[Avodah] geirim

[AY & CB Walters]

Someone wrote

> <<Indeed - ALL gerim are not going to be able to keep all the mitzvot at
> first - like a bar mitzvah.

But ain loimdim efsher m'shi efsher - the bar mitsve becomes a bar mitsveh 
whether he's ready or not; the ger could wait

> The problem is that some batei dinim in Israel do indeed demand more of 
> geirim
> than many orthodox Jews keep in practice
>
No-one objects to the fact that someone who wishes to become an American 
citizen must do a lot more than most born Americans; he must speak English 
(unlike native born Americans who don't have too), he must be free of 
criminal record, he must swear to uphold the constitution etc. So why when 
someone becomes a ger can we not expect more from him than a native?

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