tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post785349164349909107..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: What to Do If You Question the Validity of Your ConversionKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-45341344602785461432011-01-24T18:44:10.211-05:002011-01-24T18:44:10.211-05:00An unfortunately sensible post, some of it necessi...An unfortunately sensible post, some of it necessitated by the present-day politics of conversion rather than real considerations of Hashem's Torah.<br /><br />I would add: assuming a person converted in accord with halacha and in good faith, and assuming that they are observant - they ought not cast aspersions upon themselves. A private conversation with a trusted rav to clarify the issue Mordechai Y. Scherhttp://www.kolberamah.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-17841457977092568912011-01-24T14:00:23.810-05:002011-01-24T14:00:23.810-05:00Bathsheba: You make very practical suggestions (th...Bathsheba: You make very practical suggestions (though Anonymous has a good point). However, little has to do with reason in this situation. And rarely are the rabbis on anyone's side when a group of rabbis seek to invalidate a convert. Rabbinic politics come to a head, leaving the convert in the middle without anyone willing to commit social/professional suicide on his or her behalf. FurtherCrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-7735898139561359162011-01-24T13:11:36.981-05:002011-01-24T13:11:36.981-05:00I have friends who converted by Israeli rabbinate ...I have friends who converted by Israeli rabbinate and then went for a Mehadrin conversion, since they felt the need to be more chareidi.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-15938091280908097082011-01-24T12:03:22.433-05:002011-01-24T12:03:22.433-05:00Bathsheba - what you've said is a little contr...Bathsheba - what you've said is a little contradictory:<br /><br />You say that you should convert with a strict beit din: when they ask if you will be keeping halacha, they mean a very strict definition of halacha. That sounds a little dishonest...<br /><br />I think, at the end of the day, find the most legit beit din with whom you can discuss your level of observance openly, and one that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-3942985629249236872011-01-24T03:03:07.301-05:002011-01-24T03:03:07.301-05:00I think the two points every convert needs to bear...I think the two points every convert needs to bear in mind are:<br /><br />1) Only convert in the first place through a conversion that is widely recognised - even if you don't intend to take on all the customs of that very strict group e.g Satmar. There are people out there who can tell you in confidence which conversions are universally accepted - Rabbi Aryeh Mosen of the orthodox Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-27542217947099031592011-01-23T15:52:08.878-05:002011-01-23T15:52:08.878-05:00I didn't convert - sorry - I was born into Jud...I didn't convert - sorry - I was born into Judaism, so I don't know what the conversion 'experience' is like, but I can easily understand the need to resolve self doubt. Living Jewishly, which, after all, is what conversion to Judaism is all about (I assume), can easily backfire: rather than validating the convert's sense of inclusion in the Jewish community, it can just as Schvachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052885350566210171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-19174013813170804152011-01-21T13:52:30.244-05:002011-01-21T13:52:30.244-05:00You really should just write a handbook :)You really should just write a handbook :)Chaviva Gordon-Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03332712096317076482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-24322161165318703782011-01-21T13:31:56.449-05:002011-01-21T13:31:56.449-05:00The strange thing is...I usually get questioned re...The strange thing is...I usually get questioned regarding my conversion more from my own shul and Conservative "peers" than I do my Orthodox friends.Gananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-30690765819574400452011-01-20T19:24:21.885-05:002011-01-20T19:24:21.885-05:00I've dealt with having questioned the validity...I've dealt with having questioned the validity of my conversion... my reform conversion... I didn't know I had to question it until my husband converted and my rabbi that was to marry us asked me and him for our conversion papers... Conversion papers? I asked. I didn't get any conversion papers. Yeah, it is not fun questioning the valitity of a conversion!Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436809922575655719noreply@blogger.com