#jewish conversion journey

[fromgoy2joy]

I’ve resolved that this is how I’ll answer people when they ask me why I’m converting to Judaism.

1. “Eh, I don’t feel like my life is hard enough.”

2. “I was bored.”

3. “I was trying to do the Keto diet but accidentally searched up “Kosher” instead. So here we are!”

4. “I needed something to do Friday nights.”

5. “Saturdays just mean a lot to me.”

6. “The bread in this religion is actually good.

7. “I’m super into vintage stuff. “

8. “I needed to join a culture where I can properly display my arguing capabilities.”

9. “who knows? “

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[solorfainiel]

The Rabbi and I are going to meet to talk about beginning my year of Jewish living and y’all. I’m nervous. 

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[ocd-converts]

Question

I have a question specially for Jewish people and I hope it's not too personal: How do you imagine/view you deity ? Like, do you see Them as a spiritual being, as sets of experiences, both, and/or another aspect?

Personally, my image of g-d (I'm not as a verb (actions and experiences) , rather than a noun (person/holy being), if that makes sense.

I'm not sure what to label myself because of this. I don't think I'm an atheist because I have an atypical viewing of religion. Since referring to myself as a theist feels way off (as I understand it in an ex-christian/pagan lens) I just stick with agnostic.

#jewish #jewish conversion #judaism #convert questions #jewish convert #jewish journey #jumblr

[jeffthekilled]

hey tumblr jews how to i find a good rabbi like. as a queer trans person how do i find a rabbi who will allow me to convert or whatever

#sorry about phrasing im sober and starving ans still very new to my conversion journey #jewish posting #jewish #jewblr #jewish conversion

[obsessive-bear-walking]

One of the worst parts of being "in between religions" is when I'm taking a survey or filling out doctors office paperwork (or talking to someone in general) and they ask "religion?" And I'm like "uhhhhhhhhh" like. No I am NOT Catholic... no I am not Jewish yet nor do I have a rabbi. I've just been like "other" or leaving it blank. 🤣 Do not ask me my religion, please 🤣🤣🤣

#jewish conversion #sparos jewish journey #this is light hearted

[finding-hashem]

T- 22 hours til I'm officially a Jew! Very excited and definitely a little nervous 😅

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[overmorrowpine]

okay this might be a little bit silly considering i almost never cry but im like halfway to crying about this cookbook having notes like "this is a pareve version. for a meat version, substitute meat stock and add cubed beef" or whatever (im looking through soups for dinner rn) like. i don't have to do the work to make sure the recipe is kosher. someone else has already made sure it's kosher. my family has gotten it basically (like, they don't cook their bacon in the same pan as im gonna use for my eggs, stuff like that) but like. it's not on me to make sure i can eat this food. someone else has already done it

#im about 15 months into my conversion journey #for reference #idk #amusingly bc of interfaith family i got this jewish cookbook for christmas #jewish tag #sundrops #good halfway to crying. btw. not bad halfway to crying

[my-jewish-life]

Hi and welcome to my blog!

My name is Simon and i'm a 24 year old transguy~ father of two furbabies named Tasher and Tomomi^^

I'm in the early stages of converting to Judaism and just thought I would share my journey here💖

#judaism #converting to judaism #transgender #transguy #reform judaism #conversion journey #ftm jewish

[zhabe]

The goyishe zionists who are "just starting their conversion journey" but have already made judaism central to their identity urk me. It's giving afrikaner.

#Why the fuck is your url ''jewishautism''. You're not jewish #Dont get me started on that one transandrophobia goyishe blogger who is on their ''conversion journey''.. Gd save us all #Special thank you to scout brown who called me a kapo after learning she had ''jewish heritage'' two years ago #and started calling herself a ''wandering jew'' #jewish tag

[sweetdreamspootypie]

[CLAXON NOISES]

WE have drash about how he lectured the Israeli ambassador on diplomacy and how the actions of the Israeli state call into question the ongoing relationship between Reform Judaism and the state of Israel

Fuck it is so good when people say things out loud and not just 'the present difficulties'

This service has been so damn good overall (even if I'm zooming it) - it's got all the core people there (I had thought it would be really spartan because there's a celebration kiddush at the other synagogue)

A paragraph throwing shade at the Israeli ambassador is the perfect cherry on top

And actually saying out loud the people of Palestine and Gaza in the mourners kaddish

Restoring <3

#My posts #My life #I used to have a tag for my personal Jewish conversion journey idk #My Jewish conversion #Idk #Using Tumblr as a diary

[fromgoy2joy]

People in the process of conversion to Judaism have a rough time with labels.

You’re not a goy. Maybe, you could say, in the strictest definition you are- as in not initiated in bet the Beit Din or immersed in the mikveh. But not in the social sense of being on the outside of the community, seperated from all Jewish practices until the official moment of “you’re a Jew now!” No one’s going to knock challah away from your hands because you’re cosplaying.

No. You show up to shabbats. You’re at the minyans. You’re in the community and say the brachats. You keep kosher. And maybe you’re discriminated against for being apart of this world.

You’re basically a resident, working on all the citizenship paperwork. There’s a lot to do and you feel constantly behind. But sooner or later, you find yourself living a completely Jewish life. Without the official check mark.

And when people in the community try to explain your presence, they wave their hands and nearly glitch. “Uhhhhh she’s Jewish- not Jewish, no! But working on it!”

I wouldn’t take this away for the world. It’s a long good road at the start of a lifelong journey.

But for my Jews to be? I see you in our awkward phase. Let’s take our time- we’re getting there.

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[whatisachallah]

my family and friends are generally very supportive of me no matter what but my dad and partner both lean toward the “organized religion is bad” variant of atheism because of their prior experiences (my dad grew up mormon so...lol) 

so i’m making a slideshow called Why I’m Converting To Judaism, complete with graphics and fun transitions

#jumblr #prospective jewish convert #i'll wait a while before presenting but i'm starting to begin my journey in earnest this time #conversion to judaism

[ocd-converts]

It's been a month since I've touch Choosing a Jewish Life. A book that i first picked up because I was tired of hopping onto different religions and spiritual understanding of the world, trying to convince myself that this is it, only for me to slowly shift away. I've tried being a Christian for so long. Then looked into Islam. Then tried to be a part of different sects of Paganism for 4ish years. Then atheism for about a year. Nothing stuck.

When I found out that conversion to Judaism was a thing, I was so relieved and excited. I found my spiritual home. I could say that I finally found what my soul was searching for.

In the past, my family went a synagogue couple of times when I was a kid, but we lost contact after moving. But now that I found a different synagogue, I couldn't wait to speak to a rabbi and learn as much as I can. I wasn't in any rush to start my conversion, I wanted to fully learn and understand everything about Judaism and Jewish people so that I could then start my conversion and embrace every aspect of the journey.

Then I started to doubt. I doubted my intentions. I was, and still am, scared that I'm fetishizing the religion, culture, and the people. I was so afraid that I stopped researching. Then stopped reading. Then never setting foot again to the synagogue. Finally, I started to procrastinate on reaching out to a rabbi.

Yeah I know how it reads. It looks like I didn't do much. That I barley tried. That all I did was just read a few pages of a book and gave up. But the thing is, I'm trying my absolute best in overcoming this. It's not something that I want to give up on.

As soon as I started researching, my OCD lashed on to it. It kept saying that I wasn't sincere, that I didn't even believe in a deity. Since I was an atheist in the past, it's only a rebound because Christianity didn't work out . I tried ignoring it, but it only grew bigger. Then it started to say very antisemitic things. I was so ashamed of myself that I just stopped. I gave up reading, research, started avoiding.

The fear and anxiety of doing something which is contradictory of yourself is so horrifying that it both disgust and frightens you. So much so that you end up doing everything in your power to avoid that triggering thought.

And this is why OCD sucks.

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[humansofnewyork]

“It started with a joke about pansexuals. Something about defending your kitchen from pansexuals. Then one of my classmates accused me of belittling them. Which turned into a bigger conversation about homophobia and racism. People began sharing their own experiences with discrimination, and honestly, a lot of it seemed overblown. It’s like: C’mon. You live on the wealthy side of town. What you’re describing sounds like an everyday disagreement between two humans, but you’re bumping it up to discrimination. That’s when people started accusing me of discrimination. I pointed out that I was Jewish. But they said my trauma was generational and not first-hand, so it didn’t count. All of it just seemed like some sort of competition. A twisted game where the more discrimination you could claim, the more social points you won. It ended up with everyone ganging up on me and calling me racist. And that started me on a journey of watching alt-right videos. It just felt good to hear people say: ‘It’s not you, it’s them. Those blue haired people, with their thirteen pronouns, they act like they’re morally superior. But it’s all about power. They want to shame you into silence.’ The videos always used the word ‘they.’ ‘They’ are ruining this country. ‘They’ want to take away your rights. No matter how many types of people were being described, it was always ‘they.’ It made it easy for me to dismiss discrimination whenever it was claimed, by anyone. I’d think: ‘There they go again.’ I’m out of that phase now. If anything I’m politically active on the other side. I’m thankful it happened to me when I was fourteen, and still growing. Because if I’d been older, working some dead-end job, not meeting people, it would have been harder. Because one thing that really helped me was one-on-one conversations. My more moderate classmates started talking to me again. A few of them even apologized for how it all went down. They didn’t speak as a member of a group. It was just: ‘This is who I am. This is how I experienced discrimination.’ It wasn’t hostile. I didn’t feel ganged up on. And I was able to hear them. I’ve learned that for a lot of people, it’s not a game. It’s their lives.”

[obsessive-bear-walking]

May - 18 - 2022

This update is more of a vent, sorry. Sometimes I think I should just stop being a coward and email the Rabbi again(or find another rabbi) that I met with over a year ago now but I'm also kind of like ... What would I even say? "I have more questions and want to convert but I may never be able to convert because of my situation" like ... I can't do that. I want to ask more questions but I am disabled and currently unemployed. I also have 0 independence right now I rely on my family that I don't trust for transportation. I had a full time job at the time of the meeting with the rabbi. Now I'm unemployed without a job in sight or any income at all. I also feel like I shouldn't just give up for now but why would I waste his time or any other Rabbi's time? I have nothing to offer anyone. I'm still reading, I'm going to try and see if someone can start dropping me off at the local library during the day so I feel less like I'm just waiting for time to pass doing nothing and I'm trying to get into college. But I just feel hopeless right now, I guess.

#sparos jewish journey #jewish conversion #I'm tired of my entire life being on hold including my conversion

[finding-hashem]

Wow I realized I haven't posted here in MONTHS

And that my last personal post was a countdown to my official conversion, and then I left yall hanging 😅

On the 11th of Iyar 5782, I went before the beit din, went to the mikvah, and officially joined the Jewish people!

It was a long path to get there, but my real journey started then and continues for the rest of my life as I learn, grow, and connect with my community.

Still working on learning Hebrew, but im slowly getting there - next big goal will be learning to chant Torah and having an adult b'nai mitzvah!

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