How are African-Americans converts perceived to the Jewish Community? ?

Question

What is the most important concern an African-American should have before making a final decision to convert to Judaism?

Answer 1

The only concern that anyone who's converting from one religion to another should have is

A. Do they understand what it is that they're getting themselves into? Do the know the religion they're converting too well enough to make a conscious discion  to convert?

B. Have they performed enough research on the religion of choice? Do they know and understand the history, preachings, and teachings that they will now center their life around

C. Is it really what they want to do? Is he or she doing this because they feel this choice is best for their and their life style, or are they doing it to make someone mad?

These concerns can be equated to anyone fo any color changing from one religion . It has nothing to do with ones race, but everything to do with making a conscious decision to do so.  

Answer 2

Exactly the same concerns anyone else should have before making that decision.  Once converted, they are perceived no differently from any other member of the Jewish community.

Once a Jew, always a Jew (or sometimes an apostate Jew).

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Answer 3

I think they're regarded the same as all other 'jews by choice'. Jews are always touched and honoured when someone is sufficiently passionate about Judaism to undergo the often long conversion process :)

The Talmud tells us that G-d has a special respect for converts, as they consciously seek Judaism.

And don't forget, there are Jews from all ethnic backgrounds. There are Indian Jews. Japanese Jews, Black Ethiopian Jews and Yemenite Jews.

Jews come in all shapes, shades and sizes :)

Answer 4

The same as ANY convert.

There is actually a mitzvot that requires *better* treatment for them.

It is forbidden to mention a convert's status as a prior non-Jew.

Answer 5

In my congregation, they're treated just like any other Jew, convert or not.