Conversion without believing in God
Question
My mother is a believer in g-d, but she believes all religion is false, can Is till convert to Judaism?
Answer
Shalom,
It is impossible to convert to Judaism unless the candidate accepts upon himself belief in God and the Torah in its entirety.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Talmud, Yevamot 47.
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 268, Se'if 2
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