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August 2016

August 04, 2016

Why You Need a Jewish Bible

Note: This post is geared toward readers interested in conversion, however the points are valid...

February 2014

February 10, 2014

Interview with a “de-convert” from Christianity to Atheism

I want to remind any readers that I am interviewing because I feel that, despite...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Community – What Online Conversion Lacks

There seems to be a proliferation of "convert to Judaism" online websites lately. I'm not...

January 11, 2014

Fundamentalism / Seeing What We Want

I am converting to Judaism. I have wanted to since I was a child and...

January 11, 2014

The Things You’d Never Have Told Ruth

Nearly everyone who has read the Bible has heard of the story of Ruth. It's...

January 10, 2014

On Leaving Christianity

So, I have discovered that when you formally make an announcement that you're converting to Judaism,...

January 06, 2014

Shabbat with the Kiddos

I posted before about wanting to do Shabbat more often and have been more-or-less successful at...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

One “Convert’s” Story – Christian Pastor to Jewish Rabbi

I really enjoyed this youtube video. The speaker accurately describes the slow process from one...

November 25, 2013

How Long Does Conversion to Judaism Take?

Image source: One question I get asked frequently is, "How long does it...

November 24, 2013

Five Ways to Celebrate Thanksgivukkah

Image sourced from thisreidwrites 2013 is a pretty special year when it comes to...

November 08, 2013

Making Time for Shabbat

One of my absolute favorite Jewish bloggers in the entirety of the internet is...

November 05, 2013

How Elmo is Helping Me Convert to Judaism

Once upon a time when it was way too late for 18 month-olds to be awake, my...

November 03, 2013

Spiritual Baggage, plus Advice for Visiting Synagogues

Spiritual baggage. We all have it, whether we’ve stayed in our birth religion or if...