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Fake Conversions

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Rabbi Yaron Reuven Short Torah Clips

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had one very successful businessman Milken wanting to join their board. They found that there was one flaw. He was a leader, he was powerful, he had all of the great ideas, but there was one problem. He wasn't Jewish. He wasn't Jewish, but he was an avid Zionist. Why? Because his father His father was Jewish, but his mom was not Jewish. So, you can't have this guy join a Jewish organization if he's not Jewish. So, what did they do? They converted him. Now, you would think, "Oh, this is great." Uh why is that a bad thing? Because it was a fake conversion. Because the guy was is is documented as still a member of the church literally less than a month before they converted him. So, the reality is is that when it comes to Judaism, there a person has to understand is that if you want to lie, you're only lying to yourself. You're only lying to yourself. There is no lying to Hakadosh Baruchu. There is no showing up to Shamayim and say, "I tried." There's no such thing. Hakadosh Baruchu already knows every single thing you've ever done and every single thing you've ever thought of and every intention you had behind it. And when a person tries to fool fool Hashem, it they get an additional punishment for it.