tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post7759095353245464670..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: Convert Issues: The Community RequirementKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-36821507186471549232013-12-17T19:22:43.648-05:002013-12-17T19:22:43.648-05:00None of this has solid foundation in halachic sour...None of this has solid foundation in halachic sources.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-41964271861085146472011-04-06T16:27:24.838-04:002011-04-06T16:27:24.838-04:00I'm starting to think that it will eventually ...I'm starting to think that it will eventually be practically impossible to have an Orthodox conversion anywhere but that the halachot for conversion will still remain "on paper" (i.e. theoretical) in order to satisfy the halacha of "not oppressing the ger". The Orthodox rabbis who do conversions should stop pretending to be different from the Syrian rabbis and just issue usuariohttp://jewsbychoice.org/members/usuarionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-91015803991834251012010-12-28T21:34:24.540-05:002010-12-28T21:34:24.540-05:00This is my experience as a convert and the parent ...This is my experience as a convert and the parent of a child with special needs.<br /><br />I converted nearly 10 years ago. I don't recall whether I was asked by my beis din to make an explicit vow WRT sending any future children to Jewish day schools, but it was certainly my intention to do so at the time. And then about 6 years later, I realized that my bechor (then 3 years old) was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-73310372372660042282010-12-27T17:25:15.571-05:002010-12-27T17:25:15.571-05:00The old 'new' definition of conversion was...The old 'new' definition of conversion was based on the state of mind of the convert at the moment of conversion (as shown by their actions for a year or two afterwards). I haven't actually read of any conversions being annulled for behavior by a convert that occurred years after the conversion. (To clarify, even a conversion annulled 20 years down the road was annulled for behavior Larry Lennhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578073969473815180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-88428176395018938142010-12-26T14:01:55.186-05:002010-12-26T14:01:55.186-05:00I have 3 kids, one with special needs... and we AL...I have 3 kids, one with special needs... and we ALL have severe celiac disease. oh yeah, and I can't currently come even close to affording the live in NYC! (10-20$ an hour for a babysitter is considered reasonable!?!?) I didn't realize I was going to have to take out a loan to fund becoming the person I feel I was created by Hashem to be. <br /><br />ack! nothing is gonna stand in my wayEllehttp://www.onbecomingdevoted.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-82325343292048790672010-12-20T18:59:03.630-05:002010-12-20T18:59:03.630-05:00I am so glad I live in the UK - where we have stat...I am so glad I live in the UK - where we have state funded Jewish schools!Kaylanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-46054012706898719732010-12-16T12:19:39.197-05:002010-12-16T12:19:39.197-05:00I'm not trying to argue that your point is wro...I'm not trying to argue that your point is wrong, or say that the Rabbis SHOULD be requiring this, but here are some points to keep in mind:<br /><br />-Sinai offers programs for special ed kids for day school through high school in partnership with other yeshivas in New Jersey. Sinaischools.org is the website with information. Now that Sarah Brodsky above mentions it, I do recall hearing Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346629911135742919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-13999524157614904062010-12-16T10:49:04.548-05:002010-12-16T10:49:04.548-05:00I dont know much about this issue, but I am the ty...I dont know much about this issue, but I am the type of person who gets inspired by converts. They make me want to be a better Jew. Therefore, I feel that they should be scattered all over the country so that all Jews can benefit from coming into contact with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-88519440066801834002010-12-16T09:30:00.122-05:002010-12-16T09:30:00.122-05:00Ugh, that's what I could think of without know...Ugh, that's what I could think of without knowing anything about kids! Now there's so much more to worry about! Le sigh :( But thank you for adding, those are great ideas! (I'm a little partial to the idea of homeschooling!)CrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-18325908696217389342010-12-16T09:16:12.669-05:002010-12-16T09:16:12.669-05:00Great post--that's an excellent summary of ser...Great post--that's an excellent summary of serious concerns with that policy.<br />A few more I can think of:<br />-People might want to homeschool (and in some places there are Orthodox homeschool groups).<br />-Related to the special needs issue, it would be dangerous or impossible to send kids with certain medical problems to a mainstream school (I'm thinking severe allergies, for Sarah Brodskynoreply@blogger.com