tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post890969981808114733..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: UPDATED: If You Think Only an Orthodox Conversion Is "Good Enough," Then Don't Get a Liberal One!Kochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-4198954660007402282017-01-24T15:32:43.694-05:002017-01-24T15:32:43.694-05:00I am someone who's only synagogue in over a 10...I am someone who's only synagogue in over a 100 mile radius is reform. So please remember that sometimes the only option is a liberal option. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492764522199478572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-50539506973828724192016-09-06T00:04:47.328-04:002016-09-06T00:04:47.328-04:00I recently read a statement by a Rabbi who said &q...I recently read a statement by a Rabbi who said "Labels are unimportant. There are only two types of Jews in the world... Observant and nonobservant". I have seen reform and conservative Jews who are just as observant as orthodox but were simply unable to convert orthodox for whatever reason. Just be observant and don't worry about labels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-9183777664624561592014-12-07T15:07:36.242-05:002014-12-07T15:07:36.242-05:00And I promise 100 percent your conversion here thr...And I promise 100 percent your conversion here through the rabbanuth will give you less headaches than one in hutz laaretzUri Ben-Daromnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-6645487395290512992014-12-07T15:06:05.756-05:002014-12-07T15:06:05.756-05:00I don't agree at all. There are plenty of Mas...I don't agree at all. There are plenty of Masorti ccommunities with observant people at their core. Being a part of a Masorti community will give you the ability to accommunities skills that you will use the rest of your life. Any orthodox conversion process will take you more seriously if you know how to daven and the basics of shabbos observance.<br /><br />The Masorti movement is stillUri Ben-Daromnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-66139705788381930362013-03-13T20:45:11.525-04:002013-03-13T20:45:11.525-04:00Originally posted: September 6, 2011 at 10:31 AM
...Originally posted: September 6, 2011 at 10:31 AM<br /><br />Ok, ok, Mike. Edited out.Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-17734854026103882622012-10-31T17:29:11.970-04:002012-10-31T17:29:11.970-04:00If you're converting and your spouse doesn'...If you're converting and your spouse doesn't, then Reform is the only choice you have. If you're like me and wanted to be a Jew since you were a child, I am a grateful, practising Reform conversion candidate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-54339710458674755262011-09-07T21:14:48.800-04:002011-09-07T21:14:48.800-04:00Great post...even more so than usual!
(Later thi...Great post...even more so than usual!<br /><br /><i> (Later this week, we'll talk about temporary solutions for pursuing an orthodox conversion while temporarily living outside of an orthodox community.)</i><br /><br />I absolutely can't wait for this post. Not living in an orthodox community really is the only reason I'm not pursuing an orthodox conversion right now. <br /><br />And Laurahttp://crystaldecadenz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-47951078869260754642011-09-07T10:36:06.757-04:002011-09-07T10:36:06.757-04:00As someone considering a Reform conversion, I can&...As someone considering a Reform conversion, I can't fathom why someone would want to deliberately mislead a more liberal congregation to pass time before pursuing an orthodox conversion. Setting aside the moral and religious ethics that you've laid out as grounds for not doing this, what about the relationships you form in the process? In my instance, the Rabbi I'm considering Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-42672634593513976032011-09-07T06:40:08.794-04:002011-09-07T06:40:08.794-04:00I'm with G-Girl and Skylar. Convert with the c...I'm with G-Girl and Skylar. Convert with the community you intend (at that time) to join. If it's Orthodox, great, go Orthodox. If it's Conservative or Reform, do that. Don't let other people dictate your choice to you; something like this is too personal and too important. It's true that there will always be someone prepared to question your conversion or unaccepting of it. Diplogeekhttp://www.diplogeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-1100863561389755072011-09-07T02:55:33.104-04:002011-09-07T02:55:33.104-04:00Tough topic, Skylar. I'm still trying to figur...Tough topic, Skylar. I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about what you've said... for better or for worse, definitely food for thought.Ms. Minister of the Interiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272110147583580447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-36960147861082362732011-09-07T01:23:38.453-04:002011-09-07T01:23:38.453-04:00This post is frank and open, I like it. As a Liber...This post is frank and open, I like it. As a Liberal observant Jew, who happen to have converted Reform, I still say a Jew is a Jew is a Jew, it is for the Rabbi's to fight out the "political" turf. I agree what you say about sincerety. If you want to be Orthodox, convert in that stream, if not, convert otherwise. But even the RAMBAM say, all conversions, even the ones who are not G-Girl!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02342636309731336318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-57518946453993431892011-09-06T19:46:26.136-04:002011-09-06T19:46:26.136-04:00I'm skipping this post.
The converts that I&#...I'm skipping this post. <br />The converts that I've met have been very genuine :-)yminohnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-82666601045667175812011-09-06T13:31:44.213-04:002011-09-06T13:31:44.213-04:00I give this post 2 thumbs up. I am stumped and sho...I give this post 2 thumbs up. I am stumped and shocked when people suggest to me that I should just convert conservative b/c it's easier. As if I was in this for the ease! oh my. People do like to take the easy road sometimes. I think it has to do with this immediate gratification mentality a lot of us have. Thinking just because we want something bad enough it should be our immediately. But Tzipporahhttp://www.onbecomingdevoted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-26527276873744289972011-09-06T11:02:26.331-04:002011-09-06T11:02:26.331-04:00This is tough love, but I think it is what many of...This is tough love, but I think it is what many of us need to hear. <br /><br />There have been times when I've been tempted, thinking I might get a warmer welcome at a Conservative or Reform Shul or, wouldn't it be "easier" to convert this way or that. Ultimately, though, I keep coming back to my original reasons of wanting to convert Orthodox to begin with. At that point, IRedactedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472100109027120712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-84281325230986307332011-09-06T10:23:45.083-04:002011-09-06T10:23:45.083-04:00Regarding the Syrians, http://daattorah.blogspot.c...Regarding the Syrians, http://daattorah.blogspot.com/2008/05/syrian-ban-on-converts.html may be of interest. The "ban" is not on converts so much as conversions; TTBOMK, they _do_ accept any Halachic conversion unquestioningly when it comes to matters of Shabbos, Kashrus, etc; the differences are primarily in marriage.<br /><br />Whether this policy is a legitimate halachic right of a Mikeagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827275300296295639noreply@blogger.com