access-date=2008-09-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527163941/http://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/law/conversion_resources.html |archive-date=27 May 2008}}</ref> with the [[Central Conference of American Rabbis]] (CCAR) and [[Union for Reform Judaism]] (URJ) actively opposing its practice.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ccarnet.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=215&pge_prg_id=3818&pge_id=1637 |title=CCAR: Guidelines for Rabbis Working with Prospective Gerim |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=2008-09-25 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210095657/http://ccarnet.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=215&pge_prg_id=3818&pge_id=1637 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://urj.org/outreach/conversion/qa/ |title=Union for Reform Judaism – Converting to Judaism: Questions and Answers |access-date=2008-09-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20051018001058/http://urj.org/outreach/conversion/qa/ |archive-date=18 October 2005}}</ref>