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https://yahadut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/04-18-06.jpeg16201080The essence of conversion is the convert’s acceptance of the Jewish people’s grand vision –actualized through Torah and mitzvot –and the wish to be a part of it. Therefore, if potential converts say they are unwilling to accept a particular mitzva as a matter of principle, we do not convert them. If someone converts them anyway, the conversion is invalid. Since the Reform and Conservative movements do not believe all the mitzvot must be observed, conversions performed under their auspices are not valid. One practical consequence is that if a man converted through one of these movements, married a Jewish woman and then left her, she may remarry even without obtaining a get. In contrast, when converts fundamentally accept Torah and mitzvot upon themselves, their conversion is valid even if they are still unaware of many of the mitzvot, because they are prepared to keep everything. Furthermore, even if they ...