WHY BECOME JEWISH
Why become Jewish? Many people do it because their spouse is Jewish or they are engaged to someone who is Jewish. However, I am very curious about those who are unmarried or whose spouse is not Jewish. Why indeed when anti semitism is growing throughout the world today.
In my case, one of the major reasons was because I wanted to explore, come back into, and embrace my Jewish heritage from my father. On the spiritual side of it I felt a pull, which I believe was from God, that I could no longer ignore.
Was it an easy choice? On one hand it was easy in that I had the desire and felt the pull for a long time. On the other hand I was venturing into new life changing territory which was kind of scary. Were there doubts? Of course there were doubts. With any major decision having doubts is quite normal. I think it would be more of a concern if there were no doubts.
One thing I want to stress, and remember this is only my opinion, is that this is a process that takes time. During the process some may find it is not for them. That's OK. Value what has been learned. For some, the process will be longer, and for others, it will be shorter. We are all individuals with different reasons, needs, and wants. The revelation I have, and what I bring with me into this process, is different from yours as our journeys are different.
posted by Chris Converse @ 5:47 PM
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I had a lot of doubts and thought I was weird because of it. Most of my doubts came from misconceptions and anti semitic things I heard growing up. That made me feel funny around my grandma. I still haven't taken the plunge to formal study but now I understand and can appreciate my grandma better from the research I am doing. If my mom is a jew from grandma and I am a jew from my mom then my kids are jews because of me. Is there some kind of registration or something I can get for my kids?
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