FACT CHECK · RELIGION
Claim: A rabbi means 'convert or die'
FALSETHE ANSWER
Jewish law discourages conversion: a would-be convert is turned away and warned first (Talmud, Yevamot 47a). Non-Jews are asked only to keep the 7 Noahide laws, with no conversion.
SOURCE
Talmud, Yevamot 47a; Maimonides, Laws of Kings 8:10-11 (Sefaria)
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Convert or die”
- “Noahide laws”
- “Convert or be killed”
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