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Category Archives: Conversion
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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Goyim Wearing Yarmulkes
A lot of mentally ill goyim walk around 90035 wearing yarmulkes to get some of that tasty Jewish privilege. Hey, this is not about me! Anyway, I saw two shaygetzes walking down Pico this morning wearing kipot. One was a … Continue reading
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Why My Biracial Son Doesn’t Want To Date Jewish Girls
Ayanna Nahmias writes: Any man I’m with has to be committed to raising my son as his own. It’s very hard for a man to do that if he can’t see himself in a child — and that would be … Continue reading
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Can you imagine a man writing something so precious?
Deborah A. Beverly writes: I am naked. Chava, the mikveh lady, has said she’ll listen for me to enter the pool. The room contains a shower, sink, and toilet in an alcove. Think spa. In the shower, where I scrub … Continue reading
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My Experience, Strength & Hope
* I haven’t spent a penny on pornography since 1995. * For more than four decades, Jews have complained, “Why won’t Palestinians pursue their group interest through non-violent organization?” Now the Palestinians are doing just that effectively through BDS, so … Continue reading
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Jenna Jameson’s Surprising Turn Towards Judaism
From Page Six: The conversion is a surprise considering how outspoken Jameson has been in the past about her Catholic faith. “I’m very religious,” she told Larry King in 2013. “I think that we’ve come a long way religiously. I … Continue reading
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Is Jenna Jameson Sincere About Wanting To Convert To Judaism?
Rabbi Rabbs writes: I believe she’s sincere, and she wants to have a kosher conversion. She’s into the whole Jewy thing, and even shops for kosher Shabbos meals right here in my area at Glatt Mart. The more she learns … Continue reading
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Jenna Jameson: Finished with my grocery list for my latest menu for Shabbat!
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Jenna Jameson Converting To Judaism
From The Jerusalem Post: The adult actress says she is in the process of converting to Judaism; On social media, she posts pictures of kosher products and writes in Hebrew. It’s a scene most Jewish families are familiar with: a … Continue reading
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