tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post2325095590254714347..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: How Do Converts Choose a Minhag?Kochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-13675867529666007882021-02-21T18:43:36.356-05:002021-02-21T18:43:36.356-05:00Your blog has been really helpful to me so thank y...Your blog has been really helpful to me so thank you for sharing, I can really relate! <br />I think I will adopt these hand washing customs, I have not been taught this yet.Stacey Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343058612750711808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-35816321400107231872014-06-30T21:04:08.176-04:002014-06-30T21:04:08.176-04:00Many people enter the conversion process with a si...Many people enter the conversion process with a significant other, whether a dating relationship, engaged, or married. Whether that person is still there at the end of the conversion process is a very different question...<br /><br />As for "which one you like best," that can be any number of criteria. It is essentially the catch-all option if you have no particular attachment, Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-35552693089772555522014-06-30T16:40:10.617-04:002014-06-30T16:40:10.617-04:00there are significant problems with 2 and 4 that y...there are significant problems with 2 and 4 that you have list. choosing your significant other's minhag is a problem as one shouldn't be dating until the conversion process is complete. secondly choosing what you like best is also a problem. deciding the path one chooses is a serious matter to consider and simply treating minhagim like a buffet and choosing the ones you like best isn'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-81695100334103016282013-03-13T21:20:24.509-04:002013-03-13T21:20:24.509-04:00Originally posted by Larry Lennhoff on April 16, 2...Originally posted by Larry Lennhoff on April 16, 2012 at 12:20 PM:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0881256757/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0881256757&linkCode=as2&tag=yorenocr-20" rel="nofollow">Exploring Sephardic Customs and Traditions</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0881250317/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ieKochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-36629789656669687192013-03-13T21:17:50.978-04:002013-03-13T21:17:50.978-04:00Originally posted by B.BarNavi on August 9, 2012 a...Originally posted by B.BarNavi on August 9, 2012 at 2:39 PM:<br /><br />Despite what they want everyone else to think, the Brooklyn-Deal Syrians are not the be-all and end-all of Sephardim. Most other Sephardic communities are much less concerned with blood-purity. Spanish-Portuguese are particularly very open as concerning descendants of Benei Anusim.Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-68058982990681515932013-03-13T21:17:04.882-04:002013-03-13T21:17:04.882-04:00Originally posted by The Library Lady on February ...Originally posted by The Library Lady on February 10, 2012 at 2:28 PM:<br /><br />I'm curious, does this reply only to Orthodox Sephardim or Sephardim in general?<br /><br />If I were to convert (seriously considering it) I would want to include myself in the Sephardic tradition, since it is my patrilineal Sephardic ancestry (from Spain) that has me interested in conversion in the first placeKochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-55172604245916026102013-03-13T21:16:05.025-04:002013-03-13T21:16:05.025-04:00Originally posted: August 23, 2011 at 6:09 PM
Ano...Originally posted: August 23, 2011 at 6:09 PM<br /><br />Anonymous, it's a combination of two things:<br /><br />There are very few Sephardi communities. To my knowledge, they are concentrated in the greater NY area, Los Angeles, and Seattle. While there are many Sephardim in America, they usually don't have their own synagogue with Sephardi customs. Usually, they attend an Ashkenazi Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-69293611589768261452013-03-12T18:16:55.769-04:002013-03-12T18:16:55.769-04:00As an Orthodox convert now for almost 30 years all...As an Orthodox convert now for almost 30 years allow me introduce a couple of different thoughts.<br /><br />Within the body customs there are two general categories. One is called "Minhag Yisroel", which is a practice or custom which has been adopted by all Jews everywhere.<br /><br />The second category is those customs which follow hereditary background through the laws of Yaacovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514985357965578205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-15218272256071120512012-09-07T03:30:54.219-04:002012-09-07T03:30:54.219-04:00It's the custom of Sephardim to do 3It's the custom of Sephardim to do 3Jerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-77990605676091255702012-07-11T20:15:30.429-04:002012-07-11T20:15:30.429-04:00Also, the Vancouver beis din does have 1 Sephardic...Also, the Vancouver beis din does have 1 Sephardic Rabbi and he is currently one of the Rabbis who teach the 2 year conversion course. So, a Canadian possibility for someone wanting to convert Sephardic. The second Rabbi who teaches is Ashkenazic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-28348322927935006462012-04-16T12:29:45.041-04:002012-04-16T12:29:45.041-04:00The 3 vs. 6 hours are based on Halacha. others are...<i>The 3 vs. 6 hours are based on Halacha. others are on questionable footing.</i><br />The Rema(*) himself, while urging a six hour waiting time, acknowledges that the common custom in his time and place to was wait one hour. The various views given in the Talmud, not all of which survived as acceptable present day practice range from 'bench, wash hands,and then eat something pareve in Larry Lennhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578073969473815180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-71939785801373693552012-01-03T17:10:17.439-05:002012-01-03T17:10:17.439-05:00(Rafi)
Some interesting Questions... Hhhmmm?
The ...(Rafi) <br />Some interesting Questions... Hhhmmm?<br />The 3 vs. 6 hours are based on Halacha. others are on questionable footing. Take time study this well, and each such opportunity, it’s your Path to learn and connect to HIM. he will answer you in this DeReCh, way... (smile) If you want more deeper answers… ask, m ore later…<br /> As to the hands; According to my study of Halacha, Rafi-Natanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10267074923337790280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-29292030047933218662011-09-09T12:40:06.471-04:002011-09-09T12:40:06.471-04:00FYI, there is a Sephardic rabbi at Achdut Israel S...FYI, there is a Sephardic rabbi at Achdut Israel Synagogue in Dallas who does conversions. There is a sizeable Sephardic community there, in Panama City Beach, FL and in Miami, most are Israeli immigrants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-87529343371748024542011-08-23T17:26:49.896-04:002011-08-23T17:26:49.896-04:00"And as nearly no Sephardi community does con..."And as nearly no Sephardi community does conversions" <br /><br />What do you mean?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-63052519178209453112011-07-19T15:32:59.019-04:002011-07-19T15:32:59.019-04:00Most non-chassidic Ashkenazic jews do 2 for bread ...Most non-chassidic Ashkenazic jews do 2 for bread and 3 in the morning. <br /><br />Regarding choosing minhagim, another option is to follow what your rabbi/rebbitzin does. My brother in law (a BT) chose different things from different rabbonim. It gives you a sense of not choosing because of convenience, but doesnt tie you into one thing.<br /><br />Regarding waiting between meat and milk, the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-51344150806848053782011-06-21T02:17:54.457-04:002011-06-21T02:17:54.457-04:00And if you wash four times alternating upon waking...And if you wash four times alternating upon waking, you do not have to dry your hands! That is our custom.<br />And three before bread. And three alternating for netilas yadaim before prayer or after the bathroom. Four is only for the condition of ruach ra after sleep.<br />You're joining a people that gets pleasure from submission to G-d through small details. Welcome.yehudis golshevskynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-72982249649940325622011-01-21T10:07:39.637-05:002011-01-21T10:07:39.637-05:00As a BT, I would just like to point out that I use...As a BT, I would just like to point out that I use Sephardi Hebrew pronunciation (well, mostly), because that's what I learned in Hebrew school as a kid. The reform and conservative movements pretty much teach Hebrew that way. So I guess it really goes back to what you learned first.Jackiehttp://www.bacovcinembroidery.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-50059166821563445082011-01-15T22:07:18.485-05:002011-01-15T22:07:18.485-05:00Note that there are 2 kinds of handwashing. Most ...Note that there are 2 kinds of handwashing. Most communities do 3 washings (alternating each hand) for morning washings while many of those communities do 2 washings (consecutively for each hand) for washing before bread. But this sort of detail can legitimately differ by community.<br /><br />One thing that is not often stressed is that your hands are supposed to be physically clean and dry Larry Lennhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578073969473815180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-4995385180162072602011-01-13T15:15:30.453-05:002011-01-13T15:15:30.453-05:00I *thought* it was limited to Chabad, but I know o...I *thought* it was limited to Chabad, but I know other (non-Chabad) Chassidim who do 3, and my community also do 3, and they're very liberal Sephardi - almost secular.<br />But the Aish website says 2!Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973896252322113501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-16903723757789644272011-01-13T13:07:02.370-05:002011-01-13T13:07:02.370-05:00Yes, 3 on each hand is a Chabad minhag, but it see...Yes, 3 on each hand is a Chabad minhag, but it seems limited to Chabad and converts/BTs who get confused :P Someone got really excited once, thinking I was also Lubavitch!<br /><br />Further, most people don't teach converts/BTs about there being 3 separate kinds of ritual handwashing, all of which have their own rules, minimum observance, and customs. 1) Before eating bread (motzi). 2) AfterCrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-68923821825264737672011-01-13T12:58:03.770-05:002011-01-13T12:58:03.770-05:00Sophia, I also do 3 on each hand. My other half ar...Sophia, I also do 3 on each hand. My other half argues and tells me it's only 2(he is FFB), but I can just as easily pull up chabad.org which says to do 3! Pretty much everyone else I know, BTs/converts/chasidim aside, do only 2.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346629911135742919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-14267615438010298312011-01-13T11:19:53.773-05:002011-01-13T11:19:53.773-05:00I wait 6 hours between meat and milk, and 4 betwee...I wait 6 hours between meat and milk, and 4 between chicken and milk :) Simply because this one was the first one I learnt - and that's the source of my minhagim. I feel a particular emotional connection to the minhagim I first learnt, especially because they remind me of the people who taught them to me.<br /><br />I also do Netilat Yadaim before Motzi 3 times on each hand - and I'm Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973896252322113501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-85922444382224918082011-01-13T10:58:53.118-05:002011-01-13T10:58:53.118-05:00Very interesting.
As a convert (Liberal here in...Very interesting. <br /><br />As a convert (Liberal here in the UK = Reform in the US, loosely speaking), I have noticed that there is a temptation to get minhagim to be adopted as if they were halacha. This is so wrong, it makes me really rather cross!<br /><br />But, back to the good stuff - I love the fact that I can choose my minhagim and don't have to follow anyone else's, just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com