Jewish conversion rituals have long focused solely on the convert's journey while overlooking a crucial element: the receiving community's active role in welcoming new members. By reimagining these ceremonies through a bilateral lens, meaningful conversion experiences require both individual transformation and communal embrace. A new comprehensive conversion framework, tested with five individuals who completed halakhic requirements for gerut, integrates both dimensions through an innovative ceremony conducted within regular Friday evening services. The ritual combines adapted liturgical texts with original material, featuring Hebrew prayers, responsive readings, Torah presentation, and formal name assignment. Through deliberate congregational participation and mutual declarations of acceptance, the ceremony transforms passive observers into active participants in the conversion process. This approach challenges existing community members to reconsider their own Jewish identity, encouraging them to evolve from "Jews-by-chance" to "Jews-by-choice" through conscious engagement. The resultant ceremony strengthens both individual and communal Jewish identity, fostering authentic integration and mutual enrichment by emphasizing intentional choice over passive inheritance.