@rabbi.noah18: Can someone convert for the sake of marriage? It's a big, nuanced question, but here's a small piece of the answer. In Jewish law there's the ideal, and there's after the fact. Ideally, Jews marry Jews. Not because there's anything wrong with the rest of the world, but because we're a small people with a strong value system to protect. But it doesn’t always happen this way. Someone meets someone. Someone is already married civilly. Should the non Jewish spouse convert? Most poskim today say yes, it is better to become a Jewish family than to stay intermarried. But the conversion itself has to come from a sincere desire to serve Hashem and join the Jewish people. It can't be for marriage alone. We saw this with Ruth, one of the greatest converts in Jewish history. Sometimes the person you meet is God's invitation to find your soul. You may even become the reason your Jewish partner grows closer to God, because of your own sincerity and commitment. So no, it's not ideal to convert only for marriage. But there is hashgacha pratit, divine providence, that may have brought two souls together to bring both of you closer to Hashem and build generations of committed Jewish souls. Find a local rabbi who can walk this with you. You are not alone. #Judaism #Torah #JewishConvert #JewishConversion #Intermarriage

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