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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The difference between being Jewish and not being Jewish, is that as a Jew, you are obligated in 613 commandments, as opposed to only 7 Noachide laws that all people are obligated in.
A conversion that is acceptable by all is one where the convert takes upon himself/herself obligation to adhere to Jewish law and keep all the 613.
Before taking on such an obligation, one must be fully aware of what the obligation is, and one must be sincere in accepting this obligation.
One can be a great person, and a great friend without obligation to the 613.  
If one is serious about this obligation, then circumcision, for a man, is just one of those 613.  Frankly, keeping the laws of Sabbath, or pure speech are much harder, as they are ongoing, as opposed to the"one and done" circumcision.  And yes, I am a woman.  (With two circumcised sons).
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Can a person convert and then become a nominal jew? Will the conversion come under suspicion if that happens?[/quote]

I've seen it. Only the Orthodox seem really worried about this as a personal failing of the convert. The Conservative and Reform families seem more worried about a competing religion being exposed to the grandkids. The converts among my former Conservative in-laws were cautioned against even visiting their Christian relatives during the holidays. On the other hand, my former FIL was very critical of converts who became too observant he thought. He regularly called one relative a zealot and teased me that he found it less painful that I was Catholic rather than Modern Orthodox.

Among my college friends, 3/4 of us either married Jews or were Jews who married Gentiles or other non-Jews. Not a single inmarriage among any of the Jews. Nearly all of the non-Jewish women converted in the first couple months of marriage. Including a friend who went to the Mikveh at 39 weeks pregnant. I didn't convert and my marriage ended in divorce. Another friend didn't convert and in 5 years her DH became a Catholic. Of the remaining interfaith couples, the ones who converted just to make in-laws happy all lapsed away from Judaism. They became agnostics. I think one still practices Buddhism pretty openly. [/quote]

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