Conversion

[michael1113]

Conversion

Shalom Lekulam! Its the first time I am writing in this forum and I have to admit I really enjoy reading your insightfull comments on Asia on on Thailand. I am getting married soon with my Thai fiancee in a civic wedding. We plan to live in Asia (singapore/Thailand) for the next couple of years. I am very much interested to hear your comments and suggestions regarding conversion in the region. from initial inquiry, I heard its not the easiest process to do in Asia.However, ,my fiancee and me want to complete a conversion process in less than a year. if someone has some information regarding this, I would appreciate very much his/her response. Toda Raba

 

[Ludwig]

Do you mean conversion of religion?

If you mean conversion of religion, you still didn't mention which religion. I guess it's not hard to convert to Budhism, so if your spouse is Budhist and you want to have the same religion in your new family it's a good idea. By the way, why do you think about conversion? Why is it so important to you? As you probably know for civil marriage the registered religion of the parties is not important. Moreover religion is mostly what you believe and feel, which is in many cases totally different than the fiction registration in Israel for example.​

 

[michael1113]

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Hi Ludwig. Sorry for not making myself clear, I was talking about conversion from budhism to judaism. while I share some of your comments, I do want my kids to be jewish and there is always the parents pressure..

 

[KajaGugu]

נסה בפורום "זוגות מעורבים"

 

[Ludwig]

I'm curious...

I'm curious... What does your spouse think about it? Doesn't she want your kids to be Buddhist? Does she really believe in Judaism in order to convert? Are you really willing to live Jewish life? You don't have to answer this of course. Since I'm an atheist and don't have such feelings at all, I wonder how is it with you and why is it so important for you that your kids would be registered as Jewish (even if they don't believe in Judaism).​

 

[Ludwig]

By the way...

If you don't really believe in the Jewish Halakha according to the orthodox way, if you only need the registration as "Jewish" (for some reason), maybe you should check the possibility for reform-jewish conversion. This coversion is not possible in Israel but is recognized by the Israeli authorities if done in a Jewish community abroad. However you still need to find a reform-jewish community...​

 

[KajaGugu]

נישמע לי כמו אלטרנטיבה מעולה

אני לא אתפלא אם יש קהילות רפורמיות בסינגפור או הונג קונג.

 

[michael1113]

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Interesting question. I was brought up as hiloni and live like one. however, I am planning to live a considerable part of my life outside israel and in some point, I would like my kids to have a sense of shared identity between them and my heritage. I would like them to know what ever I can teach them about judaism and leave it to them to decide how they want to live their life.