Surge in Conversions to Progressive Judaism in the UK

‘I’ve finally found God without all the extras’: behind the surge in people converting to Progressive Judaism

Despite an increase in antisemitism and anti-Jewish feeling in the UK, adult conversions are on the rise For Elizabeth Arif-Fear, there was no single moment when she realised she wanted to be Jewish. “It was just a journey over time,” she says. The 37-year-old interfaith activist was born Christian, then converted to Islam and was Muslim for 14 years, before realising that that faith was also not the right fit. Eventually, she found the answer she had been searching for in Judaism. “I feel I’...

By Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent