Introduction to the Issue of Gentile Conversion

Kesher was established by the UMJC to be a journal willing to discuss substantive matters relevant to Messianic Judaism, including issues that are potentially controversial. This edition is primarily devoted to the topic of conversion of Gentiles to Messianic Judaism. In the Fall, 2004, the UMJC Executive Committee learned of a plan developed by the North American Halakic Council, primarily comprised of Messianic Jewish leaders in the Northeast, to convert Gentile members. As a result the Executive Committee issued the following press release: The Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UM