Category Archives: Conversion

Converting To Judaism To Raise Your Social Status

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Luke Ford

“Orthodox Jew” is a prestigious status and the convert gets to claim it upon passing through the process (which is usually less work than getting an AA degree). I notice among many converts (including myself) and would-be converts to Judaism … Continue reading →

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Advice For A Black Transgender Convert To Judaism

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Luke Ford

Gavriel emails: Good Afternoon Luke, I was looking at your youtube video regarding Judaism and conversion and I wanted to ask you a few questions. What is the best way for someone to go about converting? I am a FTM … Continue reading →

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Gone Tribal

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Luke Ford

There’s nothing so beautiful that it cannot be perverted and debased and ultimately used for evil. Love is great, but sometimes love leads to murder. Marriage is great, but sometimes marriage leads to murder. Religion is great, but sometimes religion … Continue reading →

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How Do You Convert To Judaism If You Are Painfully Shy?

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Luke Ford

When you convert to Judaism, you not only are converting to a religion and to a way of life, you are converting to a specific people with strong genetic ties to each other. The single most important challenge in converting … Continue reading →

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Suspicion Of Converts

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Luke Ford

I was reading some commentary on the Torah portion of Pinchas and the commentators such as Rashi say that Pinchas was assailed by his peers for descending from a convert (Yitro) and therefore his actions came out of self-seeking impure … Continue reading →

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