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My journal about my conversion to Judaism. |
| I started writing my conversion story in June 2023, even though it started before then. It will not be in chronological order as I remember things from the past that brought me to this point in my life. My decision to convert was not an easy one. I grew up Pentecostal. I watched my grandma speak in tongues. My aunt played keyboard in the church band. I used to attend church (a member of a Baptist church for many years) 3 to 4 times a week. I did not start my journey of healing after my divorce and expect to end up here. However, my desire and work to grow closer to G-d has left me no doubt or question about where I am now. I have no hesitation in my conversion to Judaism. This is my story of leaving Christianity and becoming a part of a people that I will be able to, one day, proudly say that I am also. A Jew. |
| Pesach is only a week away. I have been taking things into my classroom and letting the kids choose what they want. It has made getting rid of chametz easier, but not easy at the same time. I can't believe how much I live on this stuff. What am I going to do with all my hummus? I can't eat it on Pesach, or have it on Pesach, but there is so much of it! I'll figure it out, I'm sure. I know that I should be feeling overwhelmed, but I'm not. Work has been good this week, and I found out that I was chosen to work summer school. That gives me the extra income needed to sustain myself here another year and start saving again. I learned a lot in classes this week about rules for keeping food warm on Shabbat, and the reasons we say some of the prayers, and prayer's timing. GZ had his classes this week, and I attended quite a few of them to learn Hebrew vocabulary, grammar, and conversation. He also had is biblical classes that I attended. It really has been a good week of learning. Still, the more I learn, the more I want to learn and the more I want this. I'm coming into Shabbat with one of the happiest moods and one of the best weeks since I've been here. |
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