#jewish convert

[fromgoy2joy]

Last Friday night, after Shabbat dinner in a friend’s room-

Me: yeah so I’m feeling much more of a pull to be shomer shabbos and i think that’s really going to come in the form of turning off my phone for the 25 hours and-

Josh: wait. So you’re going to be off your devices, without the distraction of the Jews on your phone, and unable to look away?

Me: … yes?

Josh: perfect. Shut the door, Hao. Close the blinds. We’re watching the Dark Knight trilogy, and there’s nothing you can. Don’t touch the remote, that’s breaking shabbos.

#for context I’m terrible at watching movies #help I’m being held captive #or looking ao3 fanfics up in the meanwhile #jumblr #fromgoy2joy thoughts #jewish #jewish convert #jewblr #jewish tumblr #jewish conversion #jewish humor #Judaism #judaism stuff #Jewishness #jewish stuff #conversion to judaism #shabbat shalom #Shabbat #Shabbat moments #or r

[avian-misdemeanors]

as someone who was born into Judaism, I always love hearing the stories of Jewish converts. They're always so passionate about their Judaism and it makes me smile inside and out. it takes so much heart and love for our culture to undertake such a long and challenging journey and see it through to its completion. it's truly beautiful.

any Jewish converts reading this, I hope this brings you a smile. and if you have a story to share about your journey home to the Tribe, I'd love to hear it.

#jumblr #jewish conversion #jewish convert

[anotherfagontheinternet]

someone in a jewish converts group on fb shared this today and it made me snort-laugh

#jewish convert #jumblr #he gave me permission to share with his name attached

[charleezard]

I'm so tired and sad. Everywhere I look I see Jewish people feeling lonely and isolated because they lost so many friends and they feel like they can't find anyone who actually cares and understands them. I wish I could just be everyone's friend.

If you're Jewish, or converting, and you need a friend, don't hesitate to DM me or get in contact in some way. I know it's not much, and I know most people won't even see this, but idk it's a start. Don't be shy, I won't judge you. Please reach out if you want to or need to

#jumblr #judaism #am yisrael chai #jewish #jewish convert #i just want to give yall a group hug #we really need better support systems

[soxiyy]

Every Jewish person is ethically jewish weather they are born from the waters of a womb or the waters of a mikvah

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[nesyanast]

A young man studying for conversion turned to his teacher and said, "But, Rabbi Kushner, Fitzpatrick isn't a Jewish name." To which Kushner replied, "It will be."

-Choosing a Jewish Life by Anita Diamant

#jumblr #jewish #judaism #jews #nesyapost #jewish conversion #jewish reading #jewish books #jewish quotes #jewish convert #rabbi #gonna look through this book again and look at quotes i like! lol #jew by choice #jewblr

[babka-enjoyer]

I have a Daily Mitzvot app that tells me one new mitzvah every day at 9 a.m. and some of these are wild as hell to read first thing in the morning

#let’s play mitzvah or shitpost #the Bronze Age went so hard #judaism #jumblr #mitzvah #jewish convert

[germiyahu]

Actually don't listen to me. I'm an impulse buyer with credit cards. You want a nice looking pitcher and basin to perform the hand washing mitzvot? That's an excellent opportunity to go thrifting! You might even find Judaica there, like a Chanukkiyya perhaps?

You don't want to wait 8 years for Shabbat candles to arrive from Israel? Ask your rabbi! When I asked her if you can reuse a Havdalah candle, she sensed I was worried about the cost of buying all these candles and said her shul has tons of extras.

You absolutely do need a Chumash, a Tanakh, and probably a study Bible too... but Sefaria has all that and more! Especially the Talmud and other Rabbinic sources! It literally blows my mind that this site exists and is free.

But what about all the books on Jewish history and philosophy? What about textbooks for Modern and Biblical Hebrew? See if there are scanned versions online, or go to your local library. Invest in notecards, you're going to want to write down prayers and such, this will especially help if you don't own the books you're studying from.

It's a good idea to have a Siddur, but your shul will most definitely have their own, and as others have told me, you can ask your Rabbi if you can borrow one to take home (make sure to treat it with reverence).

If you want to start baking Challah and are living on your own, or maybe in a dorm room, see if there are community cooking spaces so you don't have to buy your own materials, or just ask your parents if they can gift you some kitchenware because "You want to get into baking."

You literally don't need anything other than a cup that you think is pretty and has meaning to you for the Kiddush. And don't splurge, I've seen hundreds of very attractive Kiddush sets and candle holders and all that for modest prices.

And take it slowly! Don't buy everything at once. We're nowhere near close to Chanukka right now, so don't even put that in your mind. If you want to acquire holiday items, focus on Pesach and worry about other festivals in their due time, let your wallet recover a little. This also goes for Shabbat! You don't need a pristine set of everything all at once, I'm just an idiot. You can slowly build up your perfect beautiful intricate table as the months go by.

#conversion obviously costs more money when it requires study and all the materials therein #but you can do it on the cheap #jewish convert #jew by choice #gerim #jewish #jumblr

[jewish-vents]

"I’m converting and my husband is Jewish. We live in a relatively good area for Jews in the US. (I mean my synagogue hasn’t been threatened yet but our friends in another part of the state got bomb threats soooo)

Last night we just laid in bed and he held me and we talked. Neither of us agree with the actions of the Israeli government. We don’t like Netanyahu and haven’t for a long time. We’d love a cease fire but we understand that wouldn’t mean anything to Hamas. And we’re scared the global support for Israel will eventually dwindle. And they’re surrounded by countries that eagerly want them dead. Finally I just said “I’m scared” and my husband paused and whispered “Me too.” And it was the first time since 10/7 he voiced how scared he really is.

But of course, we’re just worried over nothing. /s" - Anon submission

#jewish vents #antisemitism #israel #i/p #october 7 #jewish convert

[is-the-fire-real]

Me when they bring up Haman

#jumblr #judaism #purim #jew by choice #jew in progress #jewish convert #jewish positivity #all my shalomies hate haman #somebody asked for more joy and humor for purim so here you go

[your-soul-stood-at-sinai]

Your conversion story is fascinating, unique, precious, and holy. When you become a member of the Jewish people, your story enriches the heritage of the Jewish people [...] which will be forever changed by your presence.

 —Anita Diamant, Choosing a Jewish Life

#jew by choice #jumblr #judaism #jewish conversion #jewish convert #jewish

[fromgoy2joy]

During the distribution of the maror at the Seder, I take one look at the innocuous white herb. “So this is the bitter thing?”

I pop the entire thing into my mouth and begin to chew. And everyone else, including the rabbi, did exactly that apparently because five seconds later, all of us are screaming.

It’s not so much bitter as much as “oh my lord, my nose is on fire, my nose!!”

#it was horseradish #fromgoy2joy thoughts #jumblr #jewish #jewish convert #jewblr #jewish tumblr #jewish conversion #jewish humor #passover things #passover #chag pesach sameach #judaism stuff #judaism #jewishness #jewish tradition

[spale-vosver]

After five years of beating around the bush, forcing myself into denial over and over again, I'm sick of ignoring what I've known I wanted since I first learned about it:

I'm beginning the Jewish conversion process.

This is a gigantic step for me, but I'm thrilled to take it, and I'm fully confident it's the right choice. I cried when I learned that converts are considered to have Jewish souls that were present at the Temple Mount, I feel unbelievably affirmed and at home when I'm at Jewish services and holidays, and I'm ready to make that official.

To that end, I'd also love to make some Jewish friends! I'm going to tag @vaspider to politely ask him to reblog this, and I'll tag this post up so it can be found naturally!

(note: my blog still has some old posts from when I considered myself Christian, and I'm still in the process of deleting them)

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[gay-jewish-bucky]

To me, being trans is one of the most incredible blessings a human can receive from HaShem. From the moment we take our first breath, we are given the wondrous opportunity to mould ourselves b'tzelem Elohim–in the image of G-d. Every day we get to decide what b'tzelem Elohim means for us; we get to lovingly form ourselves like clay, every iteration a reflection of the Divine all on its own, into the image… the person that HaShem always knew we could become.

—G-J-B (Queer & Jewish Musings)

#non jews can rb 💙 #jumblr #jewish #judaism #lgbt #queer #trans #transgender #religious and queer #queer and religious #trans jews #lgbt jews #jewish and queer #trans and jewish musings #jewish convert #jewish conversion #queer jewish convert #queer jewish joy

[jewishautism]

First ever time lighting a menorah

#chanukah #hanukkah #chanukahproject #jumblr #jew by choice #judaism #jewish convert #jewish conversion #jaymes sings

[kippah-for-lemon]

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,

a neighborhood science teacher asked if I believed that the Genesis account of creation was true. I answered, yes. Great, he said. Would I like to speak to his class about my understanding of creation? This modern-day John Scopes thought he was inviting a modern-day William Jennings Bryan to reenact the classic duel.

However, I told the class that while I believed the Genesis account of creation to be true, I also believed the scientific theory of evolution to be true. My response was greeted by puzzlement on the part of twenty-five eighth graders and disappointment on the part of their teacher. I went on to explain that science is one of humanity's great truth traditions, and religion is another. The two have threatened each other since well before the theories of Charles Darwin were formulated. But they needn't be engaged in such a heated rivalry because their goals are so different.

Science can help us understand how the world was created, but it can't tell us why it was created. And religion has no business telling us how the world was created, but we desperately need it to help us under- stand why we're here.

Genesis doesn't discuss the survival of the fittest, but, as you well know, Darwin's scientific creation story does. That story's operativeprinciple of the survival of the fittest became known as Social Darwinism, which taught that only the truly gifted deserve to survive. It is unfortunate that this teaching has become an axiom of modern life. In contrast, our Jewish tradition has always taught that we are responsible for the survival of the least fit: the orphan, the poor, the lonely, and the stranger, to name just a few. And in Genesis 1:27 we are told that every single human being is divinely gifted and deserving of dignity. The opening of Genesis tells about the creation by God of a universe of harmony, balance, and beauty, formed from soupy chaos, tohu vavohu. It is the most profound story we know, and it reminds us why we are here. It sets forth our work, and our challenge. But is the story true?

Regretfully I must admit that the story is not true, or at least not yet. When will it be true? When we accept our responsibility as God's partners in creating the world described in Genesis.

-Rabbi Rick Jacobs (b. 1955)

An excerpt from my Temple's Rosh Hashanah prayer book. Under the cut is just a testimony from me but feel free to reblog for the quote alone.

It really stuck with me because I was raised Protestant. I even attended a private Christian (nondenominational) school for three years. Sixth through 8th grade (for non-Americans, I was the ages of 11-14 give or take).

I was taught that evolution wasn't real. I wrote an 8 page essay on why Charles Darwin was wrong and that The Bible was correct. Little did I know I actually did believe in evolution, and so did most of my peers as I reasoned that over a long time of adaptations maybe there could be a different species

I was shell shocked when I switched to a public high school (14 years old) and flat out told evolution was true (or well as true as a scientific theory can get). I lost my trust for authority, and I realized how damaging my education had been.

I'm AFAB, and so I was taught my responsibility was to be quiet and to please my husband. I often asked far too many questions, especially when it came to the teachings of the Bible, to the extent my own teachers, men and women who were supposed to nurture my curiosity and be my guide into the world, shunned me.

Starting my Jewish journey, I sobbed. I sobbed after the first service I went to. It's so different from what I had been through before. I'm so glad I'm allowed to ask questions and it's even encouraged. I'm glad the Torah is scrutinized and we are encouraged to study the book and even admit when G-d has done wrong.

My partner, knowing my past, pointed this specific excerpt out to me. I had to fight back tears. I feel so loved and welcomed in Judaism.

"...Jewish tradition has always taught that we are responsible for the survival of the least fit: the orphan, the poor, the lonely, and the stranger, to name just a few. And in Genesis 1:27 we are told that every single human being is divinely gifted and deserving of dignity."

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