Despite the sometimes lengthy and challenging conversion process\u2014and concerns that converted Jews are not “100 percent\u201d Jewish\u2014many converts to Judaism find fulfillment and a sense of identity in the Jewish faith. According to Shmuly Yanklowitz, an Orthodox rabbi and himself a convert, Judaism will need to become more inclusive and more accepting of converts if it is to to survive in the 21st century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"