'''Conversion to Judaism''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] גיור, ''giur'', "conversion") is the [[religious conversion]] of a previously [[gentile|non-Jewish]] person to the [[Judaism|Jewish]] religion. The procedure for conversion depends on the sponsoring [[Jewish denominations|denomination]], and hinges on meeting the ritual and substantive requirements for such conversion. A convert to Judaism is referred to as a '''''ger tzedek''''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: "righteous [[proselyte]]" or "proselyte [of] righteousness") or simply '''ger''' ("stranger" or "proselyte"). However, the Torah makes clear that one should not distinguish a full convert from Ezrakhim and so calling them Ger Tzedek no matter how complementary does not agree with the letter of the law. It is likely the term once was just a synonym for [[Ger Toshav]] but took on a different meaning over time.
