Current sectionJewish WorldShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNaomi with Ruth the Moabite and Orpah in a painting by Henry Nelson O'Neil. A new way of seeing the world. Credit: Royal CollectionAgainst a backdrop of rising antisemitism and the war in Gaza, rabbis in Britain and the United States describe an unexpected post-October 7 surge in people seeking to join the Jewish peopleItamar Handelman SmithLondon, United Kingdom04:44 AM • May 27 2026 IDTRabbi Shimon ben Lakish declared: "A proselyte is more precious in the sight of the Holy One, blessed be He, than those who stood at the foot of Sinai."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:JudaismJewish conversionReform JudaismOrthodox JewsConservative JudaismChabadAntisemitismIsrael-Gaza WarOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran StrikesGazaLebanonIsrael ElectionsAbraham AccordsMaureen GalindoHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAfter October 7, More and More Americans and Britons Are Choosing Judaism. Why?Just One More War – That's AllThe State Sells Us Lies About Unity, Leaving Us to Fend for OurselvesHezbollah Threatens to Topple Lebanese Gov't as Israel Expands StrikesThe Supreme Toddler: Rise of the Infantile LeaderRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla Activists'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but TruthWorld Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists Video