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Do I need to reconvert?
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I converted to Reform Judaism in 2006 after a period of study with a Reform rabbi and a year of regular synagogue and Jewish holiday participation. The rabbi served our synagogue for 30 years before retiring (although there was a falling out afterwards and he eventually went to a conservative congregation and severed ties to ours). When I converted I was asked the questions in the presence of 2 congregant witnesses and the rabbi, signed the conversion certificate and then there was a ceremony in the service.

The rabbi that replaced him has been great but I recently learned of a conversion she did in our synagogue that involved a beit din and immersion in a mikvah. At the time I converted, the rabbi that handled it did not mention a beit din (the 2 witness were not clergy) nor a mikvah requirement. He did mention the hatafat dam brit (I was circumcised as a baby but it was done medically and not in a religious context) but said I didn't need to pursue that unless I planned on marrying a Conservative or Orthodox woman in the future.

So now I'm feeling as though my conversion wasn't official enough (and yes, I'm aware that Orthodox and conservative don't recognize Reform conversions - I'm speaking strictly from a Reform perspective) because I didn't have a beit din and mikvah. I'm also concerned that I should have had a hatafat dam brit. Mind you I have been a practicing Reform Jew and a synagogue member since 2006. Seeking any guidance from other Reform Jews on this subject. Note: I have not spoken to my current rabbi about this but likely will. Todah in advance.

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I’m a mom to a toddler, if I convert does it mean my son has to do the hatafat dam brim? He’s already circumcised for another abrahamic religion. I don’t think I’d ever put him through that unless he wanted to as an adult.

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