During The Process of Conversion To Orthodox Judaism Are We Allowed To Have Pesach Seder?

0:01Rabbi Ruben AI speaking here. Yes, if you are in a legitimate process of conversion, meaning you have a sponsoring rabbi and are seriously pursuing Orthodox conversion, you must observe Pesach at 99%. This means you should clean for Pesach, prepare for the holiday, and conduct the seder. Can a person conduct a Pesach seder if they're in a process of conversion? if they are in a legitimate process of conversion, meaning that everyone involved, such as the wife and husband, is on board, and they are simply learning everything, doing everything, and waiting for the day when they have enough knowledge, or at least, They acknowledge that they have enough knowledge and they're accepted among the community, then they need to celebrate all of the holidays 99%. But if they're just thinking that maybe one day I'm going to convert, because I like it, but my husband is not ready yet, either way, having a nice meal and calling it Pesach is still going to be fun. It is better not to do such things; it's better not to do it. It's only good to live a Jewish life.

1:06because I like it, but my husband is not ready yet. Either way, having a nice meal and calling it Pesach is still going to be fun. Those types of things—the ones that blur the lines of what is proper observance—it's better not to do. It's only good to live an authentic Jewish life, one aligned with the Torah and Halacha. if you're either already Jewish or you're in a serious process of becoming one and not just serious in a person's mind but also serious being acknowledged by the rabbi that's sponsoring them and other people, but nonetheless, if a person is in a serious process of conversion, not only should they conduct the Pesach, they have to, because you have to practice. That's why usually conversions that are legitimate and have the right guidance usually take at least a year because the sponsoring rabbi wants the student to go through each holiday at least once and experience it for themselves, as not doing so can lead to misconceptions or misunderstandings about the ritual and cultural practices they are committing to. usually take at least a year because the sponsoring rabbi wants to have the student go through at least every holiday at least once and experience it for themselves at least once. This is because a lot of times there are, you know, people that want to convert to Judaism not for the right reasons—not necessarily for the wrong reasons. They're not looking to become missionaries or anything but just because they're very idealistic.

2:21You know, they think that once they become a Jew, maybe they'll make more money. Maybe they'll find a better husband or a better wife. Maybe they'll be closer to God. Maybe they'll be holier. Maybe God will talk to them. Maybe they'll be elevated spiritually in some way. And people are very, very idealistic. And there's nothing necessarily wrong with being idealistic to a certain extent, but many times it's taken to a complete extreme, and they end up converting for the wrong reason. Unfortunately, sometimes they end up going back to where they came from. They return to idolatry and heresy. as a result of this. And this is a very, very serious problem. That's why the sponsoring rabbi is sometimes even more important than the Beit Din. Because if the sponsoring rabbi is a joke, then it also shows who the students are. So that's why I say, for example, on the

3:29the evil clown Asher Meza and his partner Moshe Otero and all the "shleppers" that are in that organization over there in Florida doing massive conversions as if we are Christianity. Those people, they just convert anyone and everyone without looking at it twice. And it's not just me saying it, you see it from their own videos: they just go to the beach. Men and women together, with no modesty; they just dip into the ocean like it's no big deal, completely going against Halacha in every aspect. And you see that those people they're converting live as if they're in Guantanamo Bay or something; they live at the end of the world, with the closest Jew to them being in a different state. But they figured that this brand new Jew is capable of being a Jew by himself, which is completely ludicrous. Completely ludicrous. Even scholars were scared of being Jews by themselves.

4:31uh but the point being is that sometimes the sponsoring rabbi misguides the people, and he tells people and gives them the impression that anyone can be a Jew no matter what, no matter where, and you should, and you could, and it's not, and he ends up putting the people in a very, very big dilemma that is impossible to get themselves out of. So again, it's important that if a person is going to convert, they have to take into account who is going to guide them, who is going to actually do the complete conversion, and so on and so forth, and be more concerned with that than how quickly it takes. A lot of people are very concerned about it taking quickly, and usually, that's only because they're converting for idealistic reasons and not for the right reason, so I would be careful with that. They have to take into account who is going to guide them, who is going to actually do the complete conversion, and so on, and so forth. They should be more concerned with that than how quickly it takes. A lot of people are very concerned about it taking quickly, and usually that's only because they're converting for idealistic reasons and not for the right reasons, so I would be careful with that. As a rabbi, I must emphasize that this mitzvah is mandatory for every Jew, as it ensures all members of Am Yisrael can properly celebrate the holiday with dignity and joy.