List of converts to Judaism

This article lists nations, groups or tribes, as well as individual people, who have converted to Judaism and have a Wikipedia article about them. This article does not differentiate between the different branches of Judaism. See also Who is a Jew? on issues related to the acceptance of conversions throughout the Jewish community.

Note that a number of prominent figures, such as Madonna, Demi Moore, have recently become followers of a "new age" version of Kabbalah, derived from the body of Jewish mystical teaching also called Kabbalah, but do not consider themselves – and are not considered – Jewish.[1]

Converted nations, groups or tribes

Converted nations, groups or tribes from Christianity

Other converted nations, groups or tribes

Converted individuals

From Christianity

Former Christian clergy/theologians

Other Christians who converted to Judaism

Not from Christianity

From atheism and/or agnosticism

From Black Hebrew Israelitism

From Islam

From Druzism

From other Middle Eastern religions

From Greco-Roman religion

From Samaritanism

From Shinto

From Hinduism

List of conversions named in the Bible

Undetermined former religion

Converts who later left the faith or were expelled

See also

References

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