tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post7778498551064912860..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: "How Did You Know You Were Ready to Convert?"Kochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-10702570375254996762012-12-19T08:57:00.233-05:002012-12-19T08:57:00.233-05:00Have you got a story of yourself that includes the...Have you got a story of yourself that includes the conversion?<br />Would really love to read it. Please visit my blog and let me know. <br /><br />For example, here:<br />http://hezbos.blogspot.com/2011/09/rebbe-writes-re-conversion.html<br /><br />Much thanks.in the vanguardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796434751654291581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-40813405296406111912012-09-01T22:40:02.089-04:002012-09-01T22:40:02.089-04:00@ Sarah:
Isaiah 49:8, just beautiful!
I will kee...@ Sarah: <br />Isaiah 49:8, just beautiful! <br />I will keep this verse in mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-67947274221959478562012-08-07T02:44:13.285-04:002012-08-07T02:44:13.285-04:00I hadn't even thought of the cheeseburgers! Th...I hadn't even thought of the cheeseburgers! They are my favourite. It just never occurred to me. I had gone on thinking - oh thank goodness restaurants certify them as 100% beef! - forgetting completely about the cheese!! Clearly not ready. Thanks for reminding me :)<br /><br />Great great blog overall!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-22859592076524462032012-03-02T13:53:28.223-05:002012-03-02T13:53:28.223-05:00I was 16 and I'd spent two years trying to fin...I was 16 and I'd spent two years trying to find a religion I felt comfortable in, and after I'd spent two months considering Judaism (613 mitzvot?! For life?!) I opened a Bible at random and came across Isaiah 49:8: "Thus said Hashem: In a time of favour I will answer you, and on the day of salvation I assist you; I will protect you, and I will make you the people of the covenent, Sarahhttp://www.sarahmcculloch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-76835557619464060632012-02-29T20:05:41.992-05:002012-02-29T20:05:41.992-05:00Hello Skylar, a bit random and somewhat unrelated ...Hello Skylar, a bit random and somewhat unrelated to your post, but I wanted to send few quick word of thanks your way. What you're doing with this blog is of tremendous value and support to a great number of people in need. Your work here provides guidance, encouragement and inspiration to thousands of individuals, and the long term positive impact you will have on their lives, in their Jameshttp://www.hipfactor.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-43920284323948575362012-02-27T16:18:53.891-05:002012-02-27T16:18:53.891-05:00I think that's question #2: "Did you eat ...<b>I think that's question #2: "Did you eat a cheeseburger while you still could??"</b><br /><br />I certainly hope so. I think many conversion candidates would benefit from having a last treif meal just before the conversion, followed by seriously considering the question "Am I ready to give this up for the rest of my life?"<br /><br />I think it is necessary to keep Larry Lennhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578073969473815180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-79820416926433603932012-02-24T05:30:44.064-05:002012-02-24T05:30:44.064-05:00I had decided for myself I wanted to convert when ...I had decided for myself I wanted to convert when I was in junior high. Personally, I felt I was ready to go for it once I turned 18, but life did not flow as I'd expected, and it didn't happen until I was 22. No, I had no desire to eat a cheezeburger (no can has).<br />--Curmudgeonly Israeli ConvertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-3233078939892263582012-02-23T17:26:30.468-05:002012-02-23T17:26:30.468-05:00When did you guys know when you were ready to purs...When did you guys know when you were ready to pursue conversion? Do you mind sharing? ThxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-51321952906123975482012-02-23T13:35:07.664-05:002012-02-23T13:35:07.664-05:00I had always intended to get a tattoo before I got...I had always intended to get a tattoo before I got dunked, but in the end, I didn't get round to it before the mikveh date came through.Sarahhttp://www.sarahmcculloch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-44009304181942953982012-02-23T11:52:20.548-05:002012-02-23T11:52:20.548-05:00For me it was most like a sudden realization that ...For me it was most like a sudden realization that after so many years I was ready. I didn't even have a rabbi yet (since I already had so much rabbi trouble). Apparently when I finally did see a rabbi, on the first meeting he was like "Start picking some dates because you are ready."Melhttp://melsmarsh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-75191432938685683192012-02-23T11:29:44.632-05:002012-02-23T11:29:44.632-05:00They want you to be shomer shabbos/kashrus. Most o...They want you to be shomer shabbos/kashrus. Most of them want you to do something to break shabbos, but everything else you should be keeping as if you were a Jew.Jadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-84996512236370328852012-02-23T10:22:51.353-05:002012-02-23T10:22:51.353-05:00Did conversion Rabbis tell you to keep kosher and ...Did conversion Rabbis tell you to keep kosher and keep Shabbos before conversion as if you would after conversion or do they expect you to be lenient with this since they havent converted you yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-52914809702854390642012-02-23T10:15:39.452-05:002012-02-23T10:15:39.452-05:00I almost wanted to say no because I had not done a...I almost wanted to say no because I had not done a Yamim Noriam before the conversion, but I wasn't about to say no when the Beit din offered me a mikveh date.Jadenoreply@blogger.com