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Can a converted conservative Jew convert to Orthodox Judaism?

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A convert who has undergone a Reform conversion will be welcome as a member in any Reform or Reconstructionist congregation, but perhaps not in an Orthodox or a Conservative one. However, religious services in all synagogues are open to anyone who wishes to attend. read more

So, if someone who converted to Conservative Judaism wants to be recognized in an Orthodox community they would have to convert via Orthodox since their Conservative conversion is meaningless to Orthodox Jews. read more

Stringent Approach to Conversion Prevails Among Orthodox. The Orthodox movement was split at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. One group permitted conversions of those who came for intermarriage and encouraged Jews to accept children of Jewish fathers and gentile mothers to convert to Judaism. read more

Only an Orthodox conversion makes you Jewish. Conservative conversions are phony. Conservative Judaism does not believe in the divinity of the Torah just like the Reform and Reconstrictionist movements. If you converted through the Conservative movement, according to Halacha (Jewish law), you are still a non-Jew like before. read more

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