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Originally posted by PhoenixAzul
My academic advisor is actually converting to Judaism right now. She told me the same thing. What is the reasoning behind it, out of curiosity?
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It is to "test" the potential convert's sincerity. Not all rabbis adhere to this by saying "go away!" It's my guess that they say "please give it some thought, and if you want to continue, come back in a week or two." Or something like that.
Sites about conversion:
http://www.convert.org/process.htm
http://www.convert.org/