A Response to Dr. Nichol’s Case for Conversion
Undoubtedly, one of the vital issues facing modern Messianic Judaism has to do with the place of non-Jews who feel called to be part of our congregations. This, of course, is not a surprising issue when one considers that all branches of Judaism are faced with the same question. In the world of all the various branches of rabbinic Judaism, one solution has been universally practiced: a conversion process to enfranchise the non-Jew. My colleague, Dr. Richard Nichol, makes his appeal for a similar solution within Messianic Judaism. He makes some good points and well-thought observations as he su