tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post8374383407992659455..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: Shabbat Shalom! The Dating Convert EditionKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-61903922597652209452010-11-30T03:04:26.111-05:002010-11-30T03:04:26.111-05:00Batya, I love hearing stories like that! Thank you...Batya, I love hearing stories like that! Thank you for sharing it! Let's hope we are all as lucky as that person was to find wonderful mentors/supporters!CrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-753769522657196812010-11-28T01:28:32.199-05:002010-11-28T01:28:32.199-05:00I should hope that the Jewish mentors/support for ...I should hope that the Jewish mentors/support for converts take the job seriously including helping to find a spouse. My neighbors did that and are considered granparents to the couple's children. The convert is like a new baby, and the mentors treat her as their child, including finding her a husband, which they certainly did.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-85322219893813097772010-11-22T20:10:06.613-05:002010-11-22T20:10:06.613-05:00All I can say about those insensitive, clueless co...All I can say about those insensitive, clueless commenters is ugh!Glad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01971746251258475272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-52756169915408400262010-11-22T07:18:05.121-05:002010-11-22T07:18:05.121-05:00This, quite honestly, made me feel a bit sick! It&...This, quite honestly, made me feel a bit sick! It's so saddening that some people think like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-19415170334753797702010-11-21T15:48:58.357-05:002010-11-21T15:48:58.357-05:00For anyone who's still reading this, someone p...For anyone who's still reading this, someone posted a very eloquent response to this commenter. I think she summed it up well! <br /><br />"You write: "The state God calls you is usually the state you remain in." What is your source for this belief? You also write: "Having a Jewish Soul, you are complete. A Soul-Mate is someone to join together with to further God's CrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-70750575908807391282010-11-19T15:01:50.949-05:002010-11-19T15:01:50.949-05:00You're completely right, Sarah. And the cookin...You're completely right, Sarah. And the cooking comment cracked me up! Not to mention that they assume coverts can't do Jewish food! Stereotype alert!CrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-52492217221087705952010-11-19T14:48:06.932-05:002010-11-19T14:48:06.932-05:00I rarely read that column anymore because of stuff...I rarely read that column anymore because of stuff like this. I don't think the advice is necessarily applicable to BTs either. I mean, two years is a long time. Also, someone who becomes frum in her thirties is probably more mature and has a better-developed worldview than someone who, say, got involved with NCSY two years ago in ninth grade.<br /><br />What really got to me about their Sarahnoreply@blogger.com