Judaism has never been a religion of blood – anyone willing to take on the commandments of the Torah can be converted to Judaism. Such a person – in Hebrew, a ger tzedek – is welcomed into the Jewish people and is accorded the rights, privileges, and obligations of every Jew.
A formal welcoming ceremony for a convert, whether private or communal, is a relatively new addition to Judaism. On ritualwell, you will find prayers to be said by and to converts and ceremonies for conversion.
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Kavanah for Mikveh | Prayer
By Carol Rose
A meditation for the mikveh invoking God's healing presence
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Ceremony for Hatafat Dam Brit Ha-ben | Complete Ceremony
A ceremony for an 11-year-old child's conversion to Judaism
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Prelude to Mikveh | Poem
By Cynthia Wallace
A kavanah for ritual immersion that focuses on the experience of mikveh as an experience of the Divine
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Mikveh Mayim: Becoming A Jew | Poem
By Ona Siporin
A poem about entering the mikveh for conversion
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Conversion Ceremony at the Mikveh | Complete Ceremony
A meditation for a convert to recite before entering the mikveh
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Ceremony of Tevilah | Reading
By Rabbi Jeffrey A. Marx
Words of welcome and blessing for the rabbi to say before the convert enters the mikveh
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From Our Foremothers | Prayer
Modern prayer invoking the foremothers
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Greeting a New Daughter of Israel | Complete Ceremony
By Susan R. Schorr
A synagogue welcomes a new convert
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