Category Archives: Conversion

Oy Vey, Y-Love is Gay

From Heeb magazine, May 2012: It’s been a busy month in gay news: Obama and Biden support marriage equality, John Travolta supports happy endings, Bravo’s Andy Cohen is finally looking for a boyfriend, and now (sit down girls), Y-Love, the … Continue reading

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The Mountain Family: An Appalachian Family of 12 – and their Fascinating Journey to Judaism

From an Amazon.com review: I really enjoyed the first half of the book. I am a Jewish person living in Appalachia right now. Even people who weren’t Jewish could relate to the life she led in the mountains; many had … Continue reading

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Tennessee family of 12 are fresh converts

Apparently, the family moved to Israel last summer. June 3, 2014: In a mass conversion of sorts, Chad and Libby McJunkin and their 10 children became members of the tribe last Sunday. The formerly Christian Chattanooga, Tennessee, family was converted … Continue reading

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Thoughts On Converts From An FFB (Frum From Birth)

An Orthodox Jew from birth tells me: Observation. Do you feel converts have high self esteem or are outspoken? Surely, not too shy. There are definitely a lot of common character traits or similar issues with converts. Like, coming from … Continue reading

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No Regrets

I’ve had no regret about converting to Orthodox Judaism, even as I have grown to understand the depth of my brokenness that led to the drama I created (in myself and around me) as I undertook all sorts of contradictory … Continue reading

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