Conversion to Judaism is not easy or fast, but any person willing to take the time to learn the obligations that go with membership in the Jewish community and sincerely accept those obligations can convert. The process involves a period of study under rabbinical supervision, followed by examination before a rabbinical court (a beit din). If you are a man, circumcision is traditionally part of the process, and all converts traditionally dunk in a ritual bath (a mikvah) to finalize the conversion. It is not uncommon for the period of study to last on the order of a year, although the details vary from one community to another. Larger communities may have a formal curriculum an regular classes, while in smaller communities, study is one-on-one with the rabbi and things are very much customiz