Gerim

Not to be confused with Ger toshav or Get (divorce document).

Gerim (Hebrew: גרים, romanized: converts, singular masculine: גר "ger", singular feminine: גיורת "giyoret"), also known as gere ṣedeq (גְּרֵי צֶדֶק, righteous proselytes) are former gentiles (non-Jews) who have converted to Judaism and joined the Jewish people.

A ger is recognized as having always borne a Jewish soul upon successfully completing their conversion, a process called גִּיּוּר ("giur") or גֵּרוּת ("geirut") in Hebrew. They are to be perceived halachically indistinguishable from Jews-from-birth, and generally adopt the minhag and nusach of the community amongst which they convert, but are free to adopt one according to preference.

It is important to note that there is a distinction between a "ger tzedek" (גר צדק) and a "ger toshav" (גר תושב), who is a "resident alien" and is bound only to the Seven Laws of Noah.