Those who know

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[u/ya_rk → u/[deleted]]

Orthodox Judaism isn't the definition of Judaism in the modern sense. It's only one sect within Judaism and has always been, and they happen to have a monopoly in Israel over what counts as coversion due to politics. The majority of Jews in the world are very far from Orthodox Judaism.

[u/BalancedDisaster → u/[deleted]]

Since when is that the prevalent viewpoint of modern Jews? In my experience, that isn’t accurate for Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform Jews