Tag Archives: choosing Judaism
A Jew by Choice
by Anna Gersman (Schomberg, Ontario, Canada) Doubts, fears and uncertainty have plagued my life and the choices I have made, including my decision to become a Jew. I was brought up an atheist, knowing nothing of God, prayer or ritual. … Continue reading
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Shabbat and the Single Girl
by Leah Jones (Chicago, IL) I’m 28, single and Jewish in Chicago. Like most single Jewish women, that means JDate, JCC events, and being set up by well-meaning friends. What sets me apart is that I’m also a JBC—a Jew … Continue reading
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From Jew-ish to Jewish
by Rachel Reeves (Brighton, UK) I feel frustrated at the moment. I’m sitting here on the train, wishing I had my laptop instead of having to resort to my illegible scrawl. This will be my ‘nth’ iteration of my innermost … Continue reading
Filed under Jewish identity, Jewish writing
From Ghetto Girl To Rabbi’s Wife
by Aliza Hausman (Riverdale, NY) I have always been a stranger in a strange land. My childhood years in Washington Heights, an inner-city New York offshoot of the Dominican Republic, were Rapunzelesque. I watched the goings-on in the ’hood from … Continue reading
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A Ger in Gan Eden
by Pat Alder (New Paltz, NY) What a long, strange trip this has been for me. I suppose you don’t know many Jews born in a Catholic hospital, do you? Allow me to explain. I converted to Judaism in 2003 … Continue reading
Filed under American Jewry, Jewish identity
