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For example, many communities of Syrian Jews have banned conversion and refuse to recognise any Jewish conversion, including those done under Orthodox auspices (possibly influenced by sects in Syria like the Druze which do not accept converts). [68] According to Orthodox interpretations of Halakha, converts face a limited number of restrictions.
In the 4th century, the Roman Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity and made it the state religion. The Church began to suppress the practice of Judaism and forced many Jews to convert to Christianity. This persecution continued for several centuries, with Jews being subjected to forced conversions, expulsions, and massacres.
One Catholic encyclopedia writes that the number exceeded 100,000; [13] while the Jewish Encyclopedia records approximately 190,000. [14] Other contemporary sources put the number at 130,000 [15] or even as many as 250,000. [16] As a result of the high rate of conversion, many Catholics can be found with a measure of Jewish parentage.
Cristian Castro, Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer [136] (reverted to Roman Catholicism after divorcing his Jewish wife) [137] [136] Bob Denard, French soldier and mercenary. Converted from Catholicism to Judaism, then from Judaism to Islam, then from Islam to Catholicism [138]
Conversion to Judaism is the religious conversion of non-Jews to become members of the Jewish religion and Jewish ethnoreligious community. [27] The procedure and requirements for conversion depend on the sponsoring denomination. A conversion in accordance with the process of a denomination is not a guarantee of recognition by another ...
Besides the segments of other religious communities in Israel and besides the segments of communities of Christians in Israel, from most of the Eastern Orthodox Christian groups to groups of Hebrew Catholics, these converted Jews subscribe to the theological doctrines and dogma of the Roman Catholic faith and as a result, they are in full communion with the Pope.
In Catholic liturgy, a prayer for the conversion of the Jews is found in the Good Friday prayer for the Jews. The wording of the prayer has undergone numerous changes, and although the specific hope of a mass conversion is not envisaged in the prayer, the 2008 version of the prayer makes reference to Romans 11:26 (" all Israel be saved ").
The 19th century saw at least 250,000 Jews convert to Christianity according to existing records of various societies. [188] According to data which was provided by the Pew Research Center, as of 2013, about 1.6 million adult American Jews identify themselves as Christians, and most of them identify themselves as Protestants.